The Problem...

Virtually every image that comes in for fine art archival printing via our 'Send Us Your Files' service has colour management problems, colour shifts and is too dark with little or no shadow detail. I, David Myers am a fine art / exhibition printer with over a third of a century's worth of technical photography, colour lab and digital imaging experience. I personally 'fix' each image and send online approval proofs before printing. Sadly though lightening dark 8bit JPG images creates poor tonality, colour degradation, posterization, colour banding and 'noisy' shadows - problems that even I can not completely fix!

The Solution...

You can learn how to quickly 'basically' calibrate your monitor without expensive devices: The training process requires me to send you our colour calibrafion print first so you have a 'reference' image/print set. I then teach you how to configure your camera and PhotoShop colour management for professional printing. You will then learn all about fundamental image optimisation, sharpening, layout work for exhibition printing, file archiving and file transfers etc.


Support...

The training is completed by optimising one of your own 'bad' images - ideally going from a 'Camera Raw' file to an archival TIF 'digital master' file. Example files with 'correction layers are provided for download (they are large) and used as a reference for future projects. Questions are answered 'on-the-fly', usually via email so you have a written reference.

 

Personal digital imaging training from David Myers: The person who launched
the first professional digital photography camera systems in Australia...

Click on the image to view the original '1992 Launch of Professional Digital Cameras in Australia' page!

1: To get started download our monitor calibration reference image...

To manually adjust your monitor to the correct brightness for print matching you need
an 'reference' image with 'known' density, colour and tonal values and a colour managed print
from the same image to compare the screen image to. Here is the image download link: Go!

2: Order our monitor calibration reference print and optional training

The calibration image is printed at 8 x 10in on Ilford Galerie Pearl exhibition quality paper
The cost plus packing and mailing (Australia only) is $33.00

1 - 2 hours online calibration,colour management, PhotoShop set-up training and image
optimisation walkthrough is $66.00 inc GST. Ongoing imaging support and advice is free.

Please email me directly for more details or a booking: David Myers

 

 

Need a quick 'monitor tweak' ? Look for this tutorial link on each page...