Holding a printed copy of an image you took has to be one of the most satisfying experiences for any photographer. This is something that you must try if you haven’t done it yet. A word of caution though, if you have not calibrated your monitor, the printed image will appear slightly (or severely) different from what you see on the display. So then, what is monitor calibration and how do you do it? To answer these queries, today we have photographer Glyn Dewis:
“99% of the time that your prints come out dark it’s because your monitor isn’t calibrated properly and this is most likely down to using the wrong luminance value.”
If you’re not aware of what display calibration is, it’s the process of measuring and adjusting the colors on your computer’s display so that it matches a common standard. This way, what you see on your display will be very close, if not a 100% match, to what your printer will print.
Calibrating displays not only standardize the colors between the display and the printer but also helps you to get consistent results across various displays. So, if you use multiple uncalibrated displays for your photo editing process, you might’ve noticed how the same image appears different on each of those monitors. You can easily get rid of this issue by calibrating all the displays using the same parameters.
As Dewis shares in the video, you’ll need the calibration software and a calibration device to calibrate your display. For the purpose of this video, Dewis calibrates his BenQ display using the BenQ software called Palette Master Element, and an X-Rite i1 Display Pro Plus calibration device. Using those combinations, he takes you through the step-by-step process of calibrating a monitor. If you have a display and a calibrating device of any other brand, the process is the same. So, be sure to follow the process carefully.
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