Comments on: Color Management Made Simple – How to Calibrate your Monitor

By: timpaphotography

timpaphotography — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:59:29 +0000

Hi Valerie… Thanks for the note. The watermarks you see in this blog are mostly automatically created by Photoshelter, which is the site where I store my photos. It automatically watermarks photos for you for posting to the web. For other photos that are not on Photoshelter, I use my normal editing program, Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo. I just created a black rectangle with a white border that is slightly larger than my photos. When I finish editing a photo, I copy and paste it over the black rectangle and center it, and that’s my frame / watermark. Hope that helps. Best regards, Paul

By: Valerie

Valerie — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:05:55 +0000

How do you, or what program do you use, to add your company name/watermark to photos? I have a couple of programs but both are not very user friendly. Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Valerie

By: timpaphotography

timpaphotography — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:40 +0000

You’re very welcome Jan! Regards, Paul

By: Jan (Neault) Phillips

Jan (Neault) Phillips — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:39:03 +0000

Thanks Paul, I did try it both ways and letting the printer control the colour is much better. Tks for the tips! :)

By: timpaphotography

timpaphotography — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:19 +0000

Hi Jan… Thanks for the question. The only true way to determine which is best is to print out a test print both ways and see which you like better. My initial reaction is to leave everything as you’ve been doing before, and let the printer handle the color. My guess is that will provide the best results, but it’s your keen eye that should ultimately make the decision! Thanks and regards, Paul

By: Jan (Neault) Phillips

Jan (Neault) Phillips — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:28:04 +0000

Here’s a question I thought of. I print a lot of my own photos, I recently purchased the Epson Stylus Pro 1400, and it does a great job of printing the hues and tones of my pics, however when I first ask for print, one of the commands on the list is whether or not to allow the printer to chose the colour. Now that I have my Monitor calibrated should I be changing that command to allow PhotoShop (Elements 6) to control the colour?

By: timpaphotography

timpaphotography — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:01:32 +0000

You’re welcome Jan. Hopefully some of the info here helped clear up exactly what goes on why, in regards to getting the colors right… Best regards, Paul

By: Jan (Neault) Phillips

Jan (Neault) Phillips — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:37:11 +0000

Thanks for the info Paul, interesting read.