Originally posted by Silverkarn Well, ok. So its my monitor. And i'm not looking at the histogram correctly. What should i be looking for, and how do i calibrate my monitor?
EDIT: ok, so upon further investigation i noticed that when looking at the monitor at a lower angle the image looks like the photo printed, so i messed with the contrast and brightness settings until the printed image and my screen match up.
if you intend to print large qty of images and you want print accuracy then you need to spend money.
1 buy and install a screen a calibrator several brand available.
2 decide and DO NOT CHANGE your choice of inks and paper[s]
3 obtain from the paper mfg their stock profiles for your specific printer
3a even better talk to them and send them sample images [they will tell you how] for them to produce bespoke profiles for your printer.
4 read up on how to use these profiles [your paper supplier should help.]
if you need more help PM me with printer brand and model and paper/ ink brand.
hm forgot to mention, set colour space in your camera to adobe RGB, and what are you using windows or mac and what software for editing?
oh and btw your image looks ok or reasonably so on my 2 x screens using photoshop.