Print Like a Pro: A Digital Photographer’s Guide

Chapter 3. Keeping an Eye on Color

If you’ve ever tried to get a good print from a computer that hasn’t been properly set up for color management, you already know how frustrating, costly, and time consuming it can be. Your photo, so vibrant and glowing on screen, looks totally different, dark, or drab. You may even be thinking about giving up on printing at home completely. Don’t. Instead, take a break from your computer to read this chapter and learn about color management, which will help you better match your printed results to what you see on screen. This chapter will take the mystery out of color problems and soon have you creating prints that actually look the way you want. You’ll learn the essentials you need to get your monitor and printer ...