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To Be (Visibly Appealing) or Not To Be, THAT is the Question!
I’m toying with a new idea, and it all has to do with photo quality. In particular, the real estate photo listings. On my last post I noted that it seems that few people actually care about the quality...
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Out of the Shadows and Into the Light
Uncovering Hidden Details In the Shadows. There are usually significant details hidden under the weight of the darkest parts of an image. These darker details are very rich and revealing, and to some...
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Preparing Photos for Publication – Part One
Here’s a serious question… who should be preparing your photos? Typically, the three folks (in descending order) generally charged with overseeing the quality of publication photos are: the...
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Printed Picture Dynamics – The Good, Lackluster, and Frumpy
Question: with all the technical control afforded by imaging software, advances in digital camera technology, and constantly-improving pre-press and pressroom controls, why do many high-end publication...
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White Balance and Gray Balance Can Destroy Color- Part One
Sometimes taking a neutral position on things isn’t really the safe thing to do – sometimes it’s actually downright destructive! Auto White Balance. Your camera’s Auto White Balance, or AWB is a...
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Photoshop Tools and Audio Controls
There is an amazing parallel between the sciences of audio and photography; one that I learned about in the ’80 from personal experience. I operated a hybrid photo/litho lab in Nashville from...
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A Lifelong Quest for Image Clarity
The title sounds ominous enough. My first attempts to produce “snappy” pictures in print started in my sophomore year in college. I was the production manager for our college magazine and was...
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Rekindling the Romance of Black and White, Part Two: Photoshop
The thrill of romance wanes when we fail to appreciate uniqueness and recognize differences. When we downplay distinctive traits, the spark of romance gradually mellows and we settle for the bland and...
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Images Look Darker in Print Than They Do on Your Monitor
and they always will. It’s an unavoidable reality. The reason for this has little to do with color management, inks, paper surfaces, device profiles, or any other adjustment-related issue. The simple...
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The Image Saturation Balancing Act
Saturation is a founding member of color’s sacred trinity of color elements; hue, saturation, and brightness. Hue is the color of color, or what differentiates red from blue, or green, or orange....
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