Re: Really frustration calibration problem

["J. Arthur Davis" <jarthurdavis@earthlink.net>]

Jerry Olson wrote:
> 
> > Let me get this straight! Your portrait colors are perfect, your Macbeth
> > color chart is good, and your color abstract is beautiful. The problem
> > is your gray step scale is off color. What are you looking for? Good
> > portrait color or good step wedges.
> 
> Both. My prints range from black and white fine art photos to abstract
> color digitals. see: http://www.westernechoes.com
> 
> The epson 3000 has no trouble doing both. why should the 1200?
> 
> Jerry
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Jerry:
You didn't tell us you are printing black and white portraits. You
mentioned the McBeth Color checker and the Color abstract.

If that is the case then I still am not sure the gray step wedges are
all that important. Are the portraits you print consistently correct? If
so then the gray step wedges are not all that important.

I have spent a lot of years making color photographic prints. Whenever I
tried to color balance with a gray card the image would not quite match.
When I got the image correct the gray card would be off. I threw the
gray card away and color balanced the image. The image was what was
important in the end. That is what I sold to the customer. The customer
wanted good skin tone not good gray cards.

Jim Davis
www.visual-artists.com
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