Dark prints

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Permalink Reply by CameraClicker on March 17, 2011 at 6:18pm

It sounds like you are not using a consistent set of steps to print.  But it may be that the mix of colours is different in the photos. 

 

Are you looking at the prints in daylight or incandescent lighting?

 

Can we see one that printed dark and one that printed the way you wanted?

 

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Permalink Reply by Gary Vernon on March 18, 2011 at 3:07am

 

What program are you using to proof these images for printing, are your profiles and is your colour management consistent between prints and type of media?

The info you give is a bit vague..

I can recommend the input / output and work flow forum at retouchpro.com:

http://www.retouchpro.com/forums/input-output-workflow/

May be you can get some guidance from Andrew Rodney who hangs out in the forum there - he has written several books and is a consultant with Adobe regarding colour management and printing.

Also you can find him on the Luminous Landscape forums.

hope it helps...

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Permalink Reply by Brian McNea on March 18, 2011 at 4:23am

Hi Derek,

I would check the color bit depth of your files (64,32,24,8, etc...) to see if the dark ones are the same as the ones that print as they look on the monitor. Higher bit depth files have more information for color and brightness that sometimes won't be apparent on electric monitors but show up in prints. Not sure if this is the problem but it is the first thing that comes to mind. Hope this helps.

Brian

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Permalink Reply by Dan Bigger on March 22, 2011 at 8:22pm

My first thought is you have calibrated your monitor, but have you calibrated your printer to match what you see on your monitor?

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Permalink Reply by Mike Hiler on March 23, 2011 at 6:10pm

You could try having the 'Color Handling" being controlled by Photoshop (assuming you're printing from Photoshop) rather than by the printer (default).  This may help you avoid the monitor/printer joint calibration process.

 

Mike :)

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