 Max Marx |
Calibrating camera to monitor to printer Hello. I want to know what the best way to ensure I am getting the same exposure on my camera as it lands up on my monitor and my printer. At the moment, what looks like a perfect exposure on my Nikon D80 LCD, comes out about 1,5 stops too dark on my monitor which has been calibrated using calibration software. Then my printer is not printing what I am seeing on the screen but printing about a stop lighter. Someone said I should read exposure on the camera by using the histogram. Is this the way to do it. Also, on the Nikon D80, should I set my LCD monitor to -2, or -1, 0, 1 or 2 for the most accurate result or wont it make much difference. Many thanks Max
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Ibarionex R. Perello |
First off, if you are calibrating your monitor using one of the variety of tools such as the ColorVision Spyder, I recommend calibrating your monitors without any ambient light sources. If your monitor is near a window, you may need to wait until evening if the window can't be shaded as this can effect the calibration. When shooting, you should certainly check your histogram to ensure that you are not severely underexposing so that isn't the source of the problem. When it comes to printing, you have to make sure that you are using the correct paper profile for your printer as this can have a dramatic effect on your print. You shouldn't have to set do the kind of compensation you mentioned to achieve good results.
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Max Marx |
Thank you for your response. I have noticed that my underexposure is happening when I use studio lighting. With outdoor shooting the exposure is pretty accurate. What could be the issue. Max
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