Book Description
Setting up a successful color management workflow is difficult, and attaining predictable results can be frustrating. "Color Confidence: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Color Management" is the only practical, results-oriented book that teaches you how to manage color effectively across devices (cameras & scanners, computers & monitors, and printers & other output devices) so that you can produce accurate, desirable color, every time. Highly respected digital imaging expert Tim Grey designed this accessible, striking book for busy photographers who want to get results quickly. He focuses on the essential concepts and practical information you need to make the best color decisions. Bottom line: this is a book no photographer should be without!


From the Back Cover
Establishing a successful color management workflow that produces predictable results is an important -- yet tricky -- undertaking. Most photographers are all too familiar with the frustration of a print not matching the image on the monitor. In Color Confidence: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Color Management, digital imaging expert Tim Grey offers immediate access to the crucial information you need to get the color you want, every time. Color Confidence is a results-oriented guide to managing color effectively across all devices. In his approachable style, Tim Grey demystifies the complicated topics and leads you step-by-step through each component of a color-managed workflow. Designed for busy photographers, this full-color guide cuts through the theory, focusing on the practical information you need to make the best color decisions from capture to output. Inside, you’ll discover the ins and outs of color management, including how to: Choose, calibrate, and profile your monitor and scanner Configure Photoshop color settings Manage digital camera color with presets and custom profiles Evaluate images and make accurate color adjustments Color-adjust black-and-white images Build custom printer profiles or utilize generic ones Prepare and adjust images for print with soft proofing and the gamut warning Evaluate prints against standard targets Figure out what to do when prints don’t match Produce color-accurate images for the web, e-mail, and digital slideshows Get familiar with process-specific workflows: (scan to print, digital capture to print, CMYK output, Web, e-mail, and digital projection) And more!


About the Author
Tim Grey is widely known for his writing about the use of digital tools in photography. He regularly contributes articles to magazines including Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, and PC Photo. Tim is editor of The Digital Image and publishes an almost-daily e-mail service, "Digital Darkroom Questions" (DDQ), where he answers questions from enthusiasts and pros. Tim also teaches several courses at the Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging. He is co-author of Real World Digital Photography, Second Edition.

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Establishing a successful color management workflow that produces predictable results is an important -- yet tricky -- undertaking. Most photographers are all too familiar with the frustration of a print not matching the image on the monitor. In Color Confidence: The Digital Photographer's Guide to Color Management, digital imaging expert Tim Grey offers immediate access to the crucial information you need to get the color you want, every time. Color Confidence is a results-oriented guide to managing color effectively across all devices. In his approachable style, Tim Grey demystifies complicated topics and leads you step-by-step through each component of a color-managed workflow. Designed for busy photographers, this full-color guide cuts through the theory, focusing on the practical information you need to make the best color decisions from capture to output.

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