Image Management Information
  

Colour Management

An Introduction to an ICC-based Colour-Management Workflow
Somewhere to start.

The Language of Colour Management - Some Terms Explained
Colour management in a bit more detail - Profiles, Spaces and Gamut.

Monitor Calibration
A good place to start setting up a colour management workflow.

Printer Calibration
Stage two.

Colour Managing Input Devices
The third link in the chain.


Not specifically about Computer Colour Management but can affect the outcome...

Experiences with Ambient Lighting
Some personal experiences with setting up artificial lighting and controlling daylight.
An ongoing story...

Colour Temperature, White Balance and Eyes
Light - how well do we perceive it?.


  

Image Manipulation

A Simple Image Manipulation Workflow
Something to be going on with. In PDF format and printable.

I'll try to get more in here.


  

Printing

What's a printer?

A bit of background
Printers, what types, some buying hints.

Where do I start with my printing? Can I get more control over my printing?

First Steps in Print Control
Here maybe...

What are those sizing options in both your image editor and the print dialogue for? Using them properly can make prints look a lot better. Hopefully these pages will show how...

Resolution Calculations
Why it is important to be in control of the printing process, don't let your computer get it wrong.

...and a calculator to help get it right
I have to calculate something? Just have a play, it's really simple.

How to deal with the Printer's Colour Settings
What to put into all those boxes in the Image Application and the Printer Driver.


  

Other Bits

Saving images in RAW.
A bit of background.

A Table of Hyperfocal Distances for 35mm film cameras or digital cameras with full-frame (35mm) sensors.
This is in PDF format and will require Acrobat Reader be installed. Can be printed.

Alternatively there is a browser-based Depth-of-Field Calculator

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