Color Management

Color Management - An easy introduction to consistent true colors in capture - edit - print
By Klaus Bjarner

Final words and a recap

I hope that you now have a better understanding of color management - when broken down to basics; color management is actually quite simple. It is just a matter of mapping how the device displays colors by measuring the build in faults or variances. When we know these variances we can compensate for them and there by achieve true and accurate colors.

Editing color sensitive work on a system that is not color calibrated is like driving a car while only looking through the rear view mirror. You have no way of knowing how your adjustments affect the result. Color management is about accuracy and respect for your time and work.

This concludes this brief introduction to color calibration. To sum it up you need to:

1. Buy monitor color calibration hardware like the Spyder3Elite, and remember to re-calibrate every 2-4 weeks.
2. Buy a color calibration unit for your printer like the Spyder3Print, and profile the different papers you use.
3. Set up your software to use these paper/printer profiles when printing.

Color management is complex and yet so simple at the same time. I know it can be a lot to process at first but having read this book you already know more about color management than most people do.

Good luck in your quest towards beautiful accurate colors.

About the author and further resources

Produced by: Photographer Klaus Bjarner, Klaus Bjarner Photo

E-mail: kb@klausbjarner.com
Website: www.klausbjarner.com
Skype: klausbjarner

The author welcomes e-mails with comments and suggestions for future versions of this book.

Websites of interest to color management

spyder.datacolor.com - Datacolor, vendor of color calibration hardware.
www.eizo.com - EIZO, vendor of the ColorEdge series of graphical monitors.
www.lynda.com - On-line video training site for both Photoshop and color management.
www.digitaldog.net - website of Andrew Rodney, Photoshop and color management specialist.
www.peakphotocentre.com - Color management, photography and Photoshop classes in the beautiful Peak District National Park in mid England. The centre is directed by photographer Simon Watkinson.

Klaus Bjarner is a danish pro photographer doing commercial photography for business clients. In combination with photography, Klaus Bjarner is also an experienced instructor in color management, workflow optimization, Photoshop and general photography.

Klaus Bjarner is associated with Datacolor in Scandinavia. Datacolor have not been financially involved in the making of this book. The endorsement of products in this book is based entirely upon the authors own experiences. No financial support have been received from endorsed vendors.