Chapter 8

The Final Print

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ltimatelywhen the photographer pressesthe shutter
theyarethinkingofthefinaloutcomeoftheshotand
howtheywanttheviewertoseeandinterprettheimage.
Theymayhavedeliberatedoverthecomposition,thestyle
andfinerdetailsoftheportrait, yettheentirefeelofthe
imagecouldbelostifdisplayedinawayastonotenhance
or strengthen it.

CALIBRATING YOUR MONITOR TO THE

PRINTER

Whenediting theimagesin Photoshopthe photographer
will havethe expectation that the results seen onscreen
shouldbeverysimilartothosewhenprintingorreceiving
backfromtheprofessionallab.Thewayinwhichtoensure
thishappensistoperiodicallycalibratethescreenonwhich
theimagesareedited,generallyonceamonthforthebest
results.

Mostimportantistocheckthatbothscreenresolutionand
bitmodesofthescreenarecorrect.Thescreenresolution
shouldbesetashighaspossibleandthebitmodeideallyat