Absolute Beginner's Guide to Digital Photography

1. Before you print, find out whether the printer you intend to use makes better
   prints when you edit in RGB mode or CMYK mode (see “Printing in RGB and
   CMYK” in this chapter).


2. Use Adobe Gamma to calibrate the monitor. For prints, set the gamma to a
   value of 1.8.


3. Edit a test image (choose an image typical of the photos you want to print).
   Be sure it has a variety of colors and tones. Make it look good on the monitor
   (see Figure 20.9), then print it.

300 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TODIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

FIGURE 20.9

The onscreen

image.

4. Compare the print (Figure 20.10) and the monitor image. Does the print
   have a color bias and if so, which colors? Are any print colors over- or under-
   saturated? Are the print’s midtones and shadows too dark or too light?

FIGURE 20.10

The printed

image without

color manage-

ment.