Choosing the wrong paper can reduce the effectiveness of color management sys-
tems. At this time, most printer manufacturers supply color management data (pro-
files) only for the papers they sell. If you print on another brand of paper the color
management software may not have the data profile it needs to match the monitor
and the printer.306 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TODIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
The Absolute Minimum
Digital cameras and computer monitors use the additive color process. Color film
and inkjet printers use the subtractive color process, which relies on variations of
cyan, magenta, and yellow inks. Follow these steps when working with color
onscreen and in print:
■ Color negative film and slide film are sensitive to red, green, and blue light,
but form their complement (cyan, magenta, yellow) during development.
■ You can save an adjustment layer as a settings file that can be loaded into
other images when you are ready to print. This is a poor man’s color calibra-
tion method.
■ Select View, Gamut Warning in Photoshop to see which colors in the image
won’t print on your printer. You must have the correct printer profile installed
to use this command successfully.
■ You can adjust gamut issues by desaturating areas that are out of the gamut.
Choose Select, Color Range and then select the out-of-gamut colors.