Dallas Model Shoot sponsored by Austin Models and Talent

[markperez]

Ok here is my first phoot of a person I don't know taken at the photo shoot here in dallas put on by the good people from Austin models and talent. The problem with this photo is that it looks blah on the computer but when I print it on my little HP photosmart printer I think it looks pretty good(you have to take my word for it). Can anyone tell me if this means that I need to break down and go buy a real monitor calibration tool instead of just using the "photo calibration software" that comes with photoshop?

Little spit ball of fire model is Kali

[Bill Huber]

I would say yes, when I don't get the same thing on my printer that I saw on the monitor its time to do something with the printer or the monitor.
I bought a Spyder last year when they had them on sale just before they came out with the Spyder2 and am very happy with it. I am sure there are better ones out there but the little Spyder does just fine for my needs.
Stick it on the screen and it walks you though it all and in 10 min. your done.
I would say this is not a pro unit but it is really nice for home.

Once I had the monitor set, I then got the printer set the way it should be and now what I see is what I get. I am using an Epson R300 printer.

Go to my Pbase site and get this image, look at it on the screen and then print one, they should be the same.
http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/image/1632659/original

[markperez]

Hey thanks Bill looks like more money to be spent

[AustinModelsAndTalent]

Cool shot! Isn't Kali a total blast? If you had any time to talk with her, you were probably amazed by how sharp this little lady is. I urge you to take a moment and click on the link below (turn on your computer speakers). It's Kali's voice over demo for her commercial work. You will be simply AMAZED by the talent of this little girl and her voice. I'm not kidding, I was floored the first time I listened to this:

http://www.austinmodelsandtalent.com.../kali-long.wma

[LoungeLizard]

Originally Posted by Bill Huber

Go to my Pbase site and get this image, look at it on the screen and then print one, they should be the same.

Hey...thanks! That helped me out some. I'm still looking at buying a hardware calibrator, but I had done a simple calibration on my monitor and the picture looked great. I printed it using several profiles for my printer and finally got one profile (interestingly, it was the original Printer Color Management) that did the best job!

I'm using a Compaq TFT8020 monitor (for now, trying to get another one to go to a dual monitor setup) and a Canon i900D printer.

Now, if I can only get my eyes to work right all the time!

[markperez]

Thanks Jeff i will make sure I hang on to her photos so when she makes it big I can say I knew her when.