Making Digital Prints

[ct_jem]

Hi. I'm a newbie who's just started off with my digital photography. Just got back from US trip and have got loads of pics to develop. But turned out that some of my pics seems too dark when downloaded to PC so I've been editing brightness and contrast to improve on that.

Just wondering, will there be a difference when its developed at a shop. I mean, perhaps it may look too bright and all if its viewed elsewhere

Hope to try out this shop that's been recommended in a much earlier thread. Thanks for viewing this and hope to hear a reply soon.

[Jer]

The only way to do it is to send some image to the shop for test print and you gauge from there. Either that, if you are willing to pay abit more, send them to Beautiful Memories at Stamford House and ask them to help you but their price is more than other Fuji shop as they will do on the spot priting for you.

[Ah_Seng]

Originally Posted by ct_jem Hi. I'm a newbie who's just started off with my digital photography. Just got back from US trip and have got loads of pics to develop. But turned out that some of my pics seems too dark when downloaded to PC so I've been editing brightness and contrast to improve on that. Just wondering, will there be a difference when its developed at a shop. I mean, perhaps it may look too bright and all if its viewed elsewhere Hope to try out this shop that's been recommended in a much earlier thread. Thanks for viewing this and hope to hear a reply soon.

There is a possibility that your final prints might defer from what you see on your monitor screen at home.

This is becos your monitor might not be calibrated to the lab's printer.

If you want to print without any corrections, your monitor need to be calibrated to the lab's printer. (Or at least close enough)

Else, you can just forget abt PSing too much and get the lab to correct for you.

What I did was Simon at Grace's test print a few pics for me to check if his printer is close enough to my monitor calibration before printing the entire batch. If not, I can go back to do any adjustment.

From then on......I can print without any corrections from his lab and get the colors I want......

Of course, this method is not the best cos if I were to change lab to print, then I might need to custom calibrate my monitor to another lab again.

A better way might be to use a calibration software to calibrate your monitor, and it's suppose to be accurate for printing in any labs.

Or at least, I think so.......anyone who thinks I am wrong, feel free to correct me.

[ct_jem]

Okay, so I guess the wiser choice would be to send a test print. Thank you for the suggestions and advice.