Printed photo vs On Screen photo

winson_ksk · 6th February 2009

Yesterday I got my photos to be printed out at a print shop, i notice some difference in the colour and the quality of the printed photos vs the photos on computer screen, especially the dark black area, detail which could be seen clearly on computer and also the bokkeh effect is lesser.

Please advice on how to rectify these issues to ensure what I see on monitor is what I get on printed out photos.

Thanks

btrenkel · 6th February 2009

Answer - calibration. But you are asking for the most difficult one. To match screen with print.

Look at commercial solutions - like Spyder: http://spyder.datacolor.com/index_us.php

Doing it then in conjunction with your printing lab. Good luck. Difficult and painful.
It's easier to do it at home with your printer that you control. But even that is not easy

6th February 2009	#1
winson_ksk Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Posts: 116	Printed photo vs On Screen photo Yesterday I got my photos to be printed out at a print shop, i notice some difference in the colour and the quality of the printed photos vs the photos on computer screen, especially the dark black area, detail which could be seen clearly on computer and also the bokkeh effect is lesser. Please advice on how to rectify these issues to ensure what I see on monitor is what I get on printed out photos. Thanks

6th February 2009	#2
btrenkel Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Paris & Singapore Posts: 222	Re: Printed photo vs On Screen photo Answer - calibration. But you are asking for the most difficult one. To match screen with print. Look at commercial solutions - like Spyder: http://spyder.datacolor.com/index_us.php Doing it then in conjunction with your printing lab. Good luck. Difficult and painful. It's easier to do it at home with your printer that you control. But even that is not easy