Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Bill. I just ordered the Sharma. 

I didn't find anything by Bockaert that seemed directly to the point
of printing profiles...I'll look again. 

Same with ImagePrint, which seems focused on their specific software
and services.

I'm actually very happy with my color prints and I get very credible
(not good-enough, but credible and neutral) B&W with QTRgui.

My problem:  I've been approaching this as a photographer with a
highly developed color eye (I can accurately state a CC number with
which to correct and can usually directly translate that into my
2200's language)... I keep wanting to rely on eyes and logic, rather
than upon gizmo quantification. 

My IMPRESSION (correct me if I'm wrong) is that profiles are
essentially the same as the cookbooked color "settings" that small
town studio photographers used to use to start "ring-around" test
prints...they used ring arounds (like in Elements) because they
couldn't personally judge color accurately. 

These gents typically accumulated piles of Macbeth and other
surprisingly accurate  "color analyzers" which were crutches that
prevented them from getting to the skill level of a good color lab
professional. I have the impression that history is repeating itself
here. I imagine my tune will change if/when I graduate to an advanced
DSLR from scanned negs and trans. 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, BKPhoto@a... wrote:
> The web-based tutorial included with ImagePrint.
> Abhay Sharma's Understanding Color Management.
> Glossary information at www.dpreview.com, written by Vincent Bockaert
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> 
> Bill Kennedy
> Associate Professor of Photocommunications
> St. Edward's University
> 512/448-8680
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