Digital BW, The Print

Johnny,

How did you arrive at 145? Trial and error?

Or is there a "specific reason".

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Johnny Eades" 
<jeades1@s...> wrote:
> 
> This may apply only to users of Gamma 1.8 and 5000K color temp, 
which 
> is how my monitor is calibrated. A while back I noticed a 
> considerable difference in my prints which looked too dark for the 
> image on the screen, so I simply made a curve to raise the midpoint 
> of 127 to 145; which seemed to correct the difference. I posted a 
> question here asking if anyone had noticed a similar condition if 
> they worked in Gamma 2.2, and received many responses. Some were 
> well intended but none answered my question; which was not very 
well 
> formed by me. Today while looking through a book called "Photoshop 
7 
> Artistry-Mastering the Digital Image" by Barry Haynes and Wendy 
> Crumpler, I came across my answer. It dealt with creating a custom 
> RGB workspace to replace the Adobe 1998 RGB workspace. This is how 
it 
> goes Edit>Color Settings>Working Space:RGB >Custom RGB>Gamma 
> 1.8>White Point 5000K (D50) Save as JohnnyRGB.
> 
> This has opened the shadows (Zone I-III) considerable and now the 
> image prints as it is on the monitor without any need of a printing 
> curve anymore. Now all my image work is done at Gamma 1.8 and 5000K 
> color temp by default regardless if I'm in color or Black and 
White. 
> I'm happy now and can go out and hunt some images. I finally was 
the 
> high bidder on an X-Rite 810 densitometer which I think will help 
me 
> make paper curves for the different paper/ink combinations I'll use.
> 
> Your friend in Photography,
> 
> Johnny