Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 1/29/07 7:39:49 PM, e.neilsen2@... writes:


> I view my prints in the studio which has
> several lighting stations; daylight bulbs both tungsten and florescent,
> tungsten track lighting, the hallway outside the studio which can offer open
> shade and direct sun. To balance a print to a standard that NO ONE lives in,
> or displays their prints in is crazy. 
> 

Discussions of a viewing box don't relate to cross checking your prints under 
varying lightsources (which is certainly appropriate) they relate to using a 
broadspectrum light source that renders all colors well, with a medium color 
balance, so that you can see what you are doing effectively. And while you are 
at it, if you use a color temperature that matches the standard for the 
industry you work in, then what you see in your box will be a pretty good 
representation of what others see in theirs. So yes, view your prints by the bathroom 
skylight and the bedroom nightlight as crosschecks of what lots of blue or lots 
of yellow will do to your paper and inks, but don't assume that this 
eliminates the need of something approximating an industry standard viewing box.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@colorvision.com
www.colorvision.com


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