Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I. Copyright © 2003 – 2009 Kenji Tachibana Mac Display Adjustment 7 slides

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Mac Display: Overview H ow It Looks: A core concern The camera LCD monitor is more of a marketing device rather than a true photographic tool. It shows a false image designed more to ‘impress & sell’ rather than to give to give true photographic information. EVF viewfinders on Superzooms does a better job of giving real information. Do not use laptop LCD monitors to process your images. They suffer from the same issues as your camera LCD monitor. They tend to be too contrasty, cool in color, and over saturated.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Mac Display: Overview M ac’s: For the visual folks You have probably heard that the Mac is designed for the visually oriented person. Therefore, even with the CRT (cathode ray tube) monitor which is more ‘true’, controls are provided for fine-tuning what actually gets displayed on the monitor. Unless you have $2,500 or more to spend on an LCD monitor, do not expect them to display reliable images.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Mac Display: Fine tune M ac Display Calibration: I will get you started but you will be doing most of the work of making decision about tone, contrast, and color based on what you see. These are skills that you must master on your own. No one else can see for you through your eyes. You must learn to recognize what you actually see. First step - Click on the Apple icon and choose System Preferences from the drop down menu to show screen to the right.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Mac Display: Fine tune M ac Display Calibration: Click on the Displays icon to change System Preferences window as shown right. Select 1024 x 768 from the Resolutions list. Then, click on the Color tab which will take you to the ‘Display Calibration Assistant’. shown in the following slide…

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Mac Display: Fine tune C alibration Assistant: Read and follow the directions. Be sure to select (check) the Expert Mode.

Teacher: Kenji Tachibana Digital Photography I Mac Display: Reference Image Slide Display Calibration Reference: Follow the Real Photo (full tone grayscale) Reference image Photo Gray

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