Re: Print stills question

"Joan" <Joan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:X_Nff.21821$Hj2.7018@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> You might benefit from reading Michael Walker's book, Getting Colour
Right.
> Here's a link:
>
http://www.ilex-press.com/publishing/product.php?productid=16159&cat=249&page=1

Hi Joan, thanks but I don't think I want to buy a book on colour. I
notice you are in the UK. I am in Canada. I am hoping by trial and
error, I get better at printing photos. Or maybe I will try a photo
print machine at Walmart, or send jpgs online to be printed at an online
printer. Its not so much the colour thats the problem, its dark and
light and sharpness, and only in indoor flash pictures of people.
Outside pictures print OK, so I think the problem is not having enough
light in the room where I was taking the indoor photos I am discussing..
Some of the photos I took indoors with flash were OK, but others were
not as good. Maybe I will do better next time.

Cathy


> Joan
> http://joan.colley.name:85
>
> "Cathy" <non@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3-SdnUp1do-JBOLenZ2dnUVZ_tadnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I printed about 15 stills of indoor flash shots for the first time
and
> > it took me hours. So I would like to ask a few things from any of
you. I
> > am just learning about print stills from a digital camera.
> > Do most people here print their own stills (I don't mean
professional
> > photographers). Just casual picture takers of their families,
relatives,
> > etc.
> >
> > I don't have too many problems printing outdoor pictures as what I
see
> > on the screen is much the same as what I print, though the print is
> > usually lighter in color than the screen. But I have a lot of
problems
> > printing indoor pictures with flash photos especially the group that
I
> > just printed recently all taken on the same night. They usually
print
> > too dark, then if I lighten them in Irfanview gamma correction,which
> > looks fine on the screen, they print either too dark or too light. I
can
> > never get it right. I have a Canon IP1500 which is not the best
photo
> > printer, so maybe thats why I have so much trouble getting the
photos
> > printed to look "right". Maybe a better printer would do a better
job,
> > but I won't be buying one as I got this one not that long ago.
> > I think also I should have put on some more lights as it was after
dark
> > outside. At the same time, I took some film camera shots, and they
all
> > turned out fine without me having to adjust darkness/lightness, etc.
It
> > seems to me that digital cameras are great for emailing, and you can
do
> > a lot with your creativity but my film camera takes better indoor
> > pictures.
> >
> > I wanted to get some experience printing my own photos, but I am not
> > sure I want to do that again unless its just one or two and not the
15 I
> > printed which took up a whole color and a black cartridge and a
whole
> > package of photopaper. Too expensive.
> >
> > Do most of you have your stills printed at online places? or do you
take
> > them to Walmart on a CDR or memory card and use them on Kodak
Picture
> > Maker (thats what they call them here).
> > But wouldn't you have to edit the original jpg if you had redeye or
if
> > the picture was too dark before you print the edited version at
Walmart
> > or wherever?
> >
> > Cathy
> >
> >
> >
>
>

.

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