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Submit Your \u00a0Best Efforts in Print Competition<\/p>\n

A week ago I sat with a panel of judges at the annual Wedding and Portrait Photographers International (WPPI) \u00a0print competition. \u00a0In this competition, each photographer at a very minimum would like to receive an accolade \u00a0acknowledging “good professional quality work”.<\/p>\n

There are many prints which for various reasons do not receive this accolade. It is saddest however, when an entry loses points solely because there is an off color cast to the image or the flesh tone, or\u00a0the image is too light, or too dark, all of which is reflects a lack of professional color management in the photographers work flow. The image otherwise might have been quite acceptable.<\/p>\n

There is a solution to this. X-Rite is the global leader in color science and technology and as such\u00a0serves a range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography, graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles, dental and medical.<\/p>\n

X-Rite includes in it’s mix devices designed specifically to solve \u00a0color management problems for photographers. \u00a0These devices include the Color Checker<\/strong><\/em>, \u00a0to create custom profiles for your camera \u00a0and ColorMunki<\/strong><\/em> and the\u00a0 i1 extreme<\/strong><\/em> to calibrate your display, \u00a0and create custom profiles for your printer, so you can see EXACTLY what you \u00a0are going to print.\u00a0 Even if your work is printed by a professional\u00a0 lab, the cost of your production is decreased significantly if the lab does not have to color correct your images. Simply by calibrating your display you will able to view the colors, and densities you are actually working with. \u00a0The ColorMunki<\/strong><\/em> is very simple to use. Within minutes the wizard will walk you through the calibration process. \u00a0Your images are now ready for your final touch before going to your clients – or to competition.<\/p>\n

If you are going to spend the money to have prints prepared for competition and\u00a0 pay the entry fee on each one, I would \u00a0hope that you are submitting the best and most professional images you can create. \u00a0It will be very difficult to do this without having a professional color managed work flow which means at the very least a frequently calibrated monitor.<\/p>\n

For more information on the color management devices available to you, go to:\u00a0 X-Rite.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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