Reply #12 - April 12, 2008, 09:49:16 AM
Ryan, I agree with you completely. I always edit for printing and let my clients know that if there is a huge concern because it looks really bad on their monitor (assuming they would even notice), I will print a couple proofs to show them how they will print.
The bigger issue is when we are posting on here, I think. We are all working on calibrated monitors and trying our best to give good, constructive, critiques. If what we see on the forum isn't what the final print is going to look like; all of our comments on color balance, saturation, contrast, and even details in shadows and highlights is null and void. Since the image is different in the web browser than in print, none of these things can be effectively critiqued. I have personally seen this on several of my images, and it has been mentioned in several critiques; all with comments from me that sound like 'excuses'. Which now maybe we can all see isn't always the case.
As far as why my image and Marian's image experienced a difference in how they changed; well, that is very interesting as well. Mine almost always show up darker overall on here. I often try to adjust the images in Levels before I post them so that they are more precise for web viewing so I can get better critiques; but that is usually what takes the contrast out of my images.
I'm just glad that I'm not the only one noticing a difference anymore. Even if our issues are not exactly the same, there is a difference for sure.
Travis
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It is very unlikely that your clients will be viewing your images on a calibrated monitor in Photoshop. Make sure the images look right on your calibrated screen so that they'll look right when printed and explain to your clients that images in a web browser don't always match the color that they'll see when printed. I guess my point is that there's no way you'll know what the client's monitor is set to so you shouldn't stress too much about them seeing it exactly right. 
