Wacom Intuos5 review
You may be missing a lot on productivity and ergonomic comfort if you never used a pen tablet. And if you plan on buying a pen tablet that will last for the next 10 years, the Wacom Intuos5 is the model to get. Read on for our full review.
Wacom pen tablet setup tutorial and tips
It pays to invest some time learning how to use each of the tablet’s functions and customizing its behavior to your applications. Check out this guide for step-by-step instructions on how to setup your Wacom pen tablet and get the most of it.
Lens Fundamentals: how to choose great glass you’ll use for years
How many times have you heard the advice “Spend more on your lenses than on your camera”? Lens ‘speculation’ without complete information is risky and costly. Before you buy, spend extra time and care to decide what lens or group of lenses will best suit your photo style.
Google Chrome color management
Google Chrome is not a color managed browser, but there is hope: Chrome 16, currently in Beta, is the first version that supports ICC profiles on the Mac platform.
Which is the most linear Epson ABW mode?
With this question in mind, I printed a set of targets using each of the available Epson Advanced Black and White driver modes: Light, Normal, Dark, Darker (default) and Darkest. After letting the prints rest for some hours, so the color stabilizes, I measured the results using a Datacolor Spyder3Print Spectrocolorimeter.
Black and white ICC profiles and soft proofing
Inkjet printing has advanced enormously in the past 15 years. From the expensive Iris giclée printers to our current pigment ink models, all this progress not only improves the maximum reproduction quality attainable on this medium, but also makes it easier to get excellent results without much tinkering.
How to choose the best Wacom tablet for your needs
Pen tablets, also known as digitizing tablets or graphic tablets, are input devices that can be used to substitute or complement a mouse. They’re very popular in the graphic arts field and are considered by some as an indispensable aid for any creative arts professional.
GGS glass camera screen protector review
Glass screen protectors are inexpensive (around US$ 15), offer better protection and image quality than plastic ones. If you're using a camera without any LCD cover, don't think twice: buy one.
Web browser color management guide
In an ideal world, every camera, screen, and printer would display color in the same way. Unfortunately, that’s not how it works in practice.
How to configure Firefox color management
Firefox is a fully color managed browser, but unfortunately that capability is enabled by default only for images tagged with ICC color profiles.