michael_garcia

<b><i>And...as Henri Cartier Bresson once said: "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't getting close enough [to the subject]".</i></b>

<p>Wasn't that Robert Capa who said that?</p>

<p>More...</p>

<p>A method that works well with Black and White photos and the Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy, Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper, and Ilford Galerie Smoth Pearl is:</p>

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In Photoshop set the color settings to:<br>

Working Spaces<br>

RGB = BJ Color Printer Profile 2000<br>

Gray = Gray Gamma 2.2<br>

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Color Management Policies<br>

RGB = Convert to Working RGB<br>

Gray = Convert to Working Gray<br>

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Conversion Options<br>

Engine = Adobe (ACE)<br>

Intent = Perceptual or Relative Colorimetric (either one works fine, subjective results)<br>

Use Black Point Compensation & Use Dither are both checked.<br>

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1. When I open a color image I allow Photoshop to convert the image to the working RGB (BJ Color Printer Profile 2000).<br><br>

2. I also use Channel Mixer or a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer to do the BW conversion (sometimes I'll convert to LAB mode and use the split the channels to use the Lightness Channel).<br><br>

3. I do any image adjustments necessary.<br><br>

4. If I want to tone the image I'll use a Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer with "colorized" checked or better yet, convert to Greyscale -> Dualtone then back to RGB. <b>Print in RGB mode</b><br><br>

5. Under "Print Options" I select the Color Management option and set<br><br>

Source Space = Document: BJ Color Printer Profile 2000<br>

Print Space = Profile: Same As Source<br>

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Media Type = High Gloss Photo Film<br>

Print Quality = Custom -> (level 2), diffusion<br>

Color Balance = Yellow -15, Intensity 5

Color Adjustment = Manual -> Enable ICM<br>

<p>You may also get good results by using:<br>

Media Type = Photo Paper Pro<br>

Print Quality = Custom -> (level 1), diffusion<br>

Color Balance = Yellow -15, Intensity 5

Color Adjustment = Manual -> Enable ICM<br>

<p>Of course you can tweak the settings to suit your subjective tastes.<br>

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Let me know how these options work for you.</p>

<p>I'm assuming that you are on a Windows PC�. I�m not sure this method will work for you but, I tested my Canon i850 using a Canon printer profile downloadable here:</P>

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<a href="http://downloads.lyson.com/Technical Support/New2003/i850_Fot_DarkRoomMatt.zip">i850 ICC Printer Profile for Matte Photo Paper</a>

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This profile was designed to work with the Lyson inks, but I have found that this does a decent job in printing on the Epson Enhanced Matte and the Canon Matte Photo papers. <b>This works particularly well in removing the green cast on the Epson Enhanced Matte for Black and White photos!</b><br>

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Install the profile, and then assuming your editing images in RGB in Photoshop, you can print using this printer profile. In Photoshop under the Print Options use:<br>

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For Print Space use:<br>

Profile = i850_Fotonic_DarkroomMatt.icc<br>

Intent = Perceptual<br>

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Under the printer settings use:<br>

Media Type = Matte Photo Paper<br>

Print Quality = Custom -> Level 3 & Diffusion<br>

Color Adjustment = Manual -> Photo<br>

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Let me if this works for you.<br>