Learning Color Management

Course details

Having a consistent color management workflow can help you accurately get prints that match the image on your monitor. In this course, follow along with Joe Brady as he takes you through the basics of color management for photography, design, and the web. First, you'll learn about the different color spaces (CMYK, ColorMatch, and sRGB) and how they influence your color workflow, and the tools you need to achieve accurate color. Then learn how and why to calibrate your camera and your monitor, configure the color settings in applications such as the Adobe Creative Suite and Aperture, and choose the best printer and paper for your style of artwork. Along the way, Joe takes you into a typical studio setup for lessons on the gear you need for at-home calibration and printing.

Learning objectives
Understanding color spaces
Understanding the color workflow for photography vs. design and web
Setting up a digital camera for the best image results
Choosing a monitor
Calibrating a display using ColorMunki or i1Pro 2
Choosing color settings in Photoshop
Understanding color workflow in raw processing applications
Creating a custom printer profile
Soft-proofing images for printing on your own printer and for sending to a lab

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. The Basics of Digital Color

03 - Understanding color spaces
04 - Ensuring that you have the best possible image at capture
05 - Understanding tools required for color management

2. Why Is Color Workflow So Important

06 - Exploring what happens without color management
07 - Understanding the basics of color workflow for photographers
08 - Understanding the basics of color workflow for design and the web

3. Get the Best Color Possible in Camera

09 - Setting up a digital camera for the best image file
10 - Exploring the benefits of custom camera profiles

4. Monitor Calibration and Profiling

11 - Choosing a monitor, the window to the digital world
12 - Understanding why you can't trust your eyes
13 - Calibrating a display using ColorMunki Display
14 - Calibrating a display using i1Pro 2

5. Color in Image Editing Applications

15 - Understanding and choosing color settings in Photoshop
16 - Understanding color workflow in raw applications, including Lightroom, Aperture, and Capture NX
17 - Setting color standards for the Adobe Creative Suite

6. Color and Printing

18 - Choosing the best printer
19 - Exploring the benefits of custom printer profiles
20 - Comparing factory printer profiles to real-world printer profiles
21 - Creating a printer profile with ColorMunki Photo
22 - Creating a printer profile with i1Pro
23 - Understanding color gamut and rendering intents
24 - Soft proofing images in Photoshop
25 - Getting prints that match the image in the soft proof
26 - Soft proofing for lab printing and for the web
27 - Soft proofing in Lightroom and other raw processing applications
28 - Choosing the right fine-art paper

Conclusion

29 - Next steps

Learning Color Management

Authors

Joe Brady