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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 679232" data-attributes="member: 13090">Agreed.A proper histogram, and by that I mean a histogram that displays no clipping in either the highlights or shadows, does not necessarily equate to a print you will be happy with. At least not in my experience. I currently use a printer-profile specific to the exact make and of model printer my lab uses so I can accurately soft-proof prior to printing. Before I had that profile I would usually increase the brightness of the photo before having it printed because if I didn't the print would look under-exposed. This has to do with the fact that LCD and CRT monitors are back-lit, which illuminates the photo on your monitor. A hard-copy print does not have that back-lighting and so it tends to look a little darker when printed. Many labs offer some kind of &quot;Auto Correct&quot; feature that handles this but I much prefer using a lab and having the ability to accurately soft-proof prior to printing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 679232, member: 13090"] Agreed. A proper histogram, and by that I mean a histogram that displays no clipping in either the highlights or shadows, does not necessarily equate to a print you will be happy with. At least not in my experience. I currently use a printer-profile specific to the exact make and of model printer my lab uses so I can accurately soft-proof prior to printing. Before I had that profile I would usually increase the brightness of the photo before having it printed because if I didn't the print would look under-exposed. This has to do with the fact that LCD and CRT monitors are back-lit, which illuminates the photo on your monitor. A hard-copy print does not have that back-lighting and so it tends to look a little darker when printed. Many labs offer some kind of "Auto Correct" feature that handles this but I much prefer using a lab and having the ability to accurately soft-proof prior to printing. [/QUOTE]

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