I am a photographer and am wondering how I should set my colour display settings to achieve the most accurate colours on my MacBook while editing. Should I have the true to tone on or off, what is Coloursync Utility, where should I set my gamma, should the temp be at 6500? I often will edit a photo on my computer but it looks different on my phone.

Also, do you all recommend editing in a dark room? What tips do you have if you are editing on the go and can’t edit in a dark room?

Any help is appreciated!!

  • panamanRed58@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    First, become familiar with the principle of RTFM. Your question suggest you haven’t and just using whatever settings your glean from correspondents here won’t change that. There is no easy path to learning photography. The effort should improve your work.

    Why do you want to change the defaults? Have you experimented with them at all? If you don’t know why the monitor is set to 6500k or which color space to use, that’s where you need to start. Read, test, evaluate, and bring your curated questions to the group.

    You’re question may as well be what sneakers to wear while you edit.

    • msabeln@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Either Brooks or ASICS. But I’m no expert: my wife is in elementary education and that’s what she recommends.

      Yeah, asking about settings typically indicates that a lot more theoretical knowledge is needed.