I used to be a professional colorist for a print shop in Massachusetts. One thing that should be mentioned for color critical work is the color and brightness of the ambient light, and oddly enough, what you are wearing. If you have a room that is too bright, or too warm or cool or the light is has a strong color cast it can severely skew your color perception. Also be very careful not to wear brightly colored clothing (wear dark gray or black) when sitting in front of a highly reflective monitor like an iMac. That color cast will affect your editing. Same goes for anything in the background. We used to work in dark or dimly side lit rooms painted in a special XRite neutral gray paint, wearing aprons in the same color. Sometimes we would even completely isolate the screen using a hood and a face mask so only our eyes showed. Yes, that’s extreme, but when you are working with corporate clients spending millions on an advertising campaign, you have to get it right the first time. ;)
Coloring has definitely given me the most trouble in my photography. Thanks for the info! Check out my work on Instagram @divinelife_photography and lemme k what u think!
I am more than happy to sit through a few seconds of "Squarespace, yadda, yadda, yadda..." to enjoy your quality content, and you really deserve the revenue. Hope this will help to increase the reach of your channel as well, because I think it is grossly underrated. Cheers!
You might also want to get a patreon page. I find nothing wrong with youtubers making a living off of ads, sponsorships or donations. They work hard and deliver great content. They should be paid for it.
As much as I know how colour management is, I've never been able to understand the differences between all these sRGB, etc. Thankfully, with this video, I now understand how it works. Better late than never! Thank you Professor!
I am a bachelor university student, and I have been studying Printing and Packaging since 8 years and now I have got subjects like color reproduction and color management, I didn't have any notes and searched about color management for printing. Your video seemed to be very much helpful for my better understanding. Thankyou very much for such a great content. Keep it up, you are going good
It was a busy week with photokina and a stunning photowalk with a great photographer on friday evening---but finally I am home again and the best way to relax while learning something exciting and interesting is to watch your new video. Helped me a lot in my decision-making process whether to print on my own or to order prints of my pictures from an online company.
Nigel I think it's great how you can see us at the start of all your videos. Take the sponsorship just don't let them influence your natural honest style .
If sponsorship gives you the freedom to create more content the way you want to create it, then go for it. Not only do I enjoy the videos but I have learnt an incredible amount from them. Ads wont stop me from watching.
As usual, good job. I have a fully calibrated system and workflow. This video confirmed that my setup is correct. At one point, I was getting dark prints. I found that calibration really doesn't do a good job with brightness because every environment is different. So, I went to the exercise of reducing my monitor brightness and then making a print until I got it dialed in. You do a great job and I look forward to your videos each Sunday... I see nothing wrong with advertising. Everyone has to make a living.
Hey Nigel, As a follower of your channel for some time I'm perfectly good with you finding sponsors that you yourself use or would use, not just selling a product. I agree with others that have commented too, this is your living and you have to cover your overhead, expenses, and time. You provide an extremely useful nitch with your videos from travel logs, reviews/overview and especially your instructional tutorials, as I call them, after all, your time and effort deserve to be compensated. Thank you again for another very informative instructional video, I found the information and topic very helpful. I've been trying to calibrate my screens, this is the next thing I need to accomplish. I'll be checking out your links in the video for a calibration unit. I also appreciate the info for getting one's printer properly calibrated for the correct paper/printer profiles, I didn't know that was available, I need to check this out too, thank you!
Nigel, Sorry for all my typo's, that's what happens when using my mobile phone. I've corrected to make a lot more sense, once again apologies for (our instead of you)! BTW, I used the link in this videos to purchase the Spider 5 Pro, it arrived this evening thanks to you, now tomorrow it's time to put it to good use, Thank You Again, Nigel!
Excellent video that describes, not in extreme detail, but sufficiently for the average non-professional photographer the basic concepts of color management. Great job!
Great video! I work in photography printing for a professional lab in Helsinki, Finland and I have to say this is a really solid explanation and guide to colour management for printing.
i disagree, after years of studies, and tutorial and books and classes, i still have lots lots lots of doubts in the effectivenss capabilities of these spider intruments. and to set a profile in lightroom for me is useless because now , 90 per cent of the print labs dont wont any more be charged of responsabilities and they requires a final pdf in high quility print generated form Indesign for example, and we are far far away to get close result between photo in "Monitors" supercalibrated using software super iccprofilated and "Papers" coming out from printer supercalibrated. they still still comes out very diffrent , using these instruments. i disagree.
Great vlog, I’ve just treated myself to a decent printer so this vlog was of particular interest and you’ve just explained what seemed like some very complicated things in a nice clear and simple way. As far as sponsorship goes, it’s obvious you put a lot of time and effort into your channel so why not reap a little reward, we are all so used to seeing a short plug i doubt it would put anyone off.
Thank you for that good explanation. You simplified it so well. Get a sponsor, we all love your channel and if the sponsor helps to keep it going, it's a win win for all.
As a subscriber, I am delighted with your content - and you! Adding a few moments of advertising seems completely fair - and from what I have seen on other valued channels, does not take away from your point of view. Good luck! And thanks from helping me keep my work growing!!
Nigel, your content is great and so is the quality of your footage. A lot of work and time goes into that. That said, I’m happy if you got one or two companies wanting to sponsor your channel. I don’t mind to see or hear a little publicity in exchange for good content. As for the printing, I have just started to get some pictures printed. Unfortunately where I live that isn’t that easy as good printing services are sparse and in the country here there are no online services neither (except you wanna print a calendar on glossy paper with heart frames around each pic ;) I was close to buy a canon printer but stopped the project after not being able to buy quality photo paper in the country. Had to import it and well, just too expensive. Anyhow, hope that printing service I found is good as I would love to see some of my pics printed and not only on the screen. Keep up that great work and looking forward to next Sunday 🤘🏻
Green Light on the sponsorship mate, thanks for asking/notifying us. Great, informative FREE videos, why not earn a little something extra from sponsors! Thanks again.
In relation to sponsorship of your channel you should 100 percent do it. You’ve earned the right to do it and you should be paid for what you do. Your content provide value to the viewers therefore you should be rewarded for that. Very informative video by the way. Really enjoyed it as always 👍🏻
Great job, Nigel! Color management is something that makes some people go into a coma. It shouldn’t as color management is as important as taking a great photo with a great camera. I think you’ve done a brilliant job of simplifying/clarifying what it is and making it easier to grasp. It is essential for seeing your vision realized in a print. Get the sponsors as you need to make a living. I have faith in you that your choice(s) of sponsors will be in line with your sensibilities of this channel. All the best,
Go get those sponsors Nigel!! The amount of information in your videos is fantastic. I watch a ton of photography videos and yours always have new (to me) information or a unique perspective that helps get me out of a rut. You deserve it for all the effort you've put into the videos you've put out. I am thrilled for you!!
Coming from someone who wants to start printing their photos I find it very daunting. It’s not just doing the photo processing with your chosen program ie Lr or Capture one etc and send it to your printer. It’s a good quality screen, buy a calibration tool, the correct paper for the photo, sending print off to a printing service to get correct profile (no idea how much they charge for that per paper type) a good quality printer. In the end it just seems so expensive and out of reach to get good quality photos. I am just an amateur wanting to produce good quality prints, I don’t have the professional jobs that recoup the money I need to pay out on the equipment. After watching and I’m not having a go at you because I love your work and have been subscribed for a long time, it’s just that good quality and accurate prints seem out of reach cost wise to set up.
A very informative overview Nigel on this subject and can testify to being there with the print differing on paper and the monitor but getting there now. In terms of your sponsorship announcement, personally I think it's great news as you have been working hard to build your channel up and as full time photographer this will undoubtably contribute to the continuation of the channel and your profession and I wish you well.
Thanks for demystifying a topic that I have struggled to understand for a while now. I know I need to implement colour management, but really didn't know where to start. A new monitor is definitely on my shopping list, and I will get colour profiles for some Fotospeed papers that I am now trying on my first ever A3 printer, a Canon Pro-100S, as a result of your enthusiasm for the products. As for sponsorship, I have absolutely no problem with you going for it. Anything that helps you continue producing such interesting and informative videos is fine by me. I've learned a lot from you and a few other landscape photographers on UA-cam, and I don't want to lose these wonderful sources of knowledge and inspiration.
Excellent tutorial. I agree what you say about the brightness, it's really the hardest to get right, especially if you sell to customers, where you don't have full knowledge about the space where the print is hung. I also go with 120 brightness for my display, but usually I will brighten my photos a little bit for print, if I don't have control over where they are hung.
Nigel, I've personally learned a lot from you and I find you content very helpful. Your work is inspiring and have helped me channel my interest in photography. I love how you take us with you on your journeys. That in itself encourages me to explore. I've also come to admire your thought process behind your compositions so much so that I now see things differently. Having said that, your work and your time should be rewarded. I'm happy that you are able to secure sponsors. I guess now the challenge would be to manage the time dedicated to sponsors vs the content. Don't loose your identity in the process.
Thanks, Nigel. For explaining a complicated subject in a very straightforward way, for your enthusiasm and your down to earth approach and for even considering your viewers when it comes to what is essentially your business because it’s a source of income. Stay real 😊
Thanks for Today’s program Nigel I very much appreciated it. Your workflow is very similar to mine as I’m also a user of the d810, iMac 5k, BenQ SW320 and I like to print to the p800. It was really refreshing to watch how you do things and confirm in my mind I have things setup right myself. As regards your sponsorship, I think it’s fantastic news. You deserve all the financial help you can get as it feeds this Chanel and your family. Great news. Regards. Mike.
Another great video, i new most of that stuff but struggled to put it all together. Now you’ve made it clear and I understand why one step can effect another. I’ll be watching this a few times.
Great video and fantastic to have your sponsorship deal I enjoy all your videos and even when I get stuck in Lightroom or with my camera my first stop is to look through your videos to get over the issue 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Getting sponsorship is a good idea! I really enjoyed this video. You have given us good information. I wasn't aware of all that is involved in color calibration. (I'm an amateur.) Thank you!
thanks Nigel for a very informative film - my images always used to print darker than the image on screen because of the screen being backlit. It just needed someone to point that out. I also find that with using a laptop the angle of screen tilt can also affect the view. Many thanks for your time and effort............same time next week.
Color management is so key Nigel. I find the Apple monitors to be just a bit too blue/cool but the calibration helps to bring that down. The Ben Q’s are definitely great. You presented this topic in a great way👍👍
Last things first, Nigel. Sponsorship won't bother me as I treat it as another communication tool. There is a huge cost out there for you, and so far, it's all been free for me, so go for it. Now for the video I've just watched. Whilst I have a high end calibrated monitor, and a similar printer, for such a complex lesson for some/many people, as usual, your precise-but not over the top, presentation, cuts through the heavy technical stuff to reveal what we need to know to get started on the road to fine printing. The graphics are very pleasing to watch, and as usual, you talk "to" me, at my workbench on the other side of the world (Aust) but not at me!
I'm following your channel since a couple of months now with great pleasure. I appreciate your honest attitude as well as the high quality content you bring us. I have no problem at all when there would be a certain sponsor that helps you to continue doing what you are doing. I think you can take the sponsor attention as a compliment for your work, so I would say, go for it!
Thanks for this informative video, it's helped answer lots of questions wanting to start printing myself. As for the advertising I have to say you're one of the best photography channels on UA-cam so you deserve the extra income. Affiliate links and advertising fall flat when you recommend something that you yourself don't like but I can never see you doing that. Thanks again for the great uploads, you should be proud of yourself and I aspire to be anywhere near your level of talent.
Great video Nigel; colour management has always been a bit of a minefield for me, but the explanation of the characteristics of the different profiles and how to use them was invaluable. As for the sponsorship...definitely go for it...👊
Nigel, Seriously, I would like to join you in your workshop someday. Now, people here are getting free stuff from you. It is the law of the universe that take and give is part of making sure that the world continues. You have a good heart, but you really don't have to ask, this is your channel, own it! I just subscribed to your channel for only two days and learned so much! I love what you are doing, and I feel ashamed, not able to contribute to you directly. Please do what is appropriate. Speaking from the realistic side of the world, should there be any basher in the future, they are not only not your followers, they are vampires whom you should ignore. If there is any solid product, never hesitate to recommend and to even earn from it righteously. Bless!
What an excellent explanation of this subject. You’ve really demystified it. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to do it. Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Great video Nigel! Thanks for shedding some light on the whole color management topic. And by all means, jump on the sponsorship deal(s). Makes perfect sense to me and a nice reward for your efforts. Cheers!
Great video, as someone who works in the film industry this sort of stuff is overlooked too often.... and re the sponsors... you do what you got to do to keep going...
Good short and to the point coverage of a tricky topic Nigel. I spent a good number of hours wasting ink and paper until I got on the custom ICC profiles from the good people at Fotospeed. Having everything singing from the same song sheet/profile is the key to consistent results. On sponsorship - you fill your boots, it is your livelihood and if the impact is as low as in other photo vlogs, I can live with that for sure.
Sponsorship is not a problem, you have to eat and buy gear :) I think this is one your most informative videos and it is very concise and I will be working to pull all of my options together based on this videos.
Good for you Nigel. I'm glad your channel will be sponsored. I really enjoy your channel, the content is always interesting and inspiring. I have not heard of the Adobe Colour Printer Utility as I have not seriously printed any of my images yet. I am thinking of getting into the printing so this was a very informative video. Thanks so much :) I have the HP Envy Photo 7155 so I'm not sure how well it will print photos, but I guess I will find out :).
Congrats on being able to pick-up sponsorships! I've gotten to a point where I'm finally going to be able to get back to shooting and thus started to watch videos for both technique and inspiration. You do a wonderful job in both content and production. While some may not know why they like your video better than others they watch, it's really the attention to details on the filming and production side that separates out your videos, again congratulations on your success!
Very timely video for me. I'm getting ready to unpack my new BenQ (not the 320) monitor and calibrate it. I suppose the various printing services do something similar as far as calibrating their equipment. I see you now have the Fuji XT-3. I hope you'll discuss that at some point, as that may be my next step in equipment upgrades. Also curious for your take on the Nikon Z7 in light of all the negativity surrounding it. As far as sponsorship goes, I'd say go for it. There are no end of other channels doing it. As long as it keeps the content coming without intruding, what's the harm. Carry on!
Really enjoy your videos. Totally understandable that sponsorship is so important to developing and operating a channel so, as long as this is transparent and open to your followers (which I have no doubt that it will be) good luck!
No problem with sponsorship at all but please dont let it turn into a 15 minute add like i have noticed on a couple of other channels i used to enjoy watching. Love your channel and your content you deserve sponsors. Thank you the quality of your channel.
As always very informative. I don't have either of the monitors your using, just an acer laptop. So anything that can help calibrate my monitor and printer is useful.
Hi Nigel many thanks for your wonderful videos I really enjoy learning from them. I personally have no issue with your channel being sponsored it is a great way for you to be rewarded for your efforts.
I enjoy your videos very much. I'm so happy you are getting sponsored! Awesome photos and other photography information on our channel. Thanks so much!!!
Another very informative video, which answered a lot of items I often struggled with you put it over in a way that anybody could understand, and by coincidence I do have a calibrator the same as you used and it was money well spent, all I do need to do is to calibrate my printer.....oh by the way the more sponsorship you can get the more you can do on here as long as the ads don;t keep popping up every 5 minutes which would spoil the viewing......Thank You.....DG
Thanks for that Nigel, one of the best explanations I have seen. Wrt sponsorship, personally I have no problem with it at all, provided the presenter is up front about it. What I dislike and avoid is when presenters mention and reco stuff from which they are getting some sort of payment or benefit, but dont say so. All the very best - Jn
Brilliant informative video. So thanks for all the info ... and lovey Pebbles at the end. Congratulations on your sponsorship deal/s. Well done you. It is a great idea. It is so hard for photographers to make a living these days. Anything that enables you to keep making these wonderful videos has definitely got my vote.
Thx for providing these videos every week! And as long as you would use their products, I see no problem why you shouldn’t tell us and get sponsored by them.
Great video Nigel, very interesting and informative. I am not at the stage of printing my own photo's, as their just isn't that many of them yet and couldn't justify the cost of a high end printer. What I could really do with doing is finding an online printing service providing high quality prints for the odd ones I do want done. Oh and well done on the sponsorship. Go for it I say, we all view these video's for free and a few adds aren't going to hurt anything.
Nigel, great video and very apt as I've just calibrated my monitor exactly for the reasons you mentioned. As for sponsorship.... you have to make a living so just go for it!
Thank you yet again for a very informative video.A couple of snippets in there that I didn't know and will be using from now on.Keep up the good work mate.
You´ve been extremely clear to me, so thank you very much for this video. I am a very amateur photographer and art history student and have a long way in front of me, but this kind of material is very usefull and I learn a lot. Plus, I think that if you believe in your sponsor and have an honest approach to what you are doing, it´s great to have a better support, because you´ll give better tips too (and maybe make good recomendations on what gear to use, for instance). I really like your work and the places you visit, though I usually never take landscape photos (I live in a city with very little an unintereseting landscape -well, maybe I am just to used to them). But really, my interest in photography is more on the urban an arts side. Anywhere, you always help, and always give a lot, and that surely is because you seem to be also a kind person, and that is wonderfull to have a good relation with your viewers. So thank you again, so much!
Well, you (just like everyone else) has to live from something. If the sponsorship helps you to focus more on stuff that you like to do, I'd be fine with that. Compared to the duration of the videos, it'll be just a few moments that you'll mention them. So go on and seal that deal. I guess most of us will be okay with it.
The guy is hustling and giving us great free content. It's a tone of work to do this, in case you don't have a clue. If you don't have anything constructive or nice to say, keep it to yourself.
@@teixeirat You're welcome, I guess? But please, do us a favour and follow your own advice (say something constructive), in case you don't have a clue. Can you show me the part where I was mean or disrespectful? That would help me a lot. Otherwise you should have kept your comment to yourself.
No problem with the sponsorship, especially as you use them. In fact it would be good for a future video on why and how you use them. Good video by the way. I'm looking at upgrading my monitor so this was useful
Another well formulated and presented educational video - thank you Nigel. I really appreciate these as much as your glorious videos out in the field! I am very happy to hear about your sponsorship - you deserve it. Congratulations. I would think there would be a few great companies looking to align themselves with you at this point as you consistently deliver the finest content on this platform. Seal the second deal! 👍🏻
No problems seeing a “sponsored by” sign and you mentioning it. Go for it. I do have a question as well: have you tried MacOS internal calibration tool? How are the results compared to a hardware tool?
Been thinking in getting a calibration device, but as for now... I'm not printing at home, so...would consider it at a later date. Thanks for sharing all the info! :)
Very informative, thank you Nigel.. Sponsorship is always good and reflects just how well you're doing as a Photographer here on You Tube so I'm behind you 100%, go for it!
Great video and content. I've watched so many videos with pieces of the information but never one with all the pieces together like this, and it isn't an hour long. My two pennies on the sponsorship, get it!!! Photography gear isn't cheap and rent needs to be paid. I don't mind a couple short ads here and there.
One thing that may have been useful to point out. If you have a local photographic club/society they may have access to the spyder calibration kit and will loan it out to members which means you don't have to fork out for it yourself. Worth checking.
use Xrite walks you through printer calibration after you calibrate the monitor. and it is very accurate also lets you use the ICM profile it writes in your fav software CC LR etc create your own custom profiles per ink and paper.
I struggle only having a basic HD laptop for editing. Especially with the brightness aspect you mentioned. I'm really going to have to work out how to vet my screen brightness set better. Informative though Nigel and something I think a lot of people just skip over.
Hi Nigel. Excellent video, as always. You asked about sponsorship - I think it's absolutely fine and really it wouldn't concern me at all (you've got a crust to earn after all!)
Good video and very informative👍 FYI display brightness is critical, I had purchased a calibration tool mentioned in the video and come to find out after the first year they charge you for a yearly subscription so buyer beware. I ended up comparing my enlargements with my display and setting the brightness that way to avoid getting swindled by spyder
Shared experience is the best. Everything looks good on an illuminated screen. Translating the image to print is where 99% end of the work ends up in the bin. Thank you for this thoughtful video. Sponsorship is fine as long as it serves you rather than directs your content. We are starting to get some interesting fog here in Marin looking forward to slogging out in the damp to take a closer look at it :) Is it just me or has the comma gone missing on my iPad keyboard?
I appreciate your info and always enjoy your style, I have to say though that after spending £100's on calibrating tools I now dont bother with calibration at all, just send it off to DS colour lab and it comes back fine, I honestly think its a bit of the emperors new cloath's.
I used to be a professional colorist for a print shop in Massachusetts. One thing that should be mentioned for color critical work is the color and brightness of the ambient light, and oddly enough, what you are wearing. If you have a room that is too bright, or too warm or cool or the light is has a strong color cast it can severely skew your color perception. Also be very careful not to wear brightly colored clothing (wear dark gray or black) when sitting in front of a highly reflective monitor like an iMac. That color cast will affect your editing. Same goes for anything in the background.
We used to work in dark or dimly side lit rooms painted in a special XRite neutral gray paint, wearing aprons in the same color. Sometimes we would even completely isolate the screen using a hood and a face mask so only our eyes showed.
Yes, that’s extreme, but when you are working with corporate clients spending millions on an advertising campaign, you have to get it right the first time. ;)
Thanks Wes - really is true this and something I skipped. But great advice
Wow, that's interesting to know, thanks :)
Very interesting
Aha, so THIS is why every one in advertising agencies like to wear black :-) It seems so in Sweden anyway.
Coloring has definitely given me the most trouble in my photography. Thanks for the info! Check out my work on Instagram @divinelife_photography and lemme k what u think!
I am more than happy to sit through a few seconds of "Squarespace, yadda, yadda, yadda..." to enjoy your quality content, and you really deserve the revenue. Hope this will help to increase the reach of your channel as well, because I think it is grossly underrated.
Cheers!
You might also want to get a patreon page. I find nothing wrong with youtubers making a living off of ads, sponsorships or donations. They work hard and deliver great content. They should be paid for it.
As much as I know how colour management is, I've never been able to understand the differences between all these sRGB, etc. Thankfully, with this video, I now understand how it works. Better late than never! Thank you Professor!
I am a bachelor university student, and I have been studying Printing and Packaging since 8 years and now I have got subjects like color reproduction and color management, I didn't have any notes and searched about color management for printing.
Your video seemed to be very much helpful for my better understanding.
Thankyou very much for such a great content.
Keep it up, you are going good
It was a busy week with photokina and a stunning photowalk with a great photographer on friday evening---but finally I am home again and the best way to relax while learning something exciting and interesting is to watch your new video.
Helped me a lot in my decision-making process whether to print on my own or to order prints of my pictures from an online company.
Too kind! Great to meet you!
Nigel I think it's great how you can see us at the start of all your videos. Take the sponsorship just don't let them influence your natural honest style .
If sponsorship gives you the freedom to create more content the way you want to create it, then go for it. Not only do I enjoy the videos but I have learnt an incredible amount from them. Ads wont stop me from watching.
As usual, good job. I have a fully calibrated system and workflow. This video confirmed that my setup is correct. At one point, I was getting dark prints. I found that calibration really doesn't do a good job with brightness because every environment is different. So, I went to the exercise of reducing my monitor brightness and then making a print until I got it dialed in. You do a great job and I look forward to your videos each Sunday... I see nothing wrong with advertising. Everyone has to make a living.
Hey Nigel, As a follower of your channel for some time I'm perfectly good with you finding sponsors that you yourself use or would use, not just selling a product. I agree with others that have commented too, this is your living and you have to cover your overhead, expenses, and time. You provide an extremely useful nitch with your videos from travel logs, reviews/overview and especially your instructional tutorials, as I call them, after all, your time and effort deserve to be compensated.
Thank you again for another very informative instructional video, I found the information and topic very helpful. I've been trying to calibrate my screens, this is the next thing I need to accomplish. I'll be checking out your links in the video for a calibration unit. I also appreciate the info for getting one's printer properly calibrated for the correct paper/printer profiles, I didn't know that was available, I need to check this out too, thank you!
Thanks Steve - appreciate the thought gone into the comment
Nigel, Sorry for all my typo's, that's what happens when using my mobile phone. I've corrected to make a lot more sense, once again apologies for (our instead of you)! BTW, I used the link in this videos to purchase the Spider 5 Pro, it arrived this evening thanks to you, now tomorrow it's time to put it to good use, Thank You Again, Nigel!
You’ve gained a lot of respect for your honesty and clear descriptions, let’s hope it con
Hopefully it continues...
Thanks for your service to photographers.
Excellent video that describes, not in extreme detail, but sufficiently for the average non-professional photographer the basic concepts of color management. Great job!
Great video! I work in photography printing for a professional lab in Helsinki, Finland and I have to say this is a really solid explanation and guide to colour management for printing.
i disagree, after years of studies, and tutorial and books and classes, i still have lots lots lots of doubts in the effectivenss capabilities of these spider intruments. and to set a profile in lightroom for me is useless because now , 90 per cent of the print labs dont wont any more be charged of responsabilities and they requires a final pdf in high quility print generated form Indesign for example, and we are far far away to get close result between photo in "Monitors" supercalibrated using software super iccprofilated and "Papers" coming out from printer supercalibrated. they still still comes out very diffrent , using these instruments. i disagree.
Great vlog, I’ve just treated myself to a decent printer so this vlog was of particular interest and you’ve just explained what seemed like some very complicated things in a nice clear and simple way. As far as sponsorship goes, it’s obvious you put a lot of time and effort into your channel so why not reap a little reward, we are all so used to seeing a short plug i doubt it would put anyone off.
Thank you for that good explanation. You simplified it so well. Get a sponsor, we all love your channel and if the sponsor helps to keep it going, it's a win win for all.
As a subscriber, I am delighted with your content - and you! Adding a few moments of advertising seems completely fair - and from what I have seen on other valued channels, does not take away from your point of view. Good luck! And thanks from helping me keep my work growing!!
There are few and far between reviews that cover the whole colour, monitor, Adobe, print setting; especially with the iMac 5k monitor. THANKYOU!
Nigel, your content is great and so is the quality of your footage. A lot of work and time goes into that. That said, I’m happy if you got one or two companies wanting to sponsor your channel. I don’t mind to see or hear a little publicity in exchange for good content.
As for the printing, I have just started to get some pictures printed. Unfortunately where I live that isn’t that easy as good printing services are sparse and in the country here there are no online services neither (except you wanna print a calendar on glossy paper with heart frames around each pic ;)
I was close to buy a canon printer but stopped the project after not being able to buy quality photo paper in the country. Had to import it and well, just too expensive. Anyhow, hope that printing service I found is good as I would love to see some of my pics printed and not only on the screen.
Keep up that great work and looking forward to next Sunday 🤘🏻
As someone from a developing country, I can relate so much. Goddamn hearts and other tacky shit and mediocre papers.
Green Light on the sponsorship mate, thanks for asking/notifying us. Great, informative FREE videos, why not earn a little something extra from sponsors! Thanks again.
In relation to sponsorship of your channel you should 100 percent do it. You’ve earned the right to do it and you should be paid for what you do. Your content provide value to the viewers therefore you should be rewarded for that. Very informative video by the way. Really enjoyed it as always 👍🏻
Sponsorship isn't bad at all. Go right ahead. Most of us would be happy to see you gaining monetarily for the good work you put in.
Great job, Nigel! Color management is something that makes some people go into a coma. It shouldn’t as color management is as important as taking a great photo with a great camera. I think you’ve done a brilliant job of simplifying/clarifying what it is and making it easier to grasp. It is essential for seeing your vision realized in a print.
Get the sponsors as you need to make a living. I have faith in you that your choice(s) of sponsors will be in line with your sensibilities of this channel.
All the best,
Go get those sponsors Nigel!! The amount of information in your videos is fantastic. I watch a ton of photography videos and yours always have new (to me) information or a unique perspective that helps get me out of a rut. You deserve it for all the effort you've put into the videos you've put out. I am thrilled for you!!
Thanks - appreciate that
Coming from someone who wants to start printing their photos I find it very daunting. It’s not just doing the photo processing with your chosen program ie Lr or Capture one etc and send it to your printer. It’s a good quality screen, buy a calibration tool, the correct paper for the photo, sending print off to a printing service to get correct profile (no idea how much they charge for that per paper type) a good quality printer. In the end it just seems so expensive and out of reach to get good quality photos. I am just an amateur wanting to produce good quality prints, I don’t have the professional jobs that recoup the money I need to pay out on the equipment. After watching and I’m not having a go at you because I love your work and have been subscribed for a long time, it’s just that good quality and accurate prints seem out of reach cost wise to set up.
A very informative overview Nigel on this subject and can testify to being there with the print differing on paper and the monitor but getting there now. In terms of your sponsorship announcement, personally I think it's great news as you have been working hard to build your channel up and as full time photographer this will undoubtably contribute to the continuation of the channel and your profession and I wish you well.
Thanks for demystifying a topic that I have struggled to understand for a while now. I know I need to implement colour management, but really didn't know where to start. A new monitor is definitely on my shopping list, and I will get colour profiles for some Fotospeed papers that I am now trying on my first ever A3 printer, a Canon Pro-100S, as a result of your enthusiasm for the products. As for sponsorship, I have absolutely no problem with you going for it. Anything that helps you continue producing such interesting and informative videos is fine by me. I've learned a lot from you and a few other landscape photographers on UA-cam, and I don't want to lose these wonderful sources of knowledge and inspiration.
Excellent tutorial. I agree what you say about the brightness, it's really the hardest to get right, especially if you sell to customers, where you don't have full knowledge about the space where the print is hung. I also go with 120 brightness for my display, but usually I will brighten my photos a little bit for print, if I don't have control over where they are hung.
Nigel, I've personally learned a lot from you and I find you content very helpful. Your work is inspiring and have helped me channel my interest in photography. I love how you take us with you on your journeys. That in itself encourages me to explore. I've also come to admire your thought process behind your compositions so much so that I now see things differently. Having said that, your work and your time should be rewarded. I'm happy that you are able to secure sponsors. I guess now the challenge would be to manage the time dedicated to sponsors vs the content.
Don't loose your identity in the process.
Brilliant video Nigel. Not enough on UA-cam about this important part of the workflow.
Thanks, Nigel. For explaining a complicated subject in a very straightforward way, for your enthusiasm and your down to earth approach and for even considering your viewers when it comes to what is essentially your business because it’s a source of income. Stay real 😊
Thank you for the clear explanation of the workflow. I'm very happy for you to get sponsored to help support your great channel.
Thanks for Today’s program Nigel I very much appreciated it. Your workflow is very similar to mine as I’m also a user of the d810, iMac 5k, BenQ SW320 and I like to print to the p800. It was really refreshing to watch how you do things and confirm in my mind I have things setup right myself.
As regards your sponsorship, I think it’s fantastic news. You deserve all the financial help you can get as it feeds this Chanel and your family. Great news.
Regards.
Mike.
Thank you sooo much, the video is prescise and tells about escencial and really impotant things so simply, clearly and shortly 🙂
Glad you found it useful
Another great video, i new most of that stuff but struggled to put it all together. Now you’ve made it clear and I understand why one step can effect another. I’ll be watching this a few times.
First time heard about new things. And understanding thanks Nigel
Great video and fantastic to have your sponsorship deal I enjoy all your videos and even when I get stuck in Lightroom or with my camera my first stop is to look through your videos to get over the issue 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Excellent video. I’m currently trying to figure all this out - from camera through printing, so this info is timely. Thank you!
Getting sponsorship is a good idea! I really enjoyed this video. You have given us good information. I wasn't aware of all that is involved in color calibration. (I'm an amateur.) Thank you!
Thanks - hope it helps
thanks Nigel for a very informative film - my images always used to print darker than the image on screen because of the screen being backlit. It just needed someone to point that out. I also find that with using a laptop the angle of screen tilt can also affect the view. Many thanks for your time and effort............same time next week.
Color management is so key Nigel. I find the Apple monitors to be just a bit too blue/cool but the calibration helps to bring that down. The Ben Q’s are definitely great. You presented this topic in a great way👍👍
Finally I understand what color spaces mean. Thanks, Nigel! 👍🏻
Last things first, Nigel. Sponsorship won't bother me as I treat it as another communication tool. There is a huge cost out there for you, and so far, it's all been free for me, so go for it.
Now for the video I've just watched. Whilst I have a high end calibrated monitor, and a similar printer, for such a complex lesson for some/many people, as usual, your precise-but not over the top, presentation, cuts through the heavy technical stuff to reveal what we need to know to get started on the road to fine printing. The graphics are very pleasing to watch, and as usual, you talk "to" me, at my workbench on the other side of the world (Aust) but not at me!
I'm following your channel since a couple of months now with great pleasure. I appreciate your honest attitude as well as the high quality content you bring us. I have no problem at all when there would be a certain sponsor that helps you to continue doing what you are doing. I think you can take the sponsor attention as a compliment for your work, so I would say, go for it!
Thanks - really kind comment
Thanks for this informative video, it's helped answer lots of questions wanting to start printing myself. As for the advertising I have to say you're one of the best photography channels on UA-cam so you deserve the extra income. Affiliate links and advertising fall flat when you recommend something that you yourself don't like but I can never see you doing that. Thanks again for the great uploads, you should be proud of yourself and I aspire to be anywhere near your level of talent.
Great video Nigel; colour management has always been a bit of a minefield for me, but the explanation of the characteristics of the different profiles and how to use them was invaluable. As for the sponsorship...definitely go for it...👊
It's very rare to complete a video on UA-cam but this time I have
thank you sir
Nigel, Seriously, I would like to join you in your workshop someday. Now, people here are getting free stuff from you. It is the law of the universe that take and give is part of making sure that the world continues. You have a good heart, but you really don't have to ask, this is your channel, own it! I just subscribed to your channel for only two days and learned so much! I love what you are doing, and I feel ashamed, not able to contribute to you directly. Please do what is appropriate. Speaking from the realistic side of the world, should there be any basher in the future, they are not only not your followers, they are vampires whom you should ignore. If there is any solid product, never hesitate to recommend and to even earn from it righteously. Bless!
Really great video on colour management. Very informative and easy to understand how the whole process works.
What an excellent explanation of this subject. You’ve really demystified it. Thank you for taking the time and trouble to do it. Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Great video Nigel! Thanks for shedding some light on the whole color management topic. And by all means, jump on the sponsorship deal(s). Makes perfect sense to me and a nice reward for your efforts. Cheers!
I think it’s great to get a sponsorship or two, as long as it helps you and this channel! Great content as always! :)
Good morning Nigel! This video is gold! Thank you for this mate! Have a good one!!!
Great video, as someone who works in the film industry this sort of stuff is overlooked too often.... and re the sponsors... you do what you got to do to keep going...
Many thanks!!
No issue with the sponsorship, you put a lot into your videos so you deserve some compensation.
Good short and to the point coverage of a tricky topic Nigel. I spent a good number of hours wasting ink and paper until I got on the custom ICC profiles from the good people at Fotospeed. Having everything singing from the same song sheet/profile is the key to consistent results. On sponsorship - you fill your boots, it is your livelihood and if the impact is as low as in other photo vlogs, I can live with that for sure.
Sponsorship is not a problem, you have to eat and buy gear :) I think this is one your most informative videos and it is very concise and I will be working to pull all of my options together based on this videos.
Good for you Nigel. I'm glad your channel will be sponsored. I really enjoy your channel, the content is always interesting and inspiring. I have not heard of the Adobe Colour Printer Utility as I have not seriously printed any of my images yet. I am thinking of getting into the printing so this was a very informative video. Thanks so much :) I have the HP Envy Photo 7155 so I'm not sure how well it will print photos, but I guess I will find out :).
Congrats on being able to pick-up sponsorships! I've gotten to a point where I'm finally going to be able to get back to shooting and thus started to watch videos for both technique and inspiration. You do a wonderful job in both content and production. While some may not know why they like your video better than others they watch, it's really the attention to details on the filming and production side that separates out your videos, again congratulations on your success!
Many thanks
Great vlog Nigel, an often complex subject made easy (ish). And good luck on the sponsorship, you have to make a living afterall.
Very timely video for me. I'm getting ready to unpack my new BenQ (not the 320) monitor and calibrate it. I suppose the various printing services do something similar as far as calibrating their equipment. I see you now have the Fuji XT-3. I hope you'll discuss that at some point, as that may be my next step in equipment upgrades. Also curious for your take on the Nikon Z7 in light of all the negativity surrounding it.
As far as sponsorship goes, I'd say go for it. There are no end of other channels doing it. As long as it keeps the content coming without intruding, what's the harm. Carry on!
Really enjoy your videos. Totally understandable that sponsorship is so important to developing and operating a channel so, as long as this is transparent and open to your followers (which I have no doubt that it will be) good luck!
No problem with sponsorship at all but please dont let it turn into a 15 minute add like i have noticed on a couple of other channels i used to enjoy watching. Love your channel and your content you deserve sponsors. Thank you the quality of your channel.
As always very informative. I don't have either of the monitors your using, just an acer laptop. So anything that can help calibrate my monitor and printer is useful.
People always get confused with print settings I find in talks. Great video Nigel! :)
Hi Nigel many thanks for your wonderful videos I really enjoy learning from them. I personally have no issue with your channel being sponsored it is a great way for you to be rewarded for your efforts.
I enjoy your videos very much. I'm so happy you are getting sponsored! Awesome photos and other photography information on our channel. Thanks so much!!!
Another very informative video, which answered a lot of items I often struggled with you put it over in a way that anybody could understand, and by coincidence I do have a calibrator the same as you used and it was money well spent, all I do need to do is to calibrate my printer.....oh by the way the more sponsorship you can get the more you can do on here as long as the ads don;t keep popping up every 5 minutes which would spoil the viewing......Thank You.....DG
Thanks for that Nigel, one of the best explanations I have seen. Wrt sponsorship, personally I have no problem with it at all, provided the presenter is up front about it. What I dislike and avoid is when presenters mention and reco stuff from which they are getting some sort of payment or benefit, but dont say so. All the very best - Jn
Brilliant informative video. So thanks for all the info ... and lovey Pebbles at the end. Congratulations on your sponsorship deal/s. Well done you. It is a great idea. It is so hard for photographers to make a living these days. Anything that enables you to keep making these wonderful videos has definitely got my vote.
Thx for providing these videos every week!
And as long as you would use their products, I see no problem why you shouldn’t tell us and get sponsored by them.
Great video Nigel, very interesting and informative.
I am not at the stage of printing my own photo's, as their just isn't that many of them yet and couldn't justify the cost of a high end printer.
What I could really do with doing is finding an online printing service providing high quality prints for the odd ones I do want done.
Oh and well done on the sponsorship. Go for it I say, we all view these video's for free and a few adds aren't going to hurt anything.
Nigel, great video and very apt as I've just calibrated my monitor exactly for the reasons you mentioned. As for sponsorship.... you have to make a living so just go for it!
Thank you yet again for a very informative video.A couple of snippets in there that I didn't know and will be using from now on.Keep up the good work mate.
You´ve been extremely clear to me, so thank you very much for this video. I am a very amateur photographer and art history student and have a long way in front of me, but this kind of material is very usefull and I learn a lot. Plus, I think that if you believe in your sponsor and have an honest approach to what you are doing, it´s great to have a better support, because you´ll give better tips too (and maybe make good recomendations on what gear to use, for instance). I really like your work and the places you visit, though I usually never take landscape photos (I live in a city with very little an unintereseting landscape -well, maybe I am just to used to them). But really, my interest in photography is more on the urban an arts side. Anywhere, you always help, and always give a lot, and that surely is because you seem to be also a kind person, and that is wonderfull to have a good relation with your viewers. So thank you again, so much!
Great info I have not calibrated mine yet must do it
Well, you (just like everyone else) has to live from something. If the sponsorship helps you to focus more on stuff that you like to do, I'd be fine with that. Compared to the duration of the videos, it'll be just a few moments that you'll mention them. So go on and seal that deal. I guess most of us will be okay with it.
The guy is hustling and giving us great free content. It's a tone of work to do this, in case you don't have a clue. If you don't have anything constructive or nice to say, keep it to yourself.
@@teixeirat You're welcome, I guess? But please, do us a favour and follow your own advice (say something constructive), in case you don't have a clue. Can you show me the part where I was mean or disrespectful? That would help me a lot. Otherwise you should have kept your comment to yourself.
Tulio, Udo was being supportive of Nigel.
No problem with the sponsorship, especially as you use them. In fact it would be good for a future video on why and how you use them. Good video by the way. I'm looking at upgrading my monitor so this was useful
Go ahead Nigel with that sponsor, you give a lot of hard work here.
Another well formulated and presented educational video - thank you Nigel. I really appreciate these as much as your glorious videos out in the field! I am very happy to hear about your sponsorship - you deserve it. Congratulations. I would think there would be a few great companies looking to align themselves with you at this point as you consistently deliver the finest content on this platform. Seal the second deal! 👍🏻
No problems seeing a “sponsored by” sign and you mentioning it. Go for it. I do have a question as well: have you tried MacOS internal calibration tool? How are the results compared to a hardware tool?
Wonderful explanation. I got answer for all my questions. Thank you.
Been thinking in getting a calibration device, but as for now... I'm not printing at home, so...would consider it at a later date. Thanks for sharing all the info! :)
Thank you for shedding light on a topic hitherto obscure for me at least.
Very informative, thank you Nigel.. Sponsorship is always good and reflects just how well you're doing as a Photographer here on You Tube so I'm behind you 100%, go for it!
Go for it!! What helps you will help us all. Thank you for all your great videos.....
Great video and content. I've watched so many videos with pieces of the information but never one with all the pieces together like this, and it isn't an hour long. My two pennies on the sponsorship, get it!!! Photography gear isn't cheap and rent needs to be paid. I don't mind a couple short ads here and there.
Thanks Andrew
One thing that may have been useful to point out. If you have a local photographic club/society they may have access to the spyder calibration kit and will loan it out to members which means you don't have to fork out for it yourself. Worth checking.
Great idea!!!!
just do it nigel! its never wrong to ake money for creating good content!
use Xrite walks you through printer calibration after you calibrate the monitor. and it is very accurate also lets you use the ICM profile it writes in your fav software CC LR etc create your own custom profiles per ink and paper.
This is massively helpful. Although right now I'm still far from being a pro, or printing my own images, I just saved it for later reference. Thanks!
I struggle only having a basic HD laptop for editing. Especially with the brightness aspect you mentioned. I'm really going to have to work out how to vet my screen brightness set better. Informative though Nigel and something I think a lot of people just skip over.
Hi Nigel. Excellent video, as always. You asked about sponsorship - I think it's absolutely fine and really it wouldn't concern me at all (you've got a crust to earn after all!)
Excellent, concise, and very useful presentation! Re sponsoring, go for it!
Very informative and conveyed very well Thank you.
Good video and very informative👍 FYI display brightness is critical, I had purchased a calibration tool mentioned in the video and come to find out after the first year they charge you for a yearly subscription so buyer beware. I ended up comparing my enlargements with my display and setting the brightness that way to avoid getting swindled by spyder
Great video. I will not mind if you mention the sponsorship in the video for few seconds. Great for you. Love your content.
Great on sponsor! This is your job, your work so don’t let folks give you a hard time!
Jim
Shared experience is the best. Everything looks good on an illuminated screen. Translating the image to print is where 99% end of the work ends up in the bin. Thank you for this thoughtful video. Sponsorship is fine as long as it serves you rather than directs your content.
We are starting to get some interesting fog here in Marin looking forward to slogging out in the damp to take a closer look at it :)
Is it just me or has the comma gone missing on my iPad keyboard?
I appreciate your info and always enjoy your style, I have to say though that after spending £100's on calibrating tools I now dont bother with calibration at all, just send it off to DS colour lab and it comes back fine, I honestly think its a bit of the emperors new cloath's.
I appreciate the great videos and advice as well as viewing your excellent images, so I think that if sponsorship helps you continue that, go for it.
Great video the mud has cleared, thank you 😊