Correct Color

Getting color right has been the quest of artists throughout the ages. Why is it so difficult to reproduce colors the way our eyes and minds perceive them? Why isn't my idea of green the same as yours? Why do I rarely see the same colors on my computer monitor that I see in real life? And why doesn't the same color I see on my computer appear on the paper that comes out of my printer?

Good questions deserve good answers, and that's what you'll get in this comprehensive, but reader-friendly book. You'll learn about color in your world; how to capture it correctly, see it accurately on your monitor, edit it effectively, and print it accurately. You'll learn the secrets of unlocking the detail and color in your digital pictures. Finally, a book that delivers down-to-earth explanations of how color really works, and tells you how you can make it behave all the way from your camera to your monitor, and on to your printer. You will see the world of color from a very practical vantage point. Color science made understandable- what a concept! This is a book you will refer to over and over again for years because it provides simple, timeless truths about how color behaves (and sometimes misbehaves) in your world. Controlling color is the key.