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Help with color on my images

11 years ago

I take pictures and on my camera they are a good color but then when I upload them they are no longer as good. What am I to do to make my pictures look good on my computer.

Thank you for any and all help.

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aputernut

11 years ago

Download FREE PhotoScape editing software and you can fix all kinds of things and enhance your photos even frame them. Have fun! http://download.cnet.com/PhotoScape/3000-2192_4-10703122.html

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kbarb - San Francisco - Z10a
11 years ago
There are methods to enhance photographs - sharpen, color saturation, contrast, etc but . . .
Are you sure it's not just either an older not-so-hot monitor, of that your monitor settings need to be optimized ?
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mikie_gw
11 years ago
Post one online somewhere and get everybody's perspective/opinion :)

I was thinking same as kbarb, computer monitor needs maybe tweaking settings..
DA_Mccoy
11 years ago
Did you by chance resize the original picture somehow during the transfer process? Doing so would effect presentation.
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kbarb - San Francisco - Z10a
11 years ago
Like Mikie says, it'd be good if you could post one online so we could see what you're talking about. But in lieu of that, what is it specifically about the photos on your computer that you don't like besides "not as good".
jemdandy
11 years ago
If its a color problem you are having, it may be your monitor. If the image color appears good on your camera's view screen (or other device), but, faded or way off balance on your monitor screen, most likely, you monitor's color palate needs adjusting.

The monitor must be making a proper color display before it can be used to edit/adjust your photo images, else what you see on the screen will not be what you see on your printer output. Expect some saturation differences in the printed output compared to the monitor screen.

If your installed software and drivers do not supply standard color bars, then use a word processor. Adjust the font for bold and large size. Type several lines of text. Next using the controls in the word processor, set parts of the text to solid colors such as red, green, and blue - no pastels. Make monitor adjustments until these 3 colors are satisfactory. If your monitor is driven by a video card, the card may have software for adjusting the monitor and card.

By the way, are you red-green color blind? If so, get someone to help with the color adjustments.
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11 years ago
I'd have to agree with trying to set the Monitor colors over changing the Photo. Once the photos are changed they may not print to your liking. Just make sure the Monitor is displaying the proper colors and then go from there!
groundbeef1
11 years ago
It sounds as though your monitor is out of calibration. If you are a casual photographer, you might find a few calibration tools for free on the web. If you're looking to get serious into photography, look into Spyder products. Also, get a good monitor that can be calibrated, they make a world of difference.

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