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[3 Apr 2011 | No Comment | 1,059 views]
6-bits LCD monitor – the ugly truth

Have you ever wonder how come those Apple LCD display always look so good? I have been wondering a long time until i finally confirmed the fear: the mass market has been selling cheap 6-bits LCD monitors. I checked my local very popular computer shopping mall. Over 99% are selling the low quality LCD monitor for imaging purpose i.e. Photography.
The low quality LCD monitor uses the TN (Twisted Nematic) panel technology.It is the most widely used panel type in the manufacture of LCD monitors.
Pros:
They are cheap and offer excellent …

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[19 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 979 views]
Printer profiling service

Dear Students,
We offer printer profiling serviceĀ at a discounted rate. The equipment used is a Datacolor Spyder3Print SR.
You have the below 4 choices*:
1. High Quality Target (225 patches on 2 sheets)
- Student price – SGD$20; Non student price – SGD$30
2. High Quality Target Plus Grays (225 patches plus Extended Grays on 4 sheets)
- Student price – SGD$40; Non student price – SGD$60
3. Expert Target (729 patches on 7 sheets)
- Student price – SGD$70; Non student price – SGD$105
4. Expert Target Plus Grays (729 patches plus Extended Grays on 9 sheets)
- …

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[18 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 1,290 views]
Color Workflow for Digital Photography

Today, most of the people are jumping into digital photography. I have acquired a Datacolor Spyder3Print device for the SG Photo School. There was a chart in the user guide that i want to share with all the students. It provides a visual representation of the color workflow for digital photography with a simple flow and an advance flow.
Let me know if you have any question.

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[5 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 1,137 views]
Monitor calibration service

Dear Students,
We offer monitor calibration serviceĀ at a discounted rate. The equipment used is a X-Rite i1 Display 2.
Student price – SGD$20 for Easy Mode; $30 for Advance Mode
Non student price – SGD$30 for Easy Mode; $50 for Advance Mode. You will also be invited to join Jeffrey’s private photography club.
Please contact Jeffrey@sgphotoschool.com for arrangement.
X-Rite i1 Display 2
Working with a calibrated and profiled monitor is essential for professional photographers and designers. The i1Display 2 offers the tools you need to attain high-end, accurate, on-screen color, whether in your own studio or …

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[27 Mar 2010 | No Comment | 4,639 views]
Which printer calibration tool should i buy?

Have you discovered that no matter how much you did, you just could not print the same colors from the screen to the printer. Either the printout is too dark or the colors became strange?
I have been toying around the idea to buy a printer calibration device. I need to print something close to what i see from my screen. My screen has been calibrated. I have purchased the Eye-one display 2 a few years back.
I have searched the vendors who produces such a device and shortlisted 2 products: The …