Color management guide from Mark Wood about the definition, principle and truth of color management and how to maintain color consistency

Designers such as graphic designers, multimedia designers, web designers and other creative professionals who create visual concepts by using computer software need color management. Color management can help them communicate more effectively.

It is a common misconception that all electronics should exhibit the same colors, especially with devices with the same make and model. The monitors do not need to be the same make and same model, but for illustration purposes, we used four identical monitor images.

Photographers are used to browsing the photo on the camera screen right after snapping a picture. However, we will still upload the captured images to a computer, then select images we would like to keep, and edit them on a large monitor. Have you ever thought about this? Can the monitor reflect the exposure and color of a retouched image in the way you expected?

How should photographers choose a monitor that can fulfill their demands for photo editing and printing?

Photographers must also learn how to conduct monitor color calibration. Here are some helpful information and knowledge about monitor color calibration that you can be confident about the consistency and accuracy of colors while using your favorite professional monitor.

Being able to achieve consistent colors across different devices and media is a big challenge, and color management is designed to deliver this consistency

How do We Define ‘Accurate’ Color? How we could quantify color in an ‘accurate’ fashion? Before jumping into this topic, let’s talk why the quantification of color is important…