So I am at a point where I am reasonably happy with my photo editing skills (experienced amateur photographer), but have an issue where pretty much everything I print is too dark. Whether I’m editing on my MacBook Pro screen or my 27” monitor, I think the screen backlight gives added brightness that doesn’t come across when printed. I’ve also found that I can’t always rectify the situation just by upping the exposure before I print - that will often result in the highlights being blown out in the print. I use a canon Pixma pro 100 printer if it matters.
Is there something I’m missing when preparing to print, because I can’t keep adjusting and test printing every photo multiple times…
Turn the screen brightness down when editing.
Print a printer test image from the internet, then place it near (but not right next to) the screen. Turn the brightness down until you get a similar impression from screen vs print. That’s your best setting for editing.
Thx, I’ll try this first - simple and makes a ton of sense.