Why Your Brightest Colours Won’t Print (And How to Fix It)

Are you struggling to get those intense, vibrant colours from your screen onto your final print? In this deep dive, I explore the challenges of wide gamut printing, using an extreme example of bright fall foliage to show how working spaces, monitor settings, and ICC profiles all play a role. We look at why ProPhoto RGB might be necessary for certain images, how to handle "out-of-gamut" colours that your monitor can't even display, and the best way to compare your physical prints to your screen. 🚀 Get my custom ICC Profiles: https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/k... Printers mentioned: Epson XP-15000, ET-8550/8500, P900, P700, and Canon PRO-200/300. Looks at paper and printer choices and aspects of soft proofing. Why even a wide gamut monitor such as the BenQ SW2700 used here may not cover the range of colours in your image and what you can do about it when editing photos for printing. Covers how the choice of printer and paper for printing, along with printer ICC profiles lets you know if an image will print well. Just as importantly Keith looks at when 'perfect' colour management is really not so important to the finished print. One of Keith's articles looks specifically at the difficulties of printing some very brightly coloured flowers: http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/a-... Part of Keith's work relating to printing and colour management: http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/ph... 00:00 - Introduction: The Challenge of Intense Colours 01:18 - Choosing the Right Working Space: Adobe98 vs ProPhoto RGB 02:40 - Setting Up Your Monitor for Print Accuracy (D50 vs D65) 04:23 - RAW Editing for Wide Gamut: White Balance & Vibrance 06:41 - The Danger of Purplish Skies at High Altitude 07:33 - Handling Out-of-Gamut Colours 09:27 - Specific Adjustments for Print: Hue & Saturation 11:18 - Soft Proofing and Gamut Warnings Explained 13:27 - Using Epson Print Layout for Wide Gamut 14:58 - Perceptual vs Relative Colorimetric Rendering Intents 15:28 - How to Properly Compare a Print to Your Screen 16:31 - Post-Print Analysis: What to Adjust for Round Two 18:31 - How Different Printers & Inks Handle Wide Gamut 20:41 - Final Thoughts: Colour Management vs. Image Quality ----------------- If you'd like to make a small donation, I have a Kofi page: "Buy me a coffee" https://ko-fi.com/keithcooper ----------------- My articles and videos are always free to access. Any help with running this channel is gratefully received. ----------------- I also have some affiliate links which earn me a commission if used. US Amazon photo/print gear: https://amzn.to/3l9vJC6 B&H Photo: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/?BI=2008... Adorama: https://www.adorama.com/?utm_source=r...