Hi,
I've started to make prints occassionaly at home. Till now I've been printing at Mpix.
I usually use a Canon i9900 (I think), which is a simple inkjet photo printer, and use the supplied easy photoPrint from Canon, using Canon's super glossy photo papers with my Dell desktop/LCD monitor.
I've noticed that the colors are never what I see on the monitor when I occassionally make 4x6's at home, so I've ordered a Pantone Huey to calibrate my monitor. I'm wondering for a serious hobbyist that mainly print from Mpix and occassionaly a 4x6 at home, if this set up will be okay or if I need to get into ICC profiles from printers or what not. If I do, will it make a really noticable difference? I'm a realtive newbie to color management and printing, so I'm sorry if this is a bit elementary in nature. But seeing as I'm not making prints at home for a business or for any serious prints, I'd like to keep things as simple as possible.
Thanks
I've started to make prints occassionaly at home. Till now I've been printing at Mpix.
I usually use a Canon i9900 (I think), which is a simple inkjet photo printer, and use the supplied easy photoPrint from Canon, using Canon's super glossy photo papers with my Dell desktop/LCD monitor.
I've noticed that the colors are never what I see on the monitor when I occassionally make 4x6's at home, so I've ordered a Pantone Huey to calibrate my monitor. I'm wondering for a serious hobbyist that mainly print from Mpix and occassionaly a 4x6 at home, if this set up will be okay or if I need to get into ICC profiles from printers or what not. If I do, will it make a really noticable difference? I'm a realtive newbie to color management and printing, so I'm sorry if this is a bit elementary in nature. But seeing as I'm not making prints at home for a business or for any serious prints, I'd like to keep things as simple as possible.
Thanks