Bob Michaels
nobody special
Even if you never print there are still reasons to have a color managed / calibrated monitor if you want to have others see you photos the same way you do. Post an image file that looks good on your uncalibrated monitor and no have no clue how others will see it no matter if their monitor is calibrated or not. Only if your monitor is calibrated and theirs is as well can you be assured they are seeing what you intended.
The differences can be subtle. But they frequently are more obvious than the differences in that high dollar lens you just had to have vs. the low priced one. Or, the differences between the big high dollar monitor you used vs. the much less expensive but properly calibrated one. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
The differences can be subtle. But they frequently are more obvious than the differences in that high dollar lens you just had to have vs. the low priced one. Or, the differences between the big high dollar monitor you used vs. the much less expensive but properly calibrated one. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Bob Michaels
nobody special
From 1999 to about 2010 I shot b&w film almost exclusively but outputted digitally. Early in that time, I realized that a color managed workflow greatly benefited the consistency in contrast and tonality of my work both outputted to a printer as well as what others viewed on-line.