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Robin Nichols
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Robin Nichols

Born in the UK, Robin Nichols has always had a great love for recording the world with a camera. After finishing school, he studied fine art, before moving on to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he gained a degree in creative photography. He subsequently worked in the advertising industry for several years, before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Robin has always worked in photography: as a black and white printer, a cameraman, a stock photographer, and a freelance photographer. During the 1990s, Robin contributed to several photo-centric publications in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
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My picture looks great on screen but dark once printed

Computer screens look bright and colorful, especially when set for video replay, gaming, and HDR. Because most just keep photos online, it can be a shock to see what happens once it gets printed, in a lab or at home on an inkjet printer. Here are a few tips on how to get the most accurate printing results.

To begin, a simple, non-technical technique to represent 'true' color and brightness is to slightly darken the brightness level of your monitor.

  • On a Mac, set the screen brightness slider three clicks less than full. This should provide a good reference point of how bright an image might print.
  • On a PC, go to the Control Panel and then Display to make a brightness adjustment (Note: access to this setting might vary depending on the PC operating system, plus the make and model of your monitor (check manufacturer's specifications).

Re-edit the brightness of your photo once you have adjusted...

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Robin Nichols

Born in the UK, Robin Nichols has always had a great love for recording the world with a camera. After finishing school, he studied fine art, before moving on to study at Nottingham Trent University, where he gained a degree in creative photography. He subsequently worked in the advertising industry for several years, before emigrating to Australia in 1985. Robin has always worked in photography: as a black and white printer, a cameraman, a stock photographer, and a freelance photographer. During the 1990s, Robin contributed to several photo-centric publications in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and the UK.
Read more about Robin Nichols