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Image usage information

Printer Test Images

We've got a few printer test images here on this site. There are however plenty more available on the web - this page has links to many of the pages where you can download printer and digital photography test images. -- If you have a test image on your site that you'd like us to mention, please feel free to drop us an email.

We also have some images specially for media selection when creating printer profiles

Black and White

A4 Black and white printer test images (see article on their use - download page)

and strip version (11"x2.5")

Graham Preston has produced a test image aimed at showing up more details of non-linearity. He has kindly allowed Northlight Images to host the file

Graham's test image (300 dpi 13x19 cm) has circular gradients on it, both positive and negative. Unlike the example in my own test image there are also stepped versions that allow you a more precise measurement of where the non linearity is in your prints. As he says... "And once I started to understand what my circular gradients were telling me, I came to realise that they're not very forgiving. It's important to keep in mind that any test image is a tool and not a picture : the important thing is that we're happy with our output, not that we're producing a perfect linearization." Download test image Image ©2006 Graham Preston

Stephen Herron has produced this detailed test image with numeric values indicated for all the patches.

It's available for download (along with other interesting stuff) at http://www.isisimaging.com/PRODUCTS.html

Colour

Note, we also have some images specially for testing print driver media settings when creating printer profiles

When evaluating printer profiles it is important to use a known image, not just a photo you like the look of.

... all those things in the PDI test picture are there for a reason! A reduced version of the Freeware test image supplied (the original comes from http://www.photodisc.com -- we have a copy available for download) The information below is about the PDI test image and is quoted from the PrintFIX PRO on-line help.

A Smooth even gray ramp on the right of the image, without visible colour casts or breaks in the gradient.
Good skintone colour throughout the range of different skin types and their shadow areas, especially the difficult pink skintones in the second face, and the areas where the skin transitions into the hair on the third face.
Dark areas in the hair of the first model that show detail without clogging.
Bright, saturated, colours without loss of detail in the robot, the beta fish, and the coloured beads.
Good deep tone detail in the purple sand in the fish bowl and the background of the tapestry.
Bright sunflower yellows in the sunflower, distinct from the lemon yellows of the lemon.
Good saturated blues in the vase and its stem.
No problem tones in the dark areas of the lemon, the peach, the orange, and the apple.
A rich range of greens in the cactus and the sunflower leaves.
Rich brown tones in the binocular case, transitioning well into the dark areas.
A good range of varying warm highlights in most areas.
The tint of each shadowbox section is effected subtly by the contents of each box.
Cool blue highlights on the optically brightened golf balls.
Good detail in the coloured areas on the elephant, without bleeding from the blacks.

Fuji Test Image

7"x5" at 300 ppi available on our Download page

This image is in the sRGB colour space

Colour and black and white test images from On-Sight http://www.on-sight.com/downloads/

There is a useful media settings selection image as well as much useful reference info on the site

This collection (and others) is available from Bill Atkinson's Mac.com page as a compressed 50MB download.

There are also some of his profiles and profiling test targets

This version, and a guide to using it can be found at Outback Print

This 2.6MB compressed TIFF image is available at the helpful Inkjetart site

Test images in a variety of colour spaces

http://www.andrewdarlow.com/calib.html

Granger rainbow - note that this has seriously out of gamut colours and will never look smooth on any output device.

The article below explains how to make it, but use with care!

http://luminous-landscape.com/essays/test-charts.shtml

Images and targets from the useful HutchColor site
http://www.hutchcolor.com/Images_and_targets.html

Lens Resolution Test images

ISO 12233 Lens Test Chart

http://www.graphics.cornell.edu/%7Ewestin/misc/res-chart.html

Print your own resolution test chart

-Serious- lens testing information from Norman Koren

http://www.normankoren.com/Tutorials/MTF5.html

Lots of links to testing information (in Dutch)
http://home.planet.nl/~ifreriks/Hardware/Testkaarten.htm
More Images from Norman Koren
http://www.normankoren.com/printer_calibration.html

Other areas of our site that may be of interest...

NEW -- Create your own customised A3 size wall calendar from a choice of 90 of Keith's images. Choose your own images for your own custom printed calendar - 12 months starting any month of the year - many all new images not yet in our main gallery.

Digital Black and White. Keith was recently interviewed about digital black and white photography for a magazine article. We have an expanded version here covering some of his thoughts, techniques and tips for those thinking of trying black and white.

As well as our Commercial Photography services and Training there is a growing collection of photography Articles and Reviews on the site aimed at helping you get the best out of your own photography. We also have a growing collection of Photography related information and links that we hope you find useful.

New site features and some of Keith Cooper's latest work are always covered in the What's New page.

Visiting Leicester or wondering where it is? We have views from the Leicester traffic cameras.