We are in the process of updating this page - some links may still not work correctly, however we are trying to find archive copies of more important articles, so that they are not lost.

Can't find what you wanted?

We've a full search of the entire contents of this site via the search box at the top of the page.

Whilst we welcome suggestions - we do not do reciprocal linking - if you have a site with relevant -and- original useful content then let us know.

Please note we are principally looking for sites that contribute original information in the categories covered.

Photographers' sites are ones that Keith enjoyed visiting.

These links are an evolving resource, and like all links on the web, they sometimes fail. We will try to keep them up to date and hope that over time they become a useful reference.

Individual Photographers (B/W)

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/gallery.html
Black and white images - landscapes by Keith Cooper

http://www.RandallRBreseePhoto.com
Black and white landscapes from Randall R Bresee.

http://paulroark.com/
Black and white Photography from Paul Roark.

http://www.chiphooper.com/index.html
The work of Chip Hooper.

http://www.normankoren.com/
Norman Koren's website. Images and a large collection of tutorials and reference Info.

http://www.alanrossphotography.com/
Landscapes from Alan Ross

http://www.anseladams.com/
The photographer synonymous with B/W landscapes

http://www.kencarney.com/
B/W images from Ken Carney

http://harrington.com/index.shtml
The Black and White Gallery of Roy V. Harrington

http://www.journeysintime.ca
Tanya Divjak - Gallery and works of this Canadian black and white photographer.

http://www.RadekaPhotography.com
The work of Lynn Radeka

http://www.philpankov.com
B/W images of Dublin and Ireland by Philip Pankov. Includes some good examples of B/W photography at night.

http://www.tonyhunter.co.uk/
The work of Tony Hunter

Info. - If you use LinkedIn and are interested in any aspects of Digital Black and White photography. I've set up a LinkedIn group called:
Digital Black and White

Landscape - multiple artist sites

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/
Massive site dedicated to 'The Art of Landscape' includes articles, tutorials, product reviews and photographs.

http://www.dmoz.org /Arts/Photography /Photographers /Nature/Landscapes /Fine_Art/Black_and_White/
Black and White Landscape photography at the Open Directory project collections of work by individual photographers.[updated due to DMOZ reorganisation]

http://www.fabfotos.com
Fabfotos directory of Fine Art B/W Landscape websites(link goes to list of all categories).

http://www.photographysites.com
Large collection of photography sites with a landscape section

http://www.fotosearch.com/photos-images/landscapes.html
Landscape stock - look for some great locations you might not have thought of visiting...

Landscape - colour

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.geoffmurray.com/
Landscape collection, including many of Tasmania.

~~http://www.zhongguohuagallery.com/~~
Great images of Tibet from Zhong Guo Hua (inc. some B/W) -link lost

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Black and White Photography

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.alanmorton.co.nz/
Shadow and Light -- a site devoted to black and white digital imaging.

http://www.photogs.com
Black and White world -- photographers toolkit

http://dpfwiw.com/bandw.htm
A good clear introduction to Black and White photography with a digital camera, has many useful links included. Numerous other digital photography articles in the site.

See also our feature:- Black and White from colour -- a collection of variations on a basic colour photograph created by Keith to show some Digital B/W effects -- Fifteen different views Also Keiths first impressions on switching from 35mm film to digital (Canon 1Ds) for his landscape work, with comparisons of scanned film and digital.

http://www.acecam.com
A quick guide to using that 18% grey card you've wondered about getting. There is also some info on
using one for digital work at http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/dig-exp.shtml

~~http://www.cicada.com/pub/photo/zs/~~ Introduction to the techniques of the Zone System (aka the Dark side of the Force :-))
Pages gone - see site at http://web.archive.org/web/20060808191537/http://www.cicada.com/pub/photo/zs/

Infra Red photography and effects

[links checked March 2010]

~~http://www.cocam.co.uk/CoCamWS/Infrared/INFRARED.HTM~~
FAQ and much more info on the strange world revealed with infrared film
Site broken - See Infra red FAQ at archive.org

http://www.echeng.com/photo/infrared/
Infra red photography with a digital camera

http://www.capturedreflections.net/IR%20photography.htm
Simulating IR via photoshop

~~http://freespace.virgin.net/nick.thomas3/web_pages/technical%207.htm~~
Some techniques (and free Photoshop Actions) for producing IR effects
Site closed see archive copy

http://dpfwiw.com/ir.htm
Infra-red photography with a digital camera

Printing

[links checked March 2010]

~~http://home.att.net/~arwomack01/~~
Good collection of info and links for getting more out of digital printing.
Mainly for Epson Printers, but loads of general stuff as well.
Site lost - see copy at Wayback Machine

http://www.mwords.co.uk/catalog/info-articles-c-15.html
Lots of detailed info on printers, very good on printing problems and their solutions.

Cleaning your inkjet printer
Some of Keith's thoughts on inkjet cleaning and what to use.

Which side of inkjet paper to print on?
Not always as obvious as it seems.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint
Busy mailing list with lot of knowledgeable folks contributing. Info/file section for members(free).

http://www.dpandi.com/
Digital Printing and Imaging Resource — a wealth of information for photographers and the digital printmaker. A chapter of Harald Johnson's book (see books below) "Making a great Inkjet Print" is available online at http://www.dpandi.com/resources/bookstore/mdp/samplemdp.html

http://www.wilhelm-research.com/
The No1 site for information on print longevity. There is an interesting interview with Henry Wilhelm at http://dimagemaker.com/2007/05/04/interview -with-henry-wilhelm-in-melbourne-4-may-2007/

~~http://www.cppfaq.com/whitepaper/07/WP070602.htm~~
A good introductory guide to print longevity.
Site broken - article copy at Archive.org

http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
A discussion and information about inkjet printing with black ink only (BO)

http://www.quadtonerip.com/html/QTRoverview.html
Contains files for enabling Quadtone printing via Gimp-Print and direct control of ink channels. Several ink sets are supported and the author is working on adding new ones. For more OS X printing info see our Apple links/info page here

~~http://carbonphoto.cicada.com/pdf/opticalcentre.pdf~~
When mounting prints they should be positioned at the Optical centre of the frame. This is a point slightly above the true centre of the page which will not appear 'low' as the geometric centre does. The PDF file above gives a simple way of finding this.
Original file lost - Online version at http://www.russellcottrell.com/photo/centering.htm

Printer reviews
Collection of detailed printer reviews on this site

A useful blog detailing a 4800 users experiences, problems and fixes

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/digitalblack.html
An article by Keith Cooper on generating your own 'profiles' with Photoshop for improving black and white inkjet printing in a non color managed setup.

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/eye_one_printer_profiling.html
A review of more advanced printer profiling using the Eye One.

http://www.ssclg.com/epsone.shtml
A seriously powerful (aka dangerous) low level service utility (Win only) for Epson printers. Allows all kinds of ink resetting tricks - READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!

http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi013/Epson9600.html
Ongoing diary of a Epson 9600 owner, packed with useful tips and links for the large format printer user. Much of it relevant to 7600 and 4000 users too.

Textured Art Silk paper
A look at a new 'silk' semi glossy paper from Permajet, that performs well with pigment inks and shows much less 'gloss differential'

PermaJet Fibre Base Gloss
A heavy gloss paper from PermaJet that gives a certain 'darkroom' feel to glossy prints.

ImagePrint media settings
A collection of info about Epson papers to help decide on media settings for the ImagePrint RIP when using non OEM papers.

Black and white printing with MonoChromePro inks and QuadToneRIP
Keith reviews a specialist B/W pigment based ink set from Permajet. The results are compared using different printer drivers, including the free QuadToneRIP (QTR) package. There is also some setup and curve generation information for QTR. The results are also compared to the ImagePrint RIP that Keith uses on his Epson 9600 for his fine art landscape prints.

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps7_page/page_layout.htm
Article covering the problems of centering prints using Epson printer drivers under Mac OS X

http://www.specialistinks.com/qustions.php
General printer/printing help and specific Lyson ink information/downloads inc. monochrome.

Using QTR and PrintFIX PRO for better black and white prints
By using the PrintFIX PRO to take readings from a greyscale test target, you can create luminance only icc profiles that can give a noticeable improvement to black and white print set-ups. It can even be used to improve the results from the likes of Epson's new 'advanced black and white' print settings.

Printer test images
Links to all our own Black and White test images, a copy of the Colour PDI image, and links to other sources of printer and lens resolution test images.

http://www.isisimaging.com/PRODUCTS.html
Stephen Herron has produced a detailed B/W test image with numeric values indicated for all the patches.

Using ultrachrome pigment inks on an Epson Stylus Pro 10000
Disabling the cartridge chip monitoring

http://www.linux-drivers.org/printer_scanner.html
Linux printer and scanner support

We've been contacted by Sample Print in the UK who are providing a free sample print from any one of a number of Canon large format printers from a wide range of test images and media choices.

Places to ask - useful forums

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/EpsonWideFormat

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/macepsonlist

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/EPSON_Printers

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Wide_Inkjet_Printers

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Canon-printers

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/HPDesignJet_Printers

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/QuadtoneRIP

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital-fineart

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digitalprintmaking

http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/APAdigital

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/archivalcolor

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/colorvision_group

Changing inks on a 7600/9600 without wasting huge quantities of ink

[links checked March 2010]

This method was suggested by Rudiger Schafer on the Epson wideformat list. I recently noticed a couple of errors in the menu selection section (6 & 7)"About changing photo/matte black carts - I use the following procedure without draining the printer:(e.g. photo black installed - want to change to matte black)

For purging the old black he suggests the following:

Printer is not switched on.
Open the ink lever.
Replace the photo black with the matte black cart
But, leave the ink lever open!
Go into Maintenance Mode 2 by switching power ON while pushing the 'Paper source', 'Cut/Eject', and 'Paper Feed down' buttons.
Press the 'Paper Feed down' button until you see "SERVICE CONFIG" on the display - press ~~"Enter"~~ button (Should be 'SelecType' - KC)
Press the 'Paper Feed down' button until you see "NPD" - press ~~"Enter"~~ (Should be 'SelecType' - KC)
There are 3 possible settings for NPD:
0 - no ink check
1 - pigmented ink (there should be a star "*" at this setting)
2 - dye inks
change NPD setting to '0' (no ink check) and press "Enter" - a star should show now next to the '0'
Switch printer off.
Switch printer on.
Close the ink lever.
Printer and driver shows matte black.
Print a solid black print-out until photo black in the tubing is all used up (I understand something like 4' on the 9600)"

For purging the old black he suggests the following:

"The 7600 uses ca. 10-12ml of ink before the tube is flushed out. I create in PS an image of the size of 23"x40" and fill it with pure black (RGB 0,0,0). Than I use cheap matt double-weight paper and print that image with 720dpi. When you look at the finished print you see that 2/3 is photo ink as it looks a little bit dull and the rest of the print shows the nice dark matte ink. The system is now charged with matte black.

The 9600 uses ca. 20-22ml of ink. I use the same procedure but the image is 43"x40". "

You can follow the discussion thread on the list at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EpsonWideFormat/message/43923

If you consider that an ink change the 'official way' wastes this much ink for all colours, you can see why there is such a huge saving. If we had one real complaint about the 9600 here at Northlight, it would be the huge amount of ink wasted if you want to change black inks - we are very grateful for the tip!

If you are curious as to what over a hundred pounds worth of waste ink looks like - see here :-)

Note -- We printed four 40"x10" solid black rectangles on cheap matt paper to purge the black line. The first 3 were a light black and the third much darker.

There have been reports that you need to reinstall the Epson driver on Macs after doing the change - if you are using a Mac and get 'COMMAND ERROR' on the display, and blinking ink cart lights, then a reinstall might be tried. As with any Epson driver installation on Mac OSX, it's best to run a permissions fix (using the disk utility in Utilities) afterwards. A lot of the drivers for older printers incorectly set file permissions. As general Mac 'housekeeping' it's good to do a permission repair before and after and new software installation anyway.

Changing black inks on the 4880/7800/9800/7880/9880

Printers we've reviewed

Review - Epson Stylus Pro 3880

Review - Epson 2880

Review - Epson Stylus Pro 3800

Review Canon 9500 mkII

Supplies

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.lyson.com
Lyson — manufacturers of specialist inks and papers. Site includes printer profiles and useful guides

http://www.marrutt.com/
Some useful tips for those getting into digital B/W printing (from a Lyson UK distributor).

http://www.inksupply.com/
Paper, inks, ink supply systems and info from MIS Associates Inc

http://inkjetgoodies.com/
Wide range of professional and fine art inkjet supplies

http://www.silverprint.co.uk/
Paper, inks, film and more - based in London

http://www.colourconfidence.com
Birmingham, UK

Photography techniqes

[links checked March 2010]

Bird and nature photography tips

http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/DOFR.html
Very helpful article about ways of thinking just what Depth of Field really means

http://www.trenholm.org/hmmerk/download.html
Two very good books covering focus and camera movements. Part of the inspiration for our articles of Tilt/Shift lenses

Focusing with tilt
How to focus a camera with a tilted T/S lens

Photography training - Pro photographers offering individual '121' training

Digital image tips and techniques

[links checked March 2010]

Black and White from colour - a collection of variations on a basic colour photograph created by Keith to show some of the different methods 'Eighteen different views'.

Saving photos for the web
Some tips on compression, sharpening and colour management for web photos from Keith.

Why use RAW format with your camera
Keith discusses some of the advantages you get from using RAW format with digital cameras. Includes links to various software packages and tips for handling raw files.

http://www.outbackphoto.com/workshop/channelmixer/channelmixer.html
Useful tips on how to get Black and White images from a colour source.

http://www.russellbrown.com
Photoshop tips and techniques from Russell Brown.

http://www.theimagingfactory.com/
Plugins no longer maintained - see SFX for a current B/W option

http://shortcourses.com/
Comprehensive collection of articles. Very useful if you are just starting out with digital photography, and well worth a look even if you're an expert.

http://www.normankoren.com/digital_tonality.html
A very comprehensive article of getting the quality and tonality from your digital images. Part of a site that should be in any digital photographers bookmarks.

http://www.ellensplace.net/photores.html
Wide ranging collection of Photography resources at Ellen's Place (interesting site in itself).

~~http://www.find.com.au/tutorials/adobe/photoshop/~~
(link at Archive.org)
Site used to keep an up to date list of web based Photoshop tutorials. Archive link is still useful

http://www.jkost.com/
Collection of downloadable info (PDFs & Video) covering lots of the basics of image manipulation, as well as more advanced techniques.

http://www.wacom.com/tips/index.cfm?category=Photoshop
Some useful Photoshop tips from Wacom (especially if you have a graphics tablet...)

Nik Sharpener Pro 2.0
A review of the Photoshop plugin (demo available -See latest Nik Sharpener Pro 3) that provides essential image sharpening. It offers different types and levels of sharpening specifically for different types of printing and display (web) use, and pre-sharpening for converted raw camera files and scans. Includes general info on sharpening and why it's needed.

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/11242.html?cprose=I39
Article by Bruce Fraser all about sharpening

http://members.ozemail.com.au/~binaryfx
The Photoshop Tech Vault --very large collection of Photoshop and prepress articles and links

~~http://www.caldwellphotographic.com /TutorialsDistortionAndColorFringing.html~~
How to go about correcting for lens distortions in Photoshop using the free PanoTools plugin. The software is very powerful but quite non-intuitive to set up. You will want to read the well written tutorial several times to use it!
--- Site appears to have vanished but try the version at archive.org

There is a collection of Panotools info at http://www.panoramas.dk/quicktime/qtvr/tutorials.html
and http://www.kekus.com/ptmac/support/tutorials.html

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials.htm
Very well written and presented collection of techniques to acquire, interpret and process digital photographs. Coverage often includes technical issues not mentioned elsewhere.

http://www.photoshopforphotographers.com/pscs2/sample.htm
What's new for photographers in Photoshop CS2 (includes links to other PDFs)

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/17164.html
Article by Bruce Fraser on why you should look again at photoshop's Auto Color functionality. Keith regularly uses this for correcting lighting when, processing large numbers of Raw images from his commercial work.

Assorted info on using a graphics tablet to work with when editing - I have one and find I just don't use it much, others use them all the time.

http://www.wacom-europe.com/uk/index.asp

http://www.vtutorial.com/videos/Other/Using_the_Wacom_Intuos_3_with_Photoshop

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tools/wacom-pen-tablets.html

http://www.tablet4u.co.uk/wacom.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCilhaP6WZk

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/814830/photo_retouching_using_the_wacom_tablet/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0e8PRSIuFY

Scanning

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.scantips.com/
Very good collection of information on scanning photographic media - for all levels of expertise.

http://www.hamrick.com/index.html
Home site for Vuescan scanner software (Mac and PC)

http://homepage.mac.com/onelucent/VS/vsm.html
A good description of using Vuescan

http://www.silverfast.com/ SilverFast - Scanner & Imaging Software

http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/index.html
A -very- detailed comparison between scanned film and digital images. Loads more real information for the digital/film debate.

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/microscope.html
How you can use your expensive film scanner as a microscope - Some interesting pictures from when Keith got bored with scanning negatives one afternoon!

http://robertdfeinman.com/tips/index.html
Lots of tips on getting the best results from your scans. Page also contains lots of other interesting info on digital workflows, image correction and wide angle/panoramic.

Eye One scanner profiling
Using the Eye One with a scan target to get better results from your film or flatbed scanner - also discusses general matters on profiling.

http://daystarvisions.com/Docs/Tuts/NegScan/pg1.html
A very good walkthrough of the scanning process for colour negatives, from Dale Cotton. This is a similar workflow (including FS4000 scanner) that Keith has used in the past with Black and White film. Keith comments:

"I scan my negatives and save at 16 bit Greyscale. In Photoshop I do most work at 16 bit and only convert to 8 bit for printing.
I try and capture as much information at the start and lose only what won't show up on my print. I find the ability to stack several masked layers of adjustment most useful since the underlying data is only changed when you flatten the images."

Colour Management

It's definitely worth getting to know the principles, as Keith comments:

"I've found that an understanding of colour management (even if you don't have the equipment/software to do it 'perfectly') helps no end in the creative process. I'd suggest that getting your monitor right is an essential first step. Whilst it is true that to do it properly requires either an expensive (self calibrating) monitor or some external hardware, there is much to be gained by starting with doing it by eye. If nothing else, you will realise some important things about the human visual system. For myself it then becomes important to get the printing right - having profiles for ink/paper/printer combinations will go a long way towards getting consistent results. The 'default' or 'canned' profiles that are available are often good enough for marked improvements. The less you are concerned with the technicalities, the more time you have to think about your images. You also understand when the technology is a limiting factor. For example, that really powerful bit of colour in an image that just can't be represented with your particular ink/paper combo"

Colour management information on this site

General Colour Management

Why don't my prints match my screen?
A short article showing why there is more to getting your prints to match your screen, than just calibrating your monitor. It's the vital first step, but you do need to consider some other factors for best results.

Why are my prints too dark?
One of the more common printing problems we get asked about. Addresses some of the steps you can take to produce more consistent prints.

Choosing a working space
There are a number of popular choices for working colour space when editing images. Keith shows examples and discusses his personal choices for different applications. One size definitely does not fit all.

Room and office decoration and lighting for photo editing
Some information on what to consider when setting up a space to work on digital images and evaluate prints.

The very simple guide to 'what is colour mangement'.
Is the red in RGB the same as a London bus, or a UK Telephone box? A very short explanation of what colour management is, and why you use it.

Colour management introduction

Beware the colour management Tar Pit
Know what levels of colour management (and expense ;-) suit the needs of your work... A personal view from Keith covering some of the things it is good for, but also why you should be careful to understand why you are doing it in the first place.

Printer test images

Media settings and profiling for third party inks
Keith recently converted an Epson Stylus COLOR 1160 to third party inks. In describing the profiling of a this set-up with a third party glossy paper, he shows how that often neglected aspect of profiling -driver media settings- can make all the difference between a so-so print and one that he would be happy to send out as a sample to his commercial clients. Test images for media selection.

Adjusting your monitor 'by eye'
Not the best way, but better than nothing at all

Colour management and the web - why getting good colour on web sites is not as easy as you thought

Removing Adobe Gamma - Adobe Gamma is often installed by default on Windows PCs, this short note describes how to deactivate it.

Dual monitor profiling under Windows XP SP2 - A brief note on profiling and calibrating dual monitor systems under Windows XP SP2.

Camera Profiling for ACR with the DNG Profile Editor
Using a ColorChecker card, we've created custom camera profiles for the Ricoh GX200. Used for processing RAW camera files with Adobe Camera Raw. Applicable to any camera producing RAW files that can be opened in ACR.

Using the ColorMunki for black and white with QTR
A special version of our black and white test print for reading linearisation data for QTR

Colour Management
Links to articles and sites we've found useful.
(Please do let us know if you find something useful that we've missed)

Equipment and software reviews

X-rite (ex GretagMacbeth)

ColorChecker Passport - test card for photography. Also allows DNG camera profiles to be built for the Adobe ACR raw converter

i1iSis OBA compensation - Optical brighteners can cause problems in profiling some papers. Article shows why, and reviews X-rite's approach to building corrected profiles for different lighting conditions with the iSis.

ColorMunki Printer profiling - A detailed review looking at the ColorMunki ICC printer profiling system from X-Rite. This expands on this particular aspect of our initial review of the ColorMunki. Covers making and optimising printer profiles, with notes on profile evaluation.

ColorMunki - an initial review of this printer/projector/monitor calibration/profiling device.

i1 Beamer - A software upgrade and hardware attachment device for using the X-rite i1 Pro spectrophotometer for digital projector profiling

i1 Display 2 - Monitor calibration and profiling device from GretagMacbeth - also allows ambient light measurement. (see also updated Pantone version)

i1 Match update - updated monitor calibration functionality

i1 LT (i1Basic) - review
Basic X-rite i1 spectrophotometer package for monitor calibration, light measurement and basic printer profiling.

i1 XTreme - review
Complete i1 profiling package, printers, cameras, projectors, scanners.

i1 Design
A Spectrophotometer and software for monitor calibration, light measurement and basic printer profiling.

Measuring ruler - update to measuring ruler for the i1 design.

i1 scanner profiling
Using the Eye One with a scan target to get better results form your film or flatbed scanner.

i1 Camera profiling with the SG colorchecker

i1 printer profiling
More advanced printer profiling with the Eye One.

i1 profile editing - The Eye One Match software from GretagMacbeth (now X-rite) now allows you to edit icc printer profiles. How easy is it to use, and what things should you consider before editing profiles.

The Eye-One iO automated scanning table - review - An automated solution to improving the quality and accuracy of target measurement for printer profiles when using the i1 (ex Eye One) spectrophotometer.

i1 iSis - advanced measuring device for printer profiling.
An automated whole chart reader for printer profiling test charts. A3 and A4 versions provide spectrophotometer readings for both UV and UV-Cut (filtered) measurements.

May 2010 X-Rite annouce new profiling software for Q4 2010

i1 Match and ProfileMaker Pro will be superseded by i1Profiler later in 2010. We have some notes and press info in the X-rite information section of the Northlight blog. For purchases after April 1st 2010 here will be free upgrades, along with other offers when the software is available.

Sept. 2008 X-Rite and the current i1 range

It now consists of two options. The functionality is the same as we have reviewed, but exactly what you get varies. As a result of this rationalisation, the i1Photo, i1Photo SG, i1Proof and i1XT have all been discontinued, and the i1 range now consists of:

The i1Basic - i1Pro measuring device with monitor profiling software

The new i1XTreme - professional monitor, RGB and CMYK printer, camera, scanner and projector profiling, plus profile editing

With the i1XTreme you can calibrate and profile:

Monitors - LCD, CRT and laptops

RGB output devices

CMYK output devices

Scanners

Digital projectors

Digital cameras*

*Requires Digital ColorChecker SG Chart - available separately.

Datacolor (aka ColorVision)

Spyder3Elite V4.0 - Review of the improved and updated software for the Spyder 3 elite - Monitor and Projector calibration.

Spyder3express - review of Datacolor's basic calibration equipment and software

Spyder3Print SR - Full review of the latest printer profiling system from Datacolor. Updated spectrocolorimeter allows for strip and patch reading.

Spyder3Print - printer profiling package for creating icc printer profiles. Allows considerable optimisation of profile qualities, including black and white.

Spyder3Pro - monitor profiling with multiple monitor support and ambient light measurement.

Spyder3elite - review of the comprehensive monitor and projector profiling system with multiple monitor support and ambient light measurement.

Spyder2express - entry level monitor profiling system from ColorVision for Macs and PCs.

A review of the Spyder 2 pro monitor calibration system.

Projector profiling with the Spyder 2 Pro.

Spyder2PRO Ambient light measurement
The Spyder2PRO now allows you to measure your ambient room lighting conditions before deciding on monitor calibration settings.

PrintFIX PRO
A considerable upgrade to the PrintFIX. The new version uses a Spectrocolorimeter to let you create printer icc profiles (Not sold directly any more - you can ugrade the software for free to Spyder3 Print)

Updated PrintFIX PRO - better colour printing and B/W too...

PrintFIX PLUS
The software only version of PrintFIX PRO that allows you to create icc profiles without your own patch reader.

The original PrintFIX review
Printer profiling system (not sold directly any more)

Pantone

Pantone Eye One Display LT - monitor profiling. The mid range monitor profiling solution in the trio from Pantone. The measuring device is an Eye One Display LT from GretagMacbeth, and uses the Eye One Match software.

Pantone Eye One Display 2 - monitor profiling. The measuring device is an Eye One Display 2 from GretagMacbeth, and uses the Eye One Match software. This review has additional information to that in our original GretagMacbeth Eye One Display 2 review, and compares features between the Display 2, Display LT and Huey.

Pantone Huey Pro - review
Dual monitor support and and improved set of options compared to the basic huey.

Pantone Huey - review
The Huey is a new and relatively inexpensive addition to the monitor profiling market. Keith looks at how it performs, including its novel capacity to modify your monitor setup in response to changing room lighting.

Others

Desktop Print Viewer - PDV-3e - A review of the GTI print viewer, showing why having a well defined print viewing solution helps with print evaluation and soft proofing. Good lighting is a key factor in print consistency and prints looking more like you see on your monitor.

GrafiLite
A review of the Ott Lite based print viewing lamp.

ColorEyes Display Pro
Monitor profiling software that works with a variety of measurement devices.

Kodak Professional Colour Management check up kit - review

Print Profiler - review
An i1 based print and monitor profiling system from Colour Confidence.

Print Profiler - update
An improved version of the Print Profiler package.

Color Management book I often get asked for suggestions about learning more about the nuts and bolts of Colour Management.

My usual suggestion is Bruce Fraser's Real World Colour Management. My own copy is well thumbed. It's my first port of call if I'm asked a question and I feel I don't quite understand an issue well enough to be absolutely sure of an answer.

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RWCM

1st Edition RWCM

RWCM

2nd Edition RWCM

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Other colour management resources

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.toledo-bend.com/colorblind/Ishihara.asp
Are you colorblind - a quick web test will give you some idea

Quick check of your colour vision acuity, courtesy of X-rite

http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/color7.html
Detailed article about modern colour models

http://www.hutchcolor.com/CMS_notes.html
Some basic information on colour management. Site has many useful downloads including test images and targets http://www.hutchcolor.com/ Images_and_targets.html

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/
Ian Lyons Computer Darkroom site — Very good collection of articles and information. Includes info on profiling and colour management

http://www.photoshopforphotographers.com /colormanage.htm
The colour management section of Martin Evening's Photoshop book (see books section).

http://www.photoshopforphotographers.com /pscs2/download/
PSCS2_colmanage.pdf
The latest Photoshop CS2 colour management chapter from Martin's book

http://www.brucelindbloom.com/
Interesting site with loads of Info about colour - test images, data and some nifty animations.

http://www.color.org/info_profiles2.html
loads of articles about colour profiles from the ICC.

http://www.xritephoto.com/
Colour mangement and photography from X-rite

http://www.creativepro.com/story/feature/12641.html
Excellent desription of what rendering intents are all about.

http://www.targets.coloraid.de/
Source for reflective and transmissive scanner calibration targets

http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/monitor_calibration_tools.htm
A comparative look at several different monitor calibration products

http://www.babelcolor.com/download/Light_under_control_2005-11-08.pdf
A very comprehensive guide to evaluating your lighting, for viewing and working, from http://www.babelcolor.com, by Danny Pascale and Roger Breton

http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_black.htm
How good is the black point setting of your monitor?

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Digital Imaging

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.digital-photography.org /digital_photography_cameras/digital_photography_links.html
An extensive collection of links connected to many aspects of digital imaging.

http://www.photo.net/learn/optics/digitaloptics/
A very good discussion of some real data in the digital vs film debate
I've left this link in to give a feel for the heated film/digital debate that was still going strong in 2004, when this page was first put together

http://www.botzilla.com/photo/strobeVolts.html
Be very careful connecting up your old flash to a digital camera -- info on many brands

http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/digital-cameras/
Very well written discussion of the current state of digital camera technology. Written to help answer that question: "what digital camera should I buy?"

http://www.pixelgenius.com/tipsandtechniques.html
Useful collection of articles on imaging related matters

http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/metadata-overview/
All about metadata

http://www.fnordware.com
Free JPEG 2000 (j2k), PNG and meta data export PS plugins

http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/crossmedia/advice/file-formats-and-compression/
Very useful info and comparisons of some newer image file formats - covering open ones such as PNG and JPEG2000 and some proprietary ones: MrSID, DjVu, Genuine Fractals and PixelLive (formerly VFZoom).

http://www.dimagemaker.com
Articles and info on various aspects of Digital Imaging and Photography

How to install Canon EOS software without the original CD

Dust - Digital sensor cleaning (at your own risk)

[links checked March 2010]

http://www.cleaningdigitalcameras.com/index.html
Very comprehensive collection of cleaning info and advice on sensor cleaning. Covers tools and materials. Also includes links to camera manuals for many cameras - well worth noting just for that

http://www.pbase.com/copperhill/ccd_cleaning
Good step by step info on the process os sensor cleaning.

http://www.bythom.com/cleaning.htm
A view of the cleaning process, and what to watch for.

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/sensor-cleaning.shtml
The CO2 cleaner shown is similar to the Tetanal ('tetanal anti dust mini') that Keith uses to get big bits of dust off his 1Ds sensor. Note that by big here we mean 'visible to the naked eye'. Be very careful with any compressed gas solutions, since many of them contain solvents or impurities that could make things worse. If you are still not sure, try them on an old filter and look for any residue. Watch out also for cooling effects, ie don't put a nozzle too close to what you are cleaning

http://www.prime-junta.net/pont/How_to/a_Brush_Your_Sensor/a_Brush_Your_Sensor.html
The cheap way to find the right sort of brush to clean your sensor - the sort that you could pay $100 for if you were not careful

http://www.photo.net/equipment/digital/sensorcleaning/
Clear concise article on cleaning sensors.

http://nikondigital.org/articles/ccd_cleaning.htm
Bad dust - an account of what snowflakes on the sensor is like.

http://www.pictureline.com/newsletter/2004/june/dslrclean.html
More cleaning advice.

Blu-Tack or similar (aka in the US, Tac n' Stik made by Ross, or Duco's Stik-Tack)
This was suggested by William Curwen on the ProDIG list.
"Open a fresh packet, and peel back the grease-proof paper without touching the BluTak. Cut a thin needle shaped sliver using a scrupulously clean pair of nail scissors and attach to a matchstick. Make a couple of dozen, and use a small-point light source to show up any dust on the sensor. Just align up the Blutak needle with a speck of dust and gently stab it once. That is, just tap it as gently as you can - once, and put the BluTak needle down, and pick up another one for a stab at the next speck of dust. I hope I explained that properly."
Brilliant idea - We've not had need to try it yet, but it might be worth having some practice attempts on an old glass filter first. The bits of Blu Tack are also useful for picking up dust elsewhere in your camera before they get onto the sensor.
Another useful idea suggested, was to keep double sided tape on the inside of your lens and body caps. The idea is to catch dust before it gets into the camera body.

Advanced Camera Services in Norfolk, UK - did a good job giving my equipment a thorough clean after a few weeks travelling. Although I clean my own sensor with wide swabs and Eclipse fluid, it helps to give equipment a good clean and service every so often. They also sell a wide range of cleaning products as do CameraClean.co.uk - who's site also has lots of useful cleaning tips and info.