I use Photocal with Monitor Spyder. It has saved me a fortune in prints as what I get looks pretty identical to what is on the screen. I tried the Adobe color matching system that they give you with Elements and CS, but I was unable to really get the color the way that I wanted too.

Color balance is important when you are dealing with multiple images of the same or similar subjects.

James

Tony, thanks, I WILL check that out.

James, I see your point, when shooting multiples like for a wedding, you want the same thing.

I use the Gretag Macbeth Eye 1 monitor calibration.

Hummm. I have never cropped square. I’ll have to try and see what that looks like.

I like this shot much better, you?

OOOOOH. Yes, I prefer this significantly over the prior shots. The color is great and I like the tight composition.

James

Yeah, I like it too. I know this is a keeper, but the one thing that I wanted to achieve with the other shot was recognition. Good bad or indifferent, when people look at the other shot, they say hey that’s a, ummm lilac. This may have more wow factor, but I’m so close I loose that recognition part.