Colour management – Leicester, UK

Making colour work for you

Independent colour management advice for photographers and businesses where colour really matters.

Based in Leicestershire, we work in the UK East Midlands and throughout the UK.

Reviews and articles

We have a large collection of reviews, articles and tutorials on this site, designed to help improve your understanding of the subject. There are links to Keith Cooper’s colour management related articles further down this page.

Our expertise originally stems from our own need to produce the highest quality fine art prints and accurate digital capture of images.

Fully Independent

We do not directly sell hardware or software, so our independent advice is usually aimed at helping fellow photographers get the best results.

We can demonstrate any of the many colour management devices and systems shown on this site.

If you are not sure of why you should be getting into colour management, call on us for a short chat?

We’re happy to offer direct advice as part of our commercial services.

Client advice

Colour management is not rocket science – you -can- do a lot of it yourself.

We’re happy to provide our commercial photography clients with help and advice relating to colour management issues, both where where it relates to our work, and more general matters such as monitor calibration.

Training/Seminars

We are happy to include elements of colour management in our commercial photography training.

Keith also gives lectures and more general talks about the importance and use of colour management principles and techniques.

Other index pages

• Blog – news and articles
• Keith’s photography videos
• Printing and paper
• Digital Black and White
• Photography book reviews
• Camera and printer rumours
• The business side of photography
• Tutorial and ‘How to’ articles
• Gallery of some of Keith’s prints

For even more detail, check the category listings and search box at the right of the page

Articles

• Printer Test ImagesCollection of printer test images - colour and monochrome (black and white). Test photos for printer and monitor checking.
• Keith Cooper printer profilesKeith Cooper printer profiles. How to find Keith's professional quality printer profiles. ICC profiles made for our printer reviews. All available for a small Kofi donation. List of papers profiled for different printers
• Dye inks or pigment inks for photo printingWould a dye based ink printer or one using pigment inks be better for your photo printing. What prints look best on what printer ink type?
• PRO-200 Black and white printingPrinting black and white on the Canon PRO-200 A3+ dye based ink printer. Addressing the problem of colour tints under different lighting. Different types of paper and optimising the reproduction of your photos.
• Black and White printing with the P700/P900Black and white printing on the Epson SC-P700 A3+ pigment ink printer. Different types of paper and optimising the reproduction of your monochrome photos. Also covers P900 and P5300/5370
• Custom media for the PRO-300Creating custom media settings for the Canon PRO-300 printer with the MCT software. Using the free Media Configuration Tool software for the PRO300 A3+ (13")printer
• Black and white printing with the PRO-300 [and 310]Printing black and white on the Canon PRO-300 and PRO-310 A3+ pigment ink printesr. Different types of paper and optimising the reproduction of your photos.

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Videos by Keith Cooper

These are videos embedded in articles/reviews.

For a full index of all videos on YouTube, there is a categorised index page here:

Index: All of Keith’s YT videos

• Video/review: iFootage AnglerfishReview Video: iFootage Anglerfish 130W LED Daytime Lighting. LED Lighting with high CRI. CCT from 2700K to 6500K. Colour accuracy testing and performance notes
• Video: LightColor Meter [Datacolor]Video: Datacolor LightColor Meter measures light and colour temperature for light sources, outdoor light, tungsten, LED, HMI, fluorescent, strobes
• Video: Calibrite Profiler 2Video: Calibrite Profiler 2 - adds free camera profiling functions . Single and dual illuminant for DNG
• Video: UPERFECT UMax 22 Touch monitor reviewVideo: UPERFECT UMax 22 Touch external monitor review. 22 inch QHD resolution HDMI with Dual USB-C inputs. Tested as a portable external monitor for my MacBook Pro
• Video: Neewer LED panel – NL-192AIVideo: Neewer LED panel - NL-192AI Adjustable lighting panel. 8000mAh Battery, 15V power supply, 3200K~5600K CRI95+ 600Lux Includes testing of light quality, actual vs measured colour temperature
• Video: Neewer LED panel – NL-116AIVideo and review: Neewer LED panel - NL-116AI Adjustable lighting panel. 4000mAh Battery, USB Type C Ports, 3200K~5600K CRI95+ 600Lux Includes testing of light evenness and actual vs measured colour temperature
• Video: Datacolor Spyder X2Video review: Looking at the datacolor Spyder x2 Ultra monitor and screen calibration system with high brightness support

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Reviews

• Video: BenQ SW321C 4k monitor reviewKeith looks at the BenQ 32 inch SW321C monitor. The 4k UHD display is aimed at the photographic market, giving 99% Adobe98 and 95% DCI-P3. It has a wide range of inputs and features hardware calibration. (19m)
• BenQ SW321C monitor reviewKeith reviews the BenQ 32 inch SW321C monitor. The 4k UHD display is aimed at the photographic market, giving 99% Adobe98 and 95% DCI-P3. It has a wide range of inputs and features hardware calibration.
• Video: Epson XP-15000 reviewKeith Cooper looks at the Epson XP-15000 A3+ (13" width) printer for making colour and B&W photo prints at up to 13" width. With double sided printing for plain paper documents and envelopes it has a paper tray for plain paper. (13m 40s)
• Epson XP-15000 printer reviewKeith Cooper's review of the Epson XP-15000 printer for photo printing, The A3+ or 13" width printer uses dye based inks with an extra red and grey ink. The review concentrates on using the printer for high quality photo output rather than it's 'office printer' functionality
• Canon PRO-200 printer reviewDetailed Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-200 printer review. Keith tests the PRO-200 dye ink printer with a range of glossy and fine-art media, including panoramic prints up to 990mm (~39") long. Update in 2024 PRO-200S differences
• Epson SC-P900 printer reviewDetailed review of the Epson SC-P900 17" (A2) pigment ink printer with sheet feed and optional powered roll paper holder. It has 10 inks and no matte/photo black ink switching
• Epson SC-P700 printer reviewDetailed review of the Epson SC-P700 13" (A3+) pigment ink printer with sheet feed and roll paper holder. 10 inks and no matte/photo black ink switching

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News

• Calibrite Profiler 3 announcedCalibrite Profiler 3 announced. Calibrite announces the release of printer profiling for PROFILER software. Printer/monitor/scanner calibration
• Datacolor LightColor Meter announcedNew Datacolor LightColor Meter - light & colour measurement announced. Multi-functional device that measures both light and colour temperature for any light source
• SpyderCheckrVideo announcedSpyderCheckrVideo video colour management reference card announced by Datacolor. Multiple targets in a hard plastic case, for easy colour and exposure checking.
• Calibrite profiler announcedCalibrite Profiler announced. Calibrite announces the release of the brand-new monitor module of PROFILER software. Monitor profiling/calibration
• Datacolor colour management surveyDatacolor is running a survey (UK only) for photographers, asking about colour management use. For replies up to Christmas 2021 there is also an entry to a prize draw
• Datacolor photo accessories announcedDatacolor have announced a range of new photo accessories, including a small tripod, accessory stand and USB C adapter. Available individually or in a kit
• i1Photo Pro 3 launchedX-Rite have launched a new version of the i1Pro spectrophotometer, the i1Pro 3. The i1Photo Pro 3 package includes the new device for calibration and profiling printers, cameras monitors and projectors

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