X-Rite features a number of colour management and profiling tools aimed towards photographers. The all in one system of the i1Publish Pro2 provides an array of tools to suit a photographer who requires profiling and colour management of multiple different devices and pieces of equipment such as monitors, printers, paper combinations, cameras and scanners.
Photographers who do not require a system as extensive as this might choose to calibrate their monitor with devices such as the i1 Display pro or the ColorMunky Display. Along with colorimeters and spectrophotometers, there are also many different colour/ greyscale tools available to help with colour management during capture.
Datacolor is another company specilaising in colour management tools for photographers. Along with similar colour/greyscale tools as seen above, the SpyderCube seems to be a handy tools for setting exposure, white balance, black levels and brightness.
Monitor display calibration has several available options on the Datacolor website, such as the SpyderX, an external monitor calibration tool or software options to control monitor profiles.
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As a windows user, I was unable to experiment with the ColourSync Utility app, however, I was able to understand the difference in the colour spaces from the learning materials and video files provided. It was interesting to see the differences in the size of the available colours in each colour space and to learn how each one might have it’s place for different uses and outputs. I found it particularly interesting that while the CMYK colour space was quite small, it had those blue and green tones far outside of what the sRGB colour space was capable of producing. Personally, I have completed all of my work to date using the Adobe RGB colour space.
It was also interesting to me to consider, as a beginner photographer, the relationship between an uncalibrated monitor and how any edits applied in post production to my images might conflict.
Amber Lyons Photography 