The Global Photographer

I am now offering a custom profiling service for RGB inkjet printers. I have spent much time creating custom profiles for myself and a handful of customers, and am now offering this service to the public. I use a Gretag Macbeth iO automated table, which allows me to read as many color patches as possible without errors. Inside of this device is an Eye-One spectophotometer UV, which compensates for papers with optical brighteners.

Why might you need a custom profile? Some printer models have significant variances in output right from the factory. The result is that OEM profiles that are provided may not allow for the best output possible. Additionally, some profiles might not be available for certain third party papers for your specific printer model. Custom profiles are beneficial, if not necessary, for these situations.

So what is the process? The process is quite simple:

1) Send me an email at info@andybiggs.com, indicating that you wish to have one or more custom profiles created.

2) I will email over the targets. These targets should be printed on 8.5x11 (or A4) sheets of paper. These targets have 1728 patches.

3) Print these 2 target pages from Photoshop.

4) Send these 2 targets to me, and include a $50 check per profile being created. I also accept PayPal.

5) I will email you the resulting profile(s) to your email address.

6) Voila