Viewing Tips

When viewing photos on your monitor or mobile device, the colors should be accurate and the photographs sharp. If you think your photos look great, you can skip this page.

Photographs don’t look the same on every device. Here are essential photo viewing tips.

When viewing photos on your computer monitor or mobile screen, colors should be accurate, and your photographs should be sharp. If you think your photos look great, you can skip this page.

However, if your photos are lighter or darker than you expect, show more or less contrast than you prefer, and appear slightly out of focus or show inaccurate colors, the problem might be your viewing device.

I use top-of-the-line color-calibrated monitors. This means that when I export and upload your images, image color, contrast, and sharpness are accurate. In other words, those attributes are correct and as intended and should appear the same on other color-calibrated screens and devices.

If you think the color, contrast, or sharpness is incorrect, view your images on another computer, monitor, tablet, or phone. If you see the same issues on multiple devices, please contact me for assistance.

Finally, you should avoid modifying image color, contrast, or sharpness on your computer. Since your monitor isn’t color-calibrated, images modified on your computer may not look correct on other monitors.