Comments on: Averaging and the Complementary Background

By: George Entenman

George Entenman — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:41:26 +0000

Thank you so much. I can’t believe how fast you’ve answered me both times I’ve posted questions here.

I’m now starting chapter 4 of your LAB book, 2nd edition. I’m getting more out of it than my first time using the first edition, which I bought because it was a lot cheaper. You’re correct that the PPW Panel makes it possible to keep on slogging along and to experiment. Again, thanks.

By: Dan Margulis

Dan Margulis — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:29:10 +0000

George,

No, you don’t have to buy anything, but you do have to register. The videos were originally designed for the MPCW book, but anybody who wants to can view them. Just go to the Private Resources page (under Resources) of this site.

By: George Entenman

George Entenman — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:51:14 +0000

I know this doesn’t belong here, but I’ve searched high and low for a way to communicate with you.

I just bought the 2016 LAB book, which seems to depend pretty strongly on PPW Panel (see p. 69 of LAB book). I finally got it installed by calling Adobe support.

My question is: I see a “Movie” button on the PPW Panel, but it takes me to a page which won’t show me the support videos. Do I have to buy yet another expensive book or something?

Thanks,
ge

By: steve chen

steve chen — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 01:25:22 +0000

Dear Dan，

i am very, very happy to receive your warmly reply. It makes my path ahead much more clearly. No word could describe how exciting it is when I received it, and i spread this wonderful feeling to my family. Thank you very much!

i will try my best finding out my way to the jobs of color correction and following the way of color correction you are leading.

It won’t be all romantic, i know, but i will remember what you said in your book, no matter how difficult, how confused it will be, remember it is simple and clear what you wanna do at the very beginning: “make pictures better”, and I will keep going.

It’s great that the Chinese-language edition of Modern Photoshop Color Workflow will be published in just a few weeks! I cannot wait it any more.

Again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH…

Best wishes!

steve chen

By: Dan Margulis

Dan Margulis — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 18:05:36 +0000

André,

It is always good to hear from you. Yes, I think this is an interesting concept with a fair number of applications. I learned it from my friend Chevreul. You, of all people, should be interested to know that I have translated On the Law of Simultaneous Contrast completely. This was rather difficult, as Chevreul was a great theoretician but a horrible writer. What I will do with this product of too much free time on my part remains to be seen!

By: Dan Margulis

Dan Margulis — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 18:04:56 +0000

Steve,

Thank you for the very kind note. I don’t know very much about the current situation with respect to graphic arts employment in China, so I can only say that the more applications you know (in addition to Photoshop) the more attractive you will be to any employer.

China does have a strong printing industry which accepts work from all over the world. In many cases what the client supplies is not satisfactory and changes are requested. This is interesting work because you can never predict the type of picture you will be working on, or how good it will be, or how challenging the correction request will be.

Photo providers are not such a good choice because generally the photographer wishes to do this type of work himself.

I understand that the Chinese-language edition of Modern Photoshop Color Workflow will be published in just a few weeks.

By: André Dumas

André Dumas — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 15:50:02 +0000

Hi Dan,
Excellent article, very informative, but most of all very professional like everything else that you have shared with so many of us in the past thirty years. I’m still referring to your 1995 edition of “Professional Photoshop”. BTW when I purchased that book I thought that the picture on the cover was a picture of you… 😉
André

By: steve chen

steve chen — Thu, 26 Nov 2015 04:43:39 +0000

Dear Dan, i am very happy to see your newest archive here:)))) i am your fan in China, Could i please ask you some questions that make me so sad?
– If i wanna work only about color correction, what job shall i do?
– Or, in other words, which area can i find the job that is all about color correction or includes it? （such as photo provider company, printing house, press，……?)
– Is there a kind of job which is all about color correction in the US or in China?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, Dan！i am a image retoucher in China. i buy two of you lastest books. i love them very much! And i find i love color correction deeply and i wanna do it all my life.

But i have a problem in China. i CAN NOT find any job only about color correction. i can only find the jobs that just include it. For example, Image retouching jobs include color correction, website designing jobs inlude it.

THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART…

steve chen