1. Print a test photo for use in calibrating your monitor. The photo you print should include a well-lit person with natural skin tones. Print the photo on professional quality, high-gloss photo paper.
2. Set the monitor's brightness and contrast to '0' or their halfway point. Do this with the buttons on your monitor. If you do not have buttons or dials, check your monitor's user guide.
3. Hold the printed photo up to the monitor next to the photo on the screen. Adjust the monitor controls (regarding brightness, contrast and color levels) to match the photo on the screen with the printed photo.
Calibrate Your Scanner
1. Purchase a color calibration print from a professional photo equipment retailer or obtain a high-quality vinyl color chart.
2. Open your scanning software. Set all settings to default, then set the scan mode to 'Color, Reflective.' Scan at a resolution of 300 dpi.
3. Preview the scanned image by clicking 'Image Preview' or similar on your scanner. If your scanning software includes a white point adjustment feature, use it to set the white point on your image.
4. Scan the photo. Save as a TIFF or Bitmap file.
5. Open the image file with your image editing software and compare the scanned image with the original image.
6. Open your scanning software window and then use the color adjustment feature to adjust the colors that appear different on the scanned image.
Calibrate Your Printer
1. Check your printer driver to make sure you are using the correct driver for your printer.
2. Fine-tune the color options within your driver's settings on your computer.
3. Print the scanned photo used to calibrate your scanner and then compare the printed photo with the original photo. Make additional adjustments to your printer's driver settings if necessary.
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