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madelaide:
I liked the suggestion of increasing contrast and I have just submitted them a new version, although I think their rejection may be more related to the shadowed are on the top, with the pots and cup.

My digital is a P&S, Canon A520. 

Regards,
Adelaide

Greg Boiarsky:
I am not familiar with your camera model.  I think that the chances are very good you are shooting in sRGB--most point and shoots are set to that color space.


--- Quote from: madelaide on September 11, 2006, 22:05 ---My digital is a P&S, Canon A520. 

Regards,
Adelaide

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Boylet:

--- Quote from: madelaide on September 11, 2006, 22:05 ---I liked the suggestion of increasing contrast and I have just submitted them a new version, although I think their rejection may be more related to the shadowed are on the top, with the pots and cup.

My digital is a P&S, Canon A520. 

Regards,
Adelaide

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If you're using Windows XP (not sure about other lower versions, but you could try), you could see the the colorspace from the file properties. Click on the file/properties, then go to the "summary" tab, then click on the "advance" button. It shows the EXIF data of the file. There is a field there named "Color Representation" which identifies if you're using sRGB or aRGB.

Moreso, I also have Canon G5 and P&S canon SD550. Just like what Prof said, the color space their using by default is sRGB.

Regards

madelaide:
Indeed, now I see it's sRGB.  However I'm still clueless about the meaning of this.  :)

In the edited images, I don't see thsi information.  Is it kept through edition, unless you call a specific command to change it?

The new version was approved, however it's hard to say if the same inspector would give the same verdict!  I will try to use more contrast in other images, though I'm very careful not to add artifacts in them.  Thanks, professorgb!

Regards,
Adelaide

Greg Boiarsky:
Hola Madelaide,

You're quite welcome, although I think I should take lessons from you, not the other way around.  I'm hardly a best seller . . .

As for the difference in aRGB and sRGB, don't worry about it at this point.  Almost all the microstock sites prefer sRGB, which is what your camera shoots.  When you buy an SLR, then worry about color space.  But, just for the record, sRGB is the color range that is displayed by most monitors, particularly those running on Windows.  The other color space, aRGB, is richer--a wider range of red and blue, if I remember correctly.  This is the color space you'll want to use for macrostock and for printing your own photos--when you get a good printer and dSLR.

Cheers,
Greg


--- Quote from: madelaide on September 12, 2006, 17:19 ---Thanks, professorgb!

Regards,
Adelaide




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