MONITOR SETTINGS

Optimize your monitor for displaying photographs by adjusting the brightness and contrast until all 17 shades of gray in the bar below are distinct.

The best way to do this is to turn up the contrast all the way to get the brightest white your monitor can display. Next, turn down the brightness to get the blackest black you can while still being able to distinguish the next brighter shade of gray in the bar above. With your contrast and brightness set this way you will not be missing any detail in the shadows or highlights of photographs.

There is currently no way to standardize color using jpeg files over the Internet so the best you can do is set your monitor color depth to display as many colors as possible. The bar above and the background of this web site should show shades of gray. If they look like they have a color cast, adjust your monitor until they do not.