Ian likes to talk about the good old days, when colour correction and colour management were a matter of picking up the phone and complaining to the lab. OK … I remember them too. Well, you can still outsource colour correction, but colour management is a shared responsibility now. In my earlier post I talk about screen calibration and soft-proofing, which most of us at least know about - but few people understand that taking all the care in the world over those won't be enough if your working environment is wrong. Try this experiment. First thing in the morning, sit down at your desk (where you normally work), colour correct an image and save it as Morning. Then colour correct the same file in the afternoon and save it as Afternoon. Then do it all again in the evening. In fact do it for a few days. You'll end up with different versions of the same file, all corrected at different times of day. Open them all up and compare. Is the colour consistent? Unless you're in a controlled environment where the lighting is neutral and constant, I'll bet they're different. You could do the same experiment but changing the colour of your walls, clothing or lighting, instead of the time of day. You'd get the same result - unexpected variations. Working on your laptop under a tree on a beautiful day, or drinking a latte at Starbucks, might seem a nice idea but they're definitely not great colour correcting conditions. Our team do work in a controlled environment (and blink when we get out in the sunlight!) but not everyone has that luxury. We suggest fitting a hood over your screen to limit the external light hitting your screen and affecting how you perceive the colours you're viewing. I hope this helps a little, but if you need any further information please feel to contact us. Or talk to your local colour management consultant. Here’s the link to our Knowledgebase articles on colour management. Tell us what you think. And here's the last in this series. Cheers, Pete PS I haven't said one word about HOW to edit your images. These posts are just about what's necessary to do it successfully.