![]() ![]() When printing color negatives, always hold the white side of the filter card toward you to view the print. Each filter has three windows, each with a different strength of that hue. Colored viewing filters are filters sold in kits with one filter for each of the primary additive and subtractive colors. It may be difficult at first to distinguish the difference between colors, especially between red and magenta, between cyan and blue or between yellow and green. Complementary colors (example: magenta and green) are opposite one another. Illustration: Additive / Subtractive color wheel. On our color wheel, the warm colors are at the right of the vertical axis (magenta, red and yellow) and the cool colors are at the left of the axis (green, cyan and blue). ![]() Instead of trying to identify a cast from six possible colors, you can halve the possibilities by determining whether the cast is warm or cool. Usually areas of the print that should be neutral gray are easiest to evaluate. ![]() Or the cast may be purplish, which would indicate the presence of excess magenta and blue. For example, the cast may be greenish, which indicates the presence of too much green. Look for color casts that you can identify as red, green, blue, cyan, magenta and/or yellow. If the presentation venue is not known, use daylight. Assess the print under the same type of light source in which you will ultimately present it. Once you have printed a full-size trial photograph at the correct density, evaluate the print’s color. ![]()
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