In order to view photography and paintings on this site as they are in real life please calibrate your monitor by following the instructions below. If you have already calibrated your monitor it takes only a few moments to check your settings below. This page will help you set a correct white point and optimize your brightness and contrast settings to properly view the images displayed on this site and the web. First read the instructions that came with your computer, then use the monitor or display controls to adjust the following settings. When doing this it is important to use your main browser because each browser displays graphics differently. For instance, Safari displays images much lighter than does Explorer or Firefox.
GREYSCALE SETTING: Turn the contrast as high as possible and adjust the brightness so that you see 24 distinct zones in the image below. On many new LCD monitors the brightness may have to be set as low as possible. The pure white block at the far left should merge with the pure white bar along the top. The solid black block at the far right should merge with the solid black bar along the bottom. 
TEMPERATURE SETTINGS: The black box should be absolute black (compare it to the black border on your monitor). The grey box should not include any tint of colour (it should be a cold grey). The white box should be absolute white.
FOUR COLOUR SETTINGS: Under the 0% column there should be no colour, just clean white. Adjust your monitor until this area is pure white. Under the 100% column the colours should be pure process colours. Adjust your gamma curve up or down so that the 90% column can be discerned. As you are adjusting your gamma curve you will see that the cyan bar appears correct first, then the magenta and black. If the yellow bar does not seem correct don't worry about it. It's not that important. On most monitors it's very difficult to even see the yellow steps. 
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