Important Note for Night/Dark Photos

Several of my photos are taken at night or in other dark circumstances. Some customers have ordered prints and been disappointed because the print was darker than they expected. This is often because their monitor is turned up too bright. It is also sometimes because backlit display monitors always do a better job of presenting night images.

When viewing a night photo, I recommend that you calibrate your monitor so you are using the standard settings. here is a web page detailing how. The main thing is to get one of the free tools for your OS and set your gamma right -- the printing of a photo is an extra step for those who are serious about it.

Even so, the prints tend to be darker than calibrated monitor shots so you may want to ask me to brighten the print. I can do that. However, the more you brighten a night print, the more flaws show up in it. In particular it may start to look noisy or grainy in the shadows. In addition, stitching flaws may show up that were invisible at the brightness I selected. Night shots tend to have more stitching flaws because with the longer exposures, things move and change more during the shot. But let me know what you want. I don't want you to be disappointed with your image.