I am experimenting with scanning printed images. Since prints usually look different from the original screen image I am looking for a way to create an image that looks like the print.
I have created a color profile for the scanner and now the images are almost OK, but they are too light and washed out. I suppose that the cause is that the scanner light is very strong: if I look at my prints in sunlight they look that way.
My purpose is to make the scans look like the prints when viewed in interior light that is much weaker: the print looks darker and with more contrast. I create my prints for those viewing conditions.
I am using RawTherapee 5.11 and I suppose that the correct tool is Color Appearance & Lightning in the Advanced tab, but I don’t know how to use it.
It looks like the Lightness slider under Image Adjustments is a good candidate. Lowering the lightness makes the image look like I want it to be.
There is also the Mean luminance slider (Yb%) that produces similar results, but is not so strong as the above one.
May somebody help me in finding the best tool for my purpose?
Thanks in advance.
Fulvio Senore