War Stories: Color House Tales

So until the day arrives when the process is more highly automated, I think we’re still going to find ourselves paying significant dollars to color houses. Sad but true.

Going Digital

“OK, tell me which is which.” My color house rep hands me a dozen Kodak approvals. His color house recently had bought a photo studio that specialized in digital photography, and I’d resisted switching my high-end books to digital. So to prove to me how wrong I am, he prepares this test. Half the shots are digital, half are film. I have to tell the difference. I quickly make two piles. He checks them—and I’ve missed only one.