Reddit mentions of Datacolor Spyder5ELITE – Designed for Professional Photographers (S5EL100)

I reccomend /u/shumillionaire 's solution first. If those are not satisfactory, you could always burn a hole in your wallet with a Display Calibrator.

Okay OP, I quickly went through your images, and circled what stood out to me. You're missing a lot of editing marks.

You may want to look into a Spyder to calibrate your monitor, because it's a big deal if you are missing sore thumbs like this.

Have a second set of eyes check your photos before you send them out, it really helps.

It was similar to this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBSL3L6/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_LaMKzb2PZWRMC

There are settings you can adjust by eye but to get the colors looking accurate you need to buy an auto screen calibrator those are around $200. I would recommend the Datacolor Spyder5ELITE – Designed for Professional Photographers (S5EL100) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00UBSL3L6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yeSszbS4W3K02

Also one key thing with calibration factor to key in mind is that calibration only works if the environment the tv/monitor is in, is always the same in terms of light. So if you calibrate it for dark room then it will only display the calibrated colors correctly in while the room is dark.

So here is my wishlist for Camera things I sent my husband:

Think Tank Bag

I actually just got this for our anniversary on Halloween and it's freaking amazing. I love Think Tank everything because a) they're so incredibly thoughtful in their design and b) they're made incredibly well. This bag is replacing the current bag I carry JUST lenses and accessories in on the wedding day. On that note their rollerbag is what I use to carry everything and it's also amazing.

Helios Lens

This is basically a trash russian lens that provides really interesting bokeh and intense, awesome sun flare.

Holdfast

I have one of these already, there's a lot of reviews about camera straps, but as a woman it's been the most comfortable strap I've had. I have the American Bison one, it's very soft and incredibly well made. I get compliments on it at weddings all the time, it looks super professional!

Apple Watch

So nice for checking time, texting, and keeping track of timelines on the day of. I love it.

Mouse

If she needs any computer upgrades that would be a great option too. I need a new mouse because mine is a piece of shit, but monitors, monitor calibration, wacom tablet, etc could be nice too.

All the Microfiber cloths, batteries and SD cards

I buy all these things like candy every season. You can really never have enough of any of them.

As far as her home studio, the first thing I would look at is her chair. Art is nice and everything, but loving her chair and workspace makes such a huge difference. It's hard sitting ALL DAY, my back and neck hurt after a full day. I re-did most of my office and bought a bunch of plants and a new desk and it's made my days much better. Next purchase is a chair.

Hope this helps! I'm sure she'll love whatever you get her :).

>This is what most Apple haters don't understand.

We understand perfectly well. We just disagree, for very solid reasons not related to the comfort of the user in operating the machine.

Apple users often call that "hate" and that's what makes their attitude part of the discussion. It's not "hate". It's rationally supported disagreement.

>iPhones and Macs have never been about the hardware.

This is actually untrue in two different ways. The first is that Apple's hardware design from a visual standpoint is truly top-notch and that's one of its actual selling points; very careful thought has been put into the visual look of Apple's consumer products (that awful 2013 garbage-can-Mac Pro aside). The iMac is a computer you want to put on display and not stick it somewhere out of sight when company is present. I plan to buy a used iMac from my school if I have the money when they go out for sale and I definitely intend to give it pride of place in the room. They're just very nice to look at.

Usability is something else entirely and I have... issues... with their input devices, but that's personal opinion and is beside the point. Also beside the point is Apple's decision to make a non-touch display look like it's a touch display, with the resulting massive fingerprint-on-screen mess. I clean 20 of these screens in my lab weekly. Why Apple made that decision I'll never know.

The other way your statement isn't true relates to color reproduction on the screen. This is a very important aspect of the iMac and Macbook that Windows users of Adobe products and other imaging software actually envy, and rightly so. Hardware fragmentation of the PC ecosystem has resulted in many, many, many different display devices with different color capabilities and resolutions being used on the same OS. There's just no way to create a color profile for every single one that will reproduce color accurately; many devices don't properly poll for the information needed and you can only come close in color calibration without spending hundreds of dollars on a color calibration tool (which professionals who use Windows PCs actually do purchase). Apple, on the other hand, has complete control over all of the hardware and software end-to-end, which allows the company to deploy displays that really do have very very accurate color vs. prints and original photos etc., etc., etc. Yes, it still needs calibration, but it isn't the pain in the ass that it is on Windows machines with a generic or unknown monitor being used.

>We pay double the price of an equivalent PC, and it's mainly for the software. Many of us know and accept this.

See, that's the thing. You're really running a customized BSD. That's the OS, and it's what I'm assuming you're talking about (see below for why I make that assumption). Under the hood it's a Unix flavor. Linux is very similar. Linux is free.

So paying more for the OS doesn't really make any sense at all. Almost all major software packages ship for PC and Mac, so once again you really are paying more for equivalent or less.

Whether or not you get the bang for your buck from a Mac really depends on what you know you will not want to do with it. Spending the same amount on a PC enables you to do things you don't yet know you'll want to do.

For the money, PCs are scalable for future use cases requiring the capability you already have; Apple computers are not because those use cases require muscle you didn't pay for..

If you're a gamer you will not buy a Mac for that use. In that sense the "software" advantage lies with the PC; gaming on Mac isn't really a thing because the hardware is underpowered for the price and because many developers just don't release games for Mac.

Most open source software is built for PC, Mac, and linux, so again, if you're not talking about the OS you're not making much sense unless you're in a use case where you absolutely must have a Mac. Adobe Creative Cloud is also on PC (ad that software truly does perform better on beefier hardware you can get with the money you spend on a PC vs a Mac); 3D software is almost exclusively PC; MS Office is much much better on PC than Mac.

It's also not a decision based on "macs don't get viruses" because they can and do; APFS has its own problems and limitations which are beyond the scope of this discussion.

Here's the fun thing: I'm not restricted to Windows on the software side! I actually run Windows, linux, Android (in an emulator for development) and Mac OS 10 (virtual machines for the win!) on the hardware I bought. I can also completely divorce my hardware from the software running on it, slag the thing right down to bare metal if I so choose, and start over with something else.

PC users pay less for beefier hardware and get complete freedom of choice as far as software goes. Everything in a (desktop) PC is user-upgradeable too.

I'm going to presume that when you say you spend more for the software what you're really saying is that you pay more for an OS you're comfortable with. That's fine! It took me some time to get used to MacOS when I started school and some of its conventions still make me scratch my head. I'm a right wiz in Windows, though, because that's what I'm comfortable with.

I use a Spyder Color Calibrator for my monitors but at this price for monitor, I wouldn't bother.

There are color calibration tools like Spyder series. However, this is usually for professionals who need color accuracy and expensive.