MarcusPhotographic
Oct-01-2009, 05:06 PM
Friends, I have spent way too many hours editing and adjusting about 300 shots from a bellydance event in NYC. There are 10 performances posted on my site in 1 gallery - this is just a temp for now to get things finalized. I have a Viewsonic VX2835 - a 24 inch. This is great for large viewing, but it's really not rated well for color accuracy. I haven't been able to get the color calibrated correctly (will buy a colorimeter soon). I could really use a bit of feedback from someone with a good screen for correct WB.
Different galleries have different WB values - i was experimenting. 1-100 are 2550-2600 - 150-300 are mostly 2625 or so. I am increasing magenta by +4 throughout. Native WB and auto WB are way yellow or just off. The shots were taken with a couple soft spot lights and that's it. 2500 or 3000 ISO on a D700. Most shots are pushed 1-3 EV's - hence some are going to show color flaws, some clipping is on purpose. Nikon also has a strong red shift it seems in the higher ISO. I don't know all the tricks yet for correcting.
So, can someone take a look at these from the overall perspective? Is there a performer that looks more/less correct from a skin tone perspective? i can see that some of the shots are blown and/or hot - i will be pulling back some of the adjustments that i did. Some is cool for the effect...but i'm really looking for a sense as to which WB is the right temp. Thanks a bunch if anyone replies..
www.marcussimpsonphotography.com - featured gallery - NYC Bellydance or below.
http://www.marcussimpsonphotography.com/<wbr>Culture-and-Events/Performances/Tribal-P<wbr>ura-BellyDance/9686467_8bYAU#667197087_G<wbr>bMWo (http://www.marcussimpsonphotography.com/Culture-and-Events/Performances/Tribal-Pura-BellyDance/9686467_8bYAU#667197087_GbMWo)
Different galleries have different WB values - i was experimenting. 1-100 are 2550-2600 - 150-300 are mostly 2625 or so. I am increasing magenta by +4 throughout. Native WB and auto WB are way yellow or just off. The shots were taken with a couple soft spot lights and that's it. 2500 or 3000 ISO on a D700. Most shots are pushed 1-3 EV's - hence some are going to show color flaws, some clipping is on purpose. Nikon also has a strong red shift it seems in the higher ISO. I don't know all the tricks yet for correcting.
So, can someone take a look at these from the overall perspective? Is there a performer that looks more/less correct from a skin tone perspective? i can see that some of the shots are blown and/or hot - i will be pulling back some of the adjustments that i did. Some is cool for the effect...but i'm really looking for a sense as to which WB is the right temp. Thanks a bunch if anyone replies..
www.marcussimpsonphotography.com - featured gallery - NYC Bellydance or below.
http://www.marcussimpsonphotography.com/<wbr>Culture-and-Events/Performances/Tribal-P<wbr>ura-BellyDance/9686467_8bYAU#667197087_G<wbr>bMWo (http://www.marcussimpsonphotography.com/Culture-and-Events/Performances/Tribal-Pura-BellyDance/9686467_8bYAU#667197087_GbMWo)