epand56 Posted October 28, 2008 Share #21 Posted October 28, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I found this book by Martin Evening "The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers" very helpful in using and discovering the secrets of Lightroom. http://www.adobepress.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=9780321555618 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 28, 2008 Posted October 28, 2008 Hi epand56, Take a look here New Beta Profiles in LR 2 . I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
ammitsboel Posted October 28, 2008 Share #22 Posted October 28, 2008 As the instructions say, the two-light-source-comparison method is optional. You can get solid results with one source at neither of the extremes (2750 & 6300K). I don't think that's optimal as the censor detects color differently at Tungsten and Sunlight. The profile I did at 5000K sunlight was ok but not optimal and not as good as Francisco's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baxter Posted October 28, 2008 Share #23 Posted October 28, 2008 Well buoyed with enthusiasm about the possibilities from the profile editor and this thread, I've had a first stab at making profiles. I shot two source files, one in warm sunlight, the other in deep shade. Rationale for this stems back to Rags Gardner days when I felt sensor responded differently depending on nature of the light. Ended up making loads of CC profiles, none of which were particularly convincing. Now for the good news, the DNG profile editor is great and fast! It's a bit of a fiddle to keep quitting LR, then starting again, so that it picks up new profile so you can see how the new variant looks. Given my earlier comments about Adobe being too hot on reds, I aimed to knock these back a bit. And did! Not convinced that it is entirely nailed, but ought to be soon, and easily. By playing with the tone curve it means that you don't necessarily need to brighten images using other controls which seems necessary for the canned Camera Std profile. I've only made profiles from the sunny file. Two attempts at a more natural (to my eyes) colour and then a punchy one. Both need work, the latter more so!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share #24 Posted October 28, 2008 Baxter - great! Happy to beta test if you get things you'd like to share... Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammitsboel Posted October 28, 2008 Share #25 Posted October 28, 2008 Just got my viewing booth and will try to do some profiles containing 2800K and 6500K. I don't get the colors saturated enough when using one shot for both. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonkirk Posted October 29, 2008 Share #26 Posted October 29, 2008 Hi, Baxter - I'm glad someone else found it easy & rewarding! Please tell us if there's much difference in using one file at intermediate color temperature, versus two, as you're doing. If you really think it makes a difference, I'll go ahead & repeat the job that way. My evidence was sort of scanty. I just looked at the shot of the color checker by rotating through the different profiles (4.4, Beta 1, etc., & mine). I thought the profiles made from shots at different degrees K looked more alike than when I compared them with the other profiles. A commercial photographer whose studio is next door to my workspace says he's going to start putting the whole color checker into the scene on critical shots, instead of just a gray card, & make a profile that's specific to the particular camera, lens, & lighting. Kirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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