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Webinar Archive: Bildbearbeitung von Aufnahmen mit Mischlicht

Webinar Archive: Bildbearbeitung von Aufnahmen mit Mischlicht
Webinar Archive: Bildbearbeitung von Aufnahmen mit Mischlicht
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Jürgen Nobel

Processing Images Shot in Mixed Lighting

We are happy to present the webinar archive for Coloratti Jürgen Nobel’s program on processing images shot in mixed lighting.  Jürgen works as a commercial photographer in Germany. In addition to his work for commercial and photo agencies, he offers professional workshops both for beginner and advanced photographer for fashion, portrait and beauty photography. He presented  a webinar at the end of May 2013 exclusively for X-Rite.

Missed the German language webinar with X-Rite Coloratti Jürgen Nobel presented on May 23rd, 2013? Watch the presentation again, and enjoy the question & answer session from webinar participants, both in English and German.

In this webinar German language webinar,  photographer Juergen Nobel provides the following tips and tricks:

• Basic techniques for shooting with mixed lighting (daylight plus flash)
• How to compensate for differences in color temperature
• Conversion of RAW capture
• Image adjustments and effects with Photoshop
• Softproofing
• Tech requirements and recommendations

In diesem Webinar wird Fotograf Jürgen Nobel auf nachfolgende Dinge eingehen und Tipps & Tricks dazu liefern:

• Grundlegende Technik bei Aufnahmen mit Mischlicht (Tageslicht plus Blitzlicht)
• Unterschiede der Farbtemperatur ausgleichen
• RAW Konvertierung der Aufnahme
• Bildkorrekturen und Effekte mit Photoshop
• Softproof
• Voraussetzungen, Technik und Empfehlungen

 

View the webinar recording -German language:

Hier können Sie sich die Webinar-Aufzeichnung anschauen:

 

Here are some questions asked by webinar attendees and Juergen’s answers:

Question: My Nikon camera was mistakenly set to Vivid when shooting portraits. Can I change this in post production? I shoot RAW.

 Jürgen Nobel: I use Canon and Hasselblad. In the Canon cameras I use some optimization settings are also possible before capture. Almost anything can be undone in RAW.

I am not familiar with how the Nikon camera uses the Vivid setting since I do not have a Nikon camera at hand. Just try it in the RAW converter. To my knowledge Vivid is a picture style that makes certain color and contrast corrections. While this setting may affect the preview, it does not affect the RAW file itself on Canon.

Question: Can you five a sample calculation for exposure?

 JN: A sample calculation for an exposure does not exist actually. When shooting with mixed lighting (flash, daylight and artificial light) I look first to the daylight and then to artificial light sources. At this point I decide which sources of which are meaningful for the subject. If daylight is not sufficient in order to “standardize” 1/200 second to produce a nice bright light at an aperture of 10, I extend the exposure time using the shutter speed. It is best to go with a light meter to check exposure, in this case at f 10 I set in my camera in manual mode to set the shutter speed. If you have no meter at hand, one can also measure with the camera. Simply select aperture 10 in the aperture priority and see what the camera says for shutter speed. The same goes for artificial light.

Question: Why is there no motion blur when photographing a person at 1/20 of a sec? Is that due to the flash duration stopping the action?

JN: Yes, the flash lit the person. At 1/20 and longer the camera should be on a tripod. How long you can extend the shutter speed depends on some additional factors:

  1. The rule is the lower the power setting on the flash, the shorter the flash duration. However, it does not necessarily follow that 250ws setting on one brand will have a shorter flash duration than a 1000ws setting on another manufacturer’s flash.  There can be huge differences in performance from brand to brand, manufacturer to manufacturer. And the kind of flash you’re using is also critical. Usually compact flast units have a longer flash duration than pack and head systems.
  2. The brightness of the ambient light in the room or environment. If the space or place is very bright even without flash then the possiblity of motion blur increases.
  3. How fast the person is moving has an impact. A quiet sedentary person will allow for a longer shutter speed without the risk of motion blur versus a sprinter running through the image.

My suggestion is to use the lowest power setting possible on the flash to ensure a shorter flash duration, increase the ISO setting on the camera 2-3 stops (as long as quality does not suffer), ask your subject to be as still as possible, use a tripod, and utilize the mirror lock up function on your camera if possible.

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In diesem Webinar wird Fotograf Jürgen Nobel auf nachfolgende Dinge eingehen und Tipps & Tricks dazu liefern:

• Grundlegende Technik bei Aufnahmen mit Mischlicht (Tageslicht plus Blitzlicht)
• Unterschiede der Farbtemperatur ausgleichen
• RAW Konvertierung der Aufnahme
• Bildkorrekturen und Effekte mit Photoshop
• Softproof
• Voraussetzungen, Technik und Empfehlungen

Nachfolgend finden Sie die Antworten auf die Fragen die während des Webinars gestellt wurden:

Webinar Participant: Ich hab bei meiner Nikon Irrtümlich die Einstellung VIVID ,bei Porträtaufnahmen gelassen , kann ich diese Einstellung nachträglich verändern? ich fotografiere in RAW.

Jürgen Nobel: Ich selber nutze Canon und Hasselblad. Bei der aktuellen Canon sind auch einige Bildoptimierungseinstellungen im Setup möglich. Bis auf eine können bei RAW Aufnahmen im RAW Konverter alle rückgängig gemacht werden.
Inwieweit die Funktion VIVID betrifft kann ich Dir nicht sagen, aber ich gehe davon aus dass es möglich ist. Da ich aktuell keine Nikon zur Hand habe, würde ich Dich bitten dies doch einfach mal im RAW Konverter auszuprobieren. VIVID ist meines Wissens eine reine Picturestyle Einstellung, die bestimmte Darb- und Kontrastkorrekturen vornimmt. Im eigentlich RAW File wird diese für eine spätere Konvertierung zwar mit abgespeichert und auch für die Vorschau verwendet, hat aber keine veränderliche Wirkung auf die RAW Daten selbst. So ist es zumindest bei Canon.

WP: Können Sie ein Rechenbeispiel für eine Belichtung geben?

JN: Ein Rechenbeispiel für eine Belichtung gibt es eigentlich nicht. Bei Aufnahmen mit Mischlicht (Blitz-, Tages- und Kunstlicht) sehe ich mir erstmal das Tageslicht und eventuelle Kunstlichtquellen an. Dabei entscheide ich mich, welche Quellen davon aussagekräftig für das Motiv sind. Ist das Tageslicht nicht ausreichend um bei “Standard” 1/200 Sekunde bei Blende 10 ein schönes helles Licht zu erzeugen, verlängere ich die Belichtungszeit. Am besten geht man mit einem Belichtungsmesser zum Tageslicht und überprüft die gemessene Zeit, in diesem Fall bei Blende 10. Diese Zeit stelle ich im manuellen Modus bei meiner Kamera ein. Hat man keinen Belichtungsmesser zur Hand, kann man auch mit der Kamera messen. Einfach Blende 10 in der Blendenvorwahl vorwählen und schauen was die Kamera in der Belichtungszeit einstellt. Das gleiche gilt für Kunstlicht. Soll zum Beispiel der Lichtschweif eines Lampe zu erkennen sein, muss die Belichtungszeit entsprechend verlängert werden. Bleibt man hier auf 1/200 Sekunde, wird der Lichtschweif “tot geblitzt”.
 

WP: Wieso kommt es nicht zu einer Bewegungsunschärfe bei Personen, wenn ich mit einer 1/20sec fotografiere? Liegt das rein an der Abbrennzeit des Blitzes?

JN: Ja, der Blitz friet die Person ein. Optimal sollte bei 1/20 Sekunde oder noch länger die Kamera auf einem Stativ stehen. Bis wie lange man die Belichtungszeit bei Personenaufnahmen jedoch verlängern kann hängt von mehreren Faktoren ab:

  1. Abrennzeit des Blitzlichtes: Hier gilt die Regel, je weniger Leistung desto kürzer die Abrennzeit. Dies bedeutet jedoch nicht automatisch, dass 250 Ws vom Hersteller A eine kürzere Abrennzeit hat, als 1000 Ws vom Hersteller B. Hier gibt es große Leistungsunterschiede. Auch der Typ des Blitzlichtes ist entscheidend. In der Regel haben Kompaktköpfe eine längere Abbrennzeit als Blitzköpfe an Blitzgeneratoren. Damit steigt aber auch der Anschaffungspreis.
  2. Helligkeit des Raumes bzw. der Umgebung: Ist der Raum oder die Umgebung schon ohne Blitzeinsatz sehr hell, besteht natürlich die Gefahr, dass man trotz kurzer Abrennzeiten Bewegungsunschärfen hat.
  3. Geschwindigkeit der Person: Für eine still sitzende Person kann die Belichtungszeit ohne Gefahr einer Bewegungsunschärfe länger gewählt werden als bei einem Sprinter der durch das Bild laufen soll.

Mein Tipp wenn die Abrennzeit des Blitzes nicht kurz genug ist um Bewegungsunschärfe zu vermeiden: Geringere Leistung des Blitzes wählen – ISO Empfindlichkeit um 2-3 Stufen hoch (so lange die Qualität nicht leidet) – Person bitten recht still zu sitzen – Stativ und ggf. Spiegelvorauslösung nutzen um Kamerabewegungen zu minimieren.
X-Rite Color Perfectionists Unite!

Jürgen Nobel uses i1Publish Pro 2 in the studio to achieve the accurate colors required in his workflow. Learn how you can stop guessing and start knowing with X-Rite color management solutions from X-Rite at www.xritephoto.com.

Get the latest news, special offers, webinar notifications and much more by reading the X-Rite Photo Blog and following @xritephoto on Twitter, “Like” X-Rite Photo on Facebook. Now check us out on Google +. Start saving time and money with color management solutions from X-Rite. Visit www.xritephoto.com for information on all color management solutions for video and still photography.

Coloratti Scott MacQuarrie New X-Rite Webinar

Coloratti Scott MacQuarrie New X-Rite Webinar
Coloratti Scott MacQuarrie New X-Rite Webinar

ScottMacQuarrieHeadshotColoratti Scott MacQuarrie presented a new X-Rite webinar in May 2013. The title of the webinar is Travel and Landscape Photography: Working in the Field with Scott MacQuarrie. Click the title to enjoy an archive of the webinar for you to watch on demand at your convenience.

Scott is a brand new X-Rite Coloratti member in Canada.  He has been a photographer for about a decade and has traveled to every continent in the world in his lifetime. We caught up with Scott to talk about his love of photography and why he is particularly fond of photographing polar regions like Antarctica.  I asked him how taking pictures in these environments is different than shooting in more temperate climates.

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“You have to step back and think about our composition a bit,” he said. “Sometimes the subject you’re trying to capture is the color as opposed to the thing that is in front of you. Somebody made a quote that [says] ‘at some point in your photography you’re taking a picture of the light not the subject.’ In some of my compositions I was trying to capture the color of aqua blue.”

Scott talked at length with us about the “difficult light” in polar regions and how he controls the light at the end of the world. “In my work I try to capture the emotional effect of actually being there,” he says. “Good photography made up of a thousand little things that all come together to make a difference.”

 

To continue his work in polar regions, particularly Antarctica, Scott has started in Indigogo campaign called “Life in the Extreme.” He is offering limited edition prints of the work he will shoot during his next exhibition. Funds raised will help finance the expedition. In addition, 10% of all funds raised will go to the David Suzuki Foundation to support a variety of environmental and climate initiatives.

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©2013 Scott MacQuarrie

Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, driest, highest and most extreme continent on this planet. It has only been in the last 100 years or so that humans have had the technology to travel and explore Antarctica. It is still poorly understood even though it’s the subject of almost continuous study. It is Life in the Extreme. CLICK HERE  to learn more about “Life in the Extreme” and how you can participate.

X-Rite Color Perfectionists Unite!Scott MacQuarrie uses i1Display Pro, i1Publish Pro 2 and ColorChecker Passport in his color workflow. Learn how you can stop guessing and start knowing with X-Rite color management solutions from X-Rite at www.xritephoto.com.

Get the latest news, special offers, webinar notifications and much more by reading the X-Rite Photo Blog and following @xritephoto on Twitter, “Like” X-Rite Photo on Facebook. Now check us out on Google +. Start saving time and money with color management solutions from X-Rite. Visit www.xritephoto.com for information on all color management solutions for video and still photography.

 

 

 

Federico Chiesa joins X-Rite Coloratti Community

Federico Chiesa joins X-Rite Coloratti Community
Federico Chiesa joins X-Rite Coloratti Community

Federico ChiesaWe are delighted to welcome Coloratti Federico Chiesa to the X-Rite Coloratti community. Federico is an Italian photographer and retoucher. He mainly shoots advertising, but also loves street photography and fashion. Based in Rome, he usually spends a few months each year in the US.

His youth has not kept him from working with  big name companies like Mercedes, Universal, TBWA, Saatchi &Saatchi, Vanity Fair, Grazia, and  GQ. In addition to his creative abilities, Federico is also a great speaker and knows how to turn complex concepts into easy to understand topics.

If you Google the name Federico Chiesa, most probably you will find images taken from his personal project “Horror Vacui”, which portrays horror icons of all time as they would be at the present today: Darth Vader of Star Wars sitting in front the TV with a blanket; The Shining twins immortalized in a Kubrick movie , now old, in a supermarket corridor doing shopping with a sad trolley. From this personal project to the highest end advertising campaigns, Federico does it all.

Today he shares with us one of his latest projects, conceptualized for  the cosmetic company called Bios Line for the Young & Rubicam agency, in the short interview below. Take a few moments to get to know Federico Chiesa.

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Clizia Capecchi:  Ciao Federico, so let’s get started. Who are you? It’s hard to find a portrait picture of you on the Internet. Are you too tall to be captured in a photograph?!

Federico Chiesa:  This is one of the coolest questions I’ve ever been asked. Actually, I’m a really big guy. I don’t have many pictures of myself around, I don’t know why. I don’t like to do self portrait and no one has ever asked me to pose for photograph (and that’s strange, because I’m also a very handsome boy).

CC:  Can you share with us the workflow approach used during the development of an advertising campaign?

FC:  It all starts with a layout given to me by an art director. The first step is the production of the image. With my collaborators I start to gather props, scout for location, look for the right model and so on. I also start to develop the image in my mind because I always want to be really prepared when I’m going to shoot with the clients.

panoramamodelshootingFor Bios Line campaign I did a lot of location scouting in many Rome parks. The background is made by a compositing of 5 different places. Once I had a rough idea of the environment I photographed the model. I did it in open space using sunlight and 2 flashes to fill the shadows and create some nice highlights.

After that I started compositing all the images into one final image, adding color correction and mixing all the different parts. The last step is wait for the client feedback, make adjustments, and send to printer.

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Final Composite Image

CC:  How important are the latest color management tools in your workflow?

FC:  Since I started as a photographer and retoucher I’m always concerned about color management . Many young photographers don’t pay any attention to this critical part of the workflow. I like to follow my picture from capture to the printing and using the right tool to calibrate your monitor is the first thing you should care about for obtaining a good result.

Many years ago we didn’t have affordable and powerful tools like ColorMunki Photo, and some would skip the calibrating phase, but today you really shouldn’t. When you are in the professional market it’s really important to have a screen to print match. If you don’t calibrate your monitor you’ll never know who did what wrong if it doesn’t match.

CC:   What advice would you give young photographers who are entering the world of work?

FC:  My advice is to have a clear idea about what you want to do. You should create a consistent portfolio and try to specialize in some kind of photography. Try to work with other professionals as MUAs, stylists, assistants. Have every day a camera with you all the time. Be curious.

CC:  I’ll let you tell us what else you would like us to know about you!

FC:  I have so many things to say that I don’t know where to start. I could discuss  how can I be so smart and good-looking, but the answer could be very very long. So… I’ll ask myself: “Why do you like photography?”

Thanks for the beautiful question.

I love photography because it is about instant emotion. You don’t need to understand or spend a long time with a good picture, it just explains itself.

I think that sometimes a picture is even more powerful and exciting than a movie. I can show you a story in a split second and let you use your imagination to fill the gaps. A good photograph could be a punch in your stomach or a gentle caress. And I love how I can turn my vision into a “real” image with a camera and some software.

Thanks Federico for your time! Have a look at Federico’s portfolio at www.federicochiesa.com. He will be in Canada for some special projects over the next three months, but you can always get in touch with him by email: info@federicochiesa.com. Enjoy this video of Federico at work.

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X-Rite Color Perfectionists Unite!Federico Chiesa uses ColorMunki Display and ColorMunki Photo when traveling and i1Publish Pro 2 in the studio to achieve the accurate colors required in his workflow.  Learn how you can stop guessing and start knowing with X-Rite color management solutions from X-Rite at www.xritephoto.com.

Get the latest news, special offers, webinar notifications and much more by reading the X-Rite Photo Blog and following @xritephoto on Twitter, “Like” X-Rite Photo on Facebook. Now check us out on Google +. Start saving time and money with color management solutions from X-Rite. Visit www.xritephoto.com for information on all color management solutions for video and still photography.

 

 

Federico Chiesa uses ColorMunki Display & ColorMunki Photo when traveling and i1 Solutions in studio to achieve the accurate colors that is needed in his workflow.

 

Visit www.xritephoto.com for more info on all the color management solutions available to photographers and videographers.

 

 

Coloratti Seth Resnick Brings D65 Workflow to New York

Coloratti Seth Resnick Brings D65 Workflow to New York
Coloratti Seth Resnick Brings D65 Workflow to New York

Coloratti Seth Resnick brings his popular D65 Workflow (not workslow) Workshop to New York  area May  16-16, 2013. By the end of the program, you will have the skills to create your own successful workflow in Lightroom 4. And, you’ll also receive our comprehensive Lightroom Book; Workflow, Not Workslow in Lightroom 4.

The D-65 workshops are a dynamic resource for photographers of any level. The  4-day intensive is designed to equip you with the tools to manage your work efficiently, effectively, and effortlessly.  Utilizing the 7 modules of Lightroom 4 we’ll teach you detailed workflow, digital asset management, processing and image delivery. You’ll also learn to tag, name, size, and sharpen your images so they’re perfect for reproduction. Plus, you’ll become an expert in keeping every image you shoot organized and archived.

Workshop Location: NYC SALT Studio
Workshop Dates: May  16-19 (9am-5:30pm daily)
Workshop Fee: $1099.00 regular price – Discount Price $899.00 ($200 off the workshop fee)
DIscount Code: D65 200

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Coloratti Seth Resnick is a gifted photographer and educator. See his photography at www.SethResnick.com. And enjoy this video on ColorChecker Passport to get a flavor for his teaching style.

X-Rite Color Perfectionists Unite!Seth uses X-Rite i1Publish Pro 2 for profiling his monitor, projector, and printer. And he uses ColorChecker Passport for camera profiling. Learn how you can stop guessing and start knowing with X-Rite color management solutions from X-Rite at www.xritephoto.com.

Get the latest news, special offers, webinar notifications and much more by reading the X-Rite Photo Blog and following @xritephoto on Twitter, “Like” X-Rite Photo on Facebook. Now check us out on Google +. Start saving time and money with color management solutions from X-Rite. Visit www.xritephoto.com for information on all color management solutions for video and still photography.