Archive for the 'Color Balance' category
An A2 sized black and white print – Keith Cooper
by Dave Mobbs – February 19th, 2019
Over the years I’ve taken many landscape and architectural photos with the specific aim of making black and white prints from them. Sometimes I get to revisit an older image, such as when I was recently asked for a large… Read more
5 steps to better prints and photography – Coloratti Keith Cooper
by Dave Mobbs – December 12th, 2018
Why spending time getting your prints right can benefit all of your photography 1. Setting things up Great printing comes from having a consistent workflow right from capturing your shot. Any weak links in the chain will show in… Read more
Getting the colour ‘X-Rite’ in post production – Andy Quinn, Digital Compositor, LipSync Post
by Dave Mobbs – July 6th, 2018
Consistency and control – in other words, ensuring there are no unknown variables – is key to making the job of compositing and grading as hassle free as possible. X-Rite’s ColorChecker Video chart is one of the main tools we… Read more
The power of HSL Adjustment Layers in Affinity Photo
by Alan Winslow – March 27th, 2018
When editing using Affinity Photo software, we use adjustment layers to make non-destructive corrections to our images. Working inside the Photo Persona in the Affinity Photo, we are going to look at the power of HSL adjustment layers to make… Read more
Why we need ICC Profiles and what they actually do.
by Sandra Kehoe – August 29th, 2017
Guest blog by Photographer, Educator and X-Rite Coloratti Martin Bailey Following the release of my video on soft-proofing, I received a few questions that helped me to realize that I need to spend a little time going over the reasons that… Read more
Better Color Better Perception – John Paul Caponigro
by Sandra Kehoe – July 18th, 2017
Great Tools for Great Color – Guest blog by John Paul Caponigro Good tools get the job done well; great tools change the way I see. I’ve found it extremely valuable to consider how each tool I use in my… Read more
Video Blog – Competition Winner Shares His Netherlands Experience with Coloratti Frank Doorhof
by Dave Mobbs – May 12th, 2017
Experiencing a five-day photography workshop with renowned Dutch fashion photographer, X-Rite Coloratti and author of Mastering the Model Shoot, Frank Doorhof is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’, one that Mark Wareing from the UK won in our recent competition. It was an… Read more
A Journey Through Color – Coloratti Ashley Karyl
by Dave Mobbs – December 7th, 2016
Sooner or later, every photographer wonders why the colors in an image are all wrong and the questions always end with the same answer. They need a properly color managed workflow. My photographic journey towards color management ironically started in… Read more
Getting Your Perfect Color in Photo and Video
by Dave Mobbs – November 25th, 2016
By X-Rite Coloratti Master Frank Doorhof Everyone can agree that color brings out emotion. Don’t get me wrong, I love black and white photography (and sometimes even in films) but color brings out so much more… when used correctly that… Read more
Controlling Color and Light When Fusing Still and Moving Images – Sanjay Jogia
by Dave Mobbs – October 4th, 2016
Sanjay Jogia and his wife Roshni Jogia run a successful WPPI & SWPP award winning luxury destination wedding photography business based in London, and has been recently featured as one of the 6 Best Wedding Photographers in the World by… Read more
From Photographer to Filmmaker with Mark Wood
by Dave Mobbs – August 25th, 2016
In this latest blog, we asked Professional Photographer, Educator, and X-Rite Coloratti, Mark Wood to describe his recent journey from photographer to filmmaker. Over 30% of photographers are also making this transition into video and we thought we’d share Mark’s experiences for… Read more
Q&A with Tim Grey – X-Rite Coloratti
by Sandra Kehoe – June 12th, 2016
Tim Grey – Photographer, Author, Educator and X-Rite Coloratti answers your questions on Photography, Photo Editing in Lightroom + Photoshop, Color Management and more. How can I remove color cast from a portion of a picture? The basic… Read more
