I've shot a number of cars for magazines that feature restorations. I have to get the original paint color right. I find that a white card helps but my eye is better. Paul On Jan 7, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote:
> On 08/01/07, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I too prefer to work the files according to taste rather than any >> predetermined calibrations. Sometimes I want a warm look, sometimes I >> want a cold look. But I always want to determine what the shot will >> look like when converted. The default calibrations are a good enough >> starting point. In fact, I've found that almost anything is a good >> enough starting point. Yesterday, I accidentally shot some tungsten >> pics when I had the camera set for daylight shade. The results were >> extreme orange and yellow. Yet, I easily dialed them in to what I >> wanted. Digital is forgiving and flexible. I see no reason to make it >> rigid and predetermined. > > Of course the validity of what you say depends entilrey upon the type > of job that you are doing. For instance shooting textiles, artworks, > paint colours etc generally requires calibration for best results, > simply taking a WB measurement off a grey/white reference card often > will not provide acceptable results. > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
