Silicon 2008 [Part 1]

[foxgrrl]

Silicon 2008 D700, photo, October 2008, Silicon, Doubletree Hotel, San Jose, CA, USA, Sci-Fi, Convention, Sci-Fi Convention Julia Wolf Julia Wolf image/jpeg 2008 4_7003408_681x1024.jpg 402.484kb 4_7003454_681x1024.jpg 679.803kb 5_7003360_681x1024.jpg 538.67kb 5_7003417A_681x1024.jpg633.414kb 5_7003417B_681x1024.jpg633.414kb 5_7003442_681x1024.jpg 555.289kb 5_7003455_681x1024.jpg 654.811kb 5_7003484_681x1024.jpg 677.635kb 5_7003486_681x1024.jpg 668.896kb 5_7003497_681x1024.jpg 551.057kb 5_7003504_681x1024.jpg 481.9kb 5_7003509_681x1024.jpg 504.928kb 5_7003527_681x1024.jpg 698.086kb 5_7003532_681x1024.jpg 741.934kb 5_7003547_681x1024.jpg 599.086kb 5_7003570_681x1024.jpg 670.508kb 5_7003620_681x1024.jpg 407.762kb 5_7003711_681x1024.jpg 452.932kb 5_7003712_681x1024.jpg 609.6kb 5_7003751_681x1024.jpg 619.74kb 5_7003763_681x1024.jpg 615.043kb 5_7003769_681x1024.jpg 616.512kb 5_7003770_681x1024.jpg 617.197kb
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As some of you may be aware, I put off white balance adjustment until I do post-processing — quite some time later. It is then, that I get to play the, "Which color was this originally?"-game. Sometimes I actually remember what the color of the light in the room was, but when I tweek the balance for that, the results look terrible. So in those situations I just tweek the knobs until things look good.
There are technical reasons for all of this, mostly with my camera expecting a black-body radiation curve, and getting monochromatic light instead. So, I get an overexposed red channel, and a way-way underexposed blue channel, or vice versa. (Neither of which is actually the original colors. And there are ways to work around this while shooting, but I haven't been doing it because it's labor intensive. (More precisely, I'd have to manually adjust camera settings, every time I change position. I've programmed my camera to do most of what I do automatically now, but this situations is a bit beyond my poor camera's ken.))

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Comments

[tugrik.livejournal.com]

Just curious... have you ever tried an expodisc? It's a slightly less annoying extra step, but yah, extra step. I keep forgetting to use mine, but when I do, it's done decently.

[foxgrrl]

Just curious... have you ever tried an expodisc?

Yes, just once, it was yours.

(It also works well for figuring out what vignette correction is necessary.)

other fun photo photography toys

[laughingstone.livejournal.com]

When someone mentioned expodisc, it reminded me of a client start-up I've worked with who produces the same type of things, but which are cheaper (and apparently better technically). FYI!

phoxle.com

Re: other fun photo photography toys

[laughingstone.livejournal.com]

P.S. I love the first photo! That cell phone looks futuristic somehow.

Re: other fun photo photography toys

[foxgrrl]

It's a Star Trek Communicator.

[bosn.livejournal.com]

Once again your pictures always are the best. You got real talent there girl.

[tracerj.livejournal.com]

They really do draw one into the subject matter, don't they?

I mean, sometimes I end up slogging through after-con photos (usually Yet Another Four-Hojillion Fursuit Photos) and there's nothing to make any of them really sing. It's a rare individual who can take a photo of a subject not even trying to pose or anything and then get interesting results. Combine awesome photographer with especially awesome subject, and it's pure magic!

[johno.livejournal.com]

Wow!

I bow down to far superior shooting and post processing skills.

You *know* the best time/way to get the best shot.
Then you can make that already great composition POP and grab the lapels of your attention and say "LOOK AT ME!"

Must sit down with you sometime and discuss basic photo stuff with you.