tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post5050875017057606295..comments2023-09-27T23:20:44.307+01:00Comments on Amanda Bates' Art Blog: Manual Colour CorrectionAmanda Bateshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-83531414377172575152012-08-29T23:58:56.725+01:002012-08-29T23:58:56.725+01:00there are big willow herb everywhere here too, the...there are big willow herb everywhere here too, they do look pretty even though I pull them up in my own garden. Perhaps I'm just a fan of contrast? If I ever adjust photos I've taken I like them best with as much contrast as possible. Had no luck with Caerphilly castle in the rain though, might as well be in black and white!bethnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383069246571134707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-7928095012512527442012-08-29T00:44:59.197+01:002012-08-29T00:44:59.197+01:00Your CMYK card idea sounds useful Sarah; something...Your CMYK card idea sounds useful Sarah; something to calibrate the correction against. I may have to find myself something similar.<br /><br />But yes, there are lots of variables, and I'm rather of the opinion that any photograph of a painting (with the possible exception of a specialist photographer's work) is inevitably going to be a poor imitation of the original artwork.Amanda Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-14281718797796932902012-08-28T21:15:55.206+01:002012-08-28T21:15:55.206+01:00This is very interesting. I find all of the color ...This is very interesting. I find all of the color correcting variables to be a bit overwhelming. I stick a little CMYK card (from my graphic design days) next to my drawings when I scan them, so that gives me a bit of a starting point. But there are so many variables: scanner/camera, my monitor, the viewer's monitor...agh! Not to mention printing and how the colors change depending upon the various settings, papers, etc. We spend so much time selecting just the right paint/pencil when we paint/draw, and then the smallest tweak sends things off course!Sarah Mellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287853021739077607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-23187257291030113322012-08-27T23:41:50.241+01:002012-08-27T23:41:50.241+01:00Very subjective Beth! To my eye (and via my comput...<i>Very</i> subjective Beth! To my eye (and via my computer screen), the auto white balance one is rather harsh. I atually think it works quite well with <i>Botallack: Chimney</i>, but it isn't accurate. As for the round houses painting, I think the AWB is too much. Too pink. Decidedly garish. And definitely not accurate. I'm not sure that the manual correction is entirely right, either, mind. <br /><br />As to the flowers, they are willowherb. Very BIG willowherb. I don't think iron age people were too worried about "weeds".Amanda Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911674615433964697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4633904073378886404.post-51812797723402885752012-08-27T22:01:13.744+01:002012-08-27T22:01:13.744+01:00I like the auto-white balance best, but then I'...I like the auto-white balance best, but then I'm seeing it through my computer screen and I know hubby and I see colours differently, so perhaps it's all subjective? Are they foxgloves in the round house one? Lovely whatever plant they are.bethnoirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383069246571134707noreply@blogger.com