Q&A: Capture One
Thank you so much. Yes, usually I use the C1 generic profile for the canon bodies, but I do remember liking a 3rd party ICC created for the 1st gen 5D for use in C1. (more…)
Q&A: Lenses
You can’t duplicate a true macro lens with a normal lens. With a prime lens, you are stuck with one minimum focusing distance and you will not be able to emulate a macro shot with an 85 because it is a telephoto. with wide to telephoto zooms, like the 24-105, you can focus quite close, but only at the widest focal length, meaning at 24mm. At that point, you are dealing with distortion from the wide angle.
Q&A: Retouching
I actually have the first part of a tutorial mini-series up on the FStoppers PPT Youtube Channel that shows how to do this.
Q&A: Mirrors
Good question. That mirror was actually already in the studio when I moved in. I have no idea whose it was, but it’s actually pretty neat. It was definitely bought from somewhere, that I know. (more…)
Q&A: Lenses
I own three lenses. a 50 1.4, an 85 1.8, and a 180 3.5 macro.
Q&A: File Formats and Colorspaces
I edit my images in AdobeRGB as a 16bit TIFF in Photoshop, converting it to an 8bit sRGB JPEG for delivery to the client.
Q&A: File Formats and Colorspaces
Thank you so much and I’m glad they have been helpful.
To answer your question, I submit final work as sRGB JPEGs.
Q&A: Lighting Modifiers
The basic comparison in those instances would be the size of the modifier, as a mola setti is much smaller than a 7′ anything. Each modifier from their respective brand is quite unique despite falling under the same category because they are all made from different materials and all have different shapes. when people try to compare modifiers they don’t really take into account the basic principles of lighting, which is all about the relationship between size of the light source and the subject, and distance of the light source to the subject. it’s pretty unrealistic for me to choose just one because each modifier has its purpose, possibilities, and limitations. This is the same question as, “what is the best lens for shooting beauty and/or fashion?” The truth is there is no right or wrong answer, nor is there even an answer for those kinds of questions. This is why it is so important for every photographer to explore and experiment and decide what works or doesn’t work for them.
Q&A: Lighting
the key was a beauty dish, the smaller catchlight was from an 11″ silver reflector layered with 3 stops of ND gel and tracing paper for diffusion at camera position. the purpose of this light is an overall frontal fill to bring crispness to the skin and fill in pore shadows.
Q&A: Lighting Aly Michalka
thank you, i will actually be doing a “how it was lit” write up on the PREP TO POST site, but to quickly answer your question I used an Altman theatrical/ellipsoidal spotlight converted to Speedotron, so it is actually a strobe head. This was a product offered by Speedotron, but is no longer in production.
