Michael, I can't load your XMP's into my Darktable 1.6.1: displayed 'Cannot load sidecar' or something similar, and went black, had to kill it. As for lighting, I do not own a flash - it's on my list (has been there for years now).
Kofa On 20 January 2015 at 11:06, Michael Below <be...@judiz.de> wrote: > PS: Here I found a short intro for the handheld flash method: > http://owencherry.com/2013/01/17/lighting-candid-photos-with-handheld-flash/ > > > > Von: Michael Below [mailto:be...@judiz.de] > Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. Januar 2015 11:02 > An: 'KOVÁCS István' > Cc: 'darktable-users' > Betreff: AW: [Darktable-users] Request for edits > > > > Great. Think of these as a different starting point. For example the > whitebalance is a guess (I did the editing on a crappy laptop monitor that > can’t be calibrated…) > > > > For the future, you might think about lighting differently: As a Nikon user, > you have got a very powerful wireless flash control inside your camera. If > the light is difficult, sometimes I set the camera as CLS master without > flash output (“—“ symbol in the menu) , and hold a flash in my other hand > (TTL slave mode, above the subject and to the side). If you don’t have a > flash, consider getting a portable reflector. > > > > Cheers > > Michael > > > > Von: kovacs...@gmail.com [mailto:kovacs...@gmail.com] Im Auftrag von KOVÁCS > István > Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. Januar 2015 10:47 > An: Michael Below > Cc: darktable-users > Betreff: Re: [Darktable-users] Request for edits > > > > Thanks Michael, > > They look quite good on the phone. I'll check them out once I get home. > > Kofa > > On 20 Jan 2015 08:37, "Michael Below" <be...@judiz.de> wrote: > > Hi Istvan, > > Am Montag, den 19.01.2015, 22:19 +0100 schrieb KOVÁCS István: > >> The photos (raw, xmp, resulting jpg) are here: >> http://tech.kovacs-telekes.org/files/darktable-edit-request-2015-01-19/ >> >> Any specific advice, time spent on them is much appreciated. > > Here's my take: > https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7te4b4fyokxh0cw/AAC-Q4aLL7ZFUjhRRBCP7jVRa?dl=0 > > I used a simpler approach than you did, but included a custom white > balance, a bit of equalizer ("clarity"), and some additional > exposure for the faces. > > Cheers > Michael > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. > GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. > Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. > Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet > _______________________________________________ > Darktable-users mailing list > Darktable-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New Year. New Location. New Benefits. New Data Center in Ashburn, VA. GigeNET is offering a free month of service with a new server in Ashburn. Choose from 2 high performing configs, both with 100TB of bandwidth. Higher redundancy.Lower latency.Increased capacity.Completely compliant. http://p.sf.net/sfu/gigenet _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list Darktable-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
