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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
