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Camera Profiles and the ColorChecker Passport — The What, Why and How

Camera Profiles and the ColorChecker Passport — The What, Why and How
Posted by on Nov 27, 2009 in Featured Articles | 6 comments
For a while it was a mystery. I just didn’t get it. No matter how I set the white balance in my Nikon cameras — be it preset or custom — when I opened my images in either Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) or Lightroom (which are, in essence, the same thing) the White Balance number would be way off....
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Lighting Framed Artwork: Beating the Glare

Lighting Framed Artwork: Beating the Glare
Posted by on May 25, 2009 in Featured Articles | 13 comments
Nowhere is the battle against specular highlights more pronounced than when one tries to photograph a framed piece of artwork. “Specular highlights” a direct reflection of the light source on a subject, also known as “glare”, is the bane of all who try to photograph reflective...
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