Cookies

Wanted to test out one of the picture profiles I made for my 7D. This is the Marco profile. MargaretAnne so graciously allowed to make a video while she was in the kitchen making some cookies. The coloring is not too shabby. I think I was saved more by the blue daylight coming in from the window by the sink, though.

Meh, the coloring turned out fine, methinks.

Picture Profile Comparison Video

I normally shoot with Technicolor's Cinestyle profile in my Canon 7D, but I was recently challenged by another cinema photographer to shoot with my color in place (just tweaking the color later) because it would allow me to see the scene the way it was meant to be seen and inspire me to shoot accordingly.

I never really thought about it before, but of course I went about to creating my own picture profiles. 

The comparison test has the above four profiles I created, HOPPY, NEUE, MARCO, and FLAT SODA, along with the in-camera PORTRAIT profile, and Technicolor's Cinestyle profile. 

The test is a three light setup in the studio, then at a non-controlled indoor setting where the camera WB was set to tungsten (for poops and giggles) for all the different profile test shots.

• HOPPY is meant to be blown out a little, I like to dial it down to see what coloring I can do with it afterwards.
• NEUE is meant to be almost a little underexposed so a gamma shift later won't blow it out.
• MARCO is just a yellow coloring, with maybe some interesting possibilities later in how to color it.
• And FLAT SODA was my attempt to dial in towards the Cinestyle look but with a little more contrast in it.

Megan+Stephen: Revisiting an Old Video

So, since I've been on this coloring kick, I decided to start revisiting some earlier videos and looking at the footage fresh and recoloring them.

For Megan & Stephen I went with a yellow-orange vintage look.

Magenta Coloring Test

There's a video I've seen where I've been trying to recreate the coloring. In the midst of my attempts, I often just go off on a particular gradient just to experiment.

That's where this video comes in: Magenta. Trying to push the red shadows, the blue midtones, and some slight yellow highlights.