Accurate Film Emulation, Part 1: Kodak Gold 200 ASA
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Accurate Film Emulation, Part 1: Kodak Gold 200 ASA

Using an analog camera and a BMPCC6K, I shot a 48-patch color chart under different lighting conditions. After digitizing the color negatives, I aligned them with the images from the Blackmagic camera after which I compared the images with Light Illusion software. The 1450 color samples collected by the software resulted in a color-accurate transformation lut.

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Introducing & Testing A New Workflow (Printer Light Journal: Part 2)
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Introducing & Testing A New Workflow (Printer Light Journal: Part 2)

In my previous blog post, I talked about this insight I gained during working on a difficult project. Restricting myself to using only the offset tool allowed me to color a project while at the same time keeping the photographic intent of a project intact. It made for a more cohesive look. In addition, I came to the end result much faster than I was used to. In short: the use of the offset tool had many advantages for me. Over the past few days, I've been thinking a lot about how I can incorporate this insight into my current workflow. I made some adjustments to the way I would normally work after which I put them to the test. Read on to find out how this turned out.

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