The process of making an image appear natural to the eye, either by changing the lighting or by changing the white balance or tint of an image after the fact.
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What are Color Profiles and where would I find information on using them properly?
I see the term "Color Profile" a lot and I have this vague idea that it helps you adjust color values based on the unique differences of both cameras, displays and printers from some ideal device. ...
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How do I use gels to make my flash match the color of the ambient light?
When using fill flash to supplement ambient light, how do you determine the flash color that will match the ambient light?
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How could one make a DIY Gray card for exposure/color correction?
I know that there are "gray cards" sold that help with exposure/color correction, but as I'm on a tight budget I'd like to make my own. Is this possible?
Also, are there other objects (paint sample ...
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Does Gimp have a Match Color function similar to that in Adobe Photoshop CS3+?
In a recent question, Steve Ross points out that Adobe Photoshop has a useful feature for matching color between photographs. Of course, color adjustment can be accomplished in Gimp with careful use ...
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Why are the red light and its hood in my image colored different than they were in reality?
I took this image in a train station with shutter speed 1/8 second and AV mode, the aperture was chosen to be 4.5. The problem in the colors of the spotlight in the right corner of the image. In the ...
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Which online color correction services give good results?
I have a photo with some problems, like washed out colors, overexposure and a bit of blurriness. I tried to fix it myself in photoshop but that didn't go very well. I also tried an online service I ...
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How can I make the sky in this photo more vibrant?
I spent an evening walking around and shooting with my relatively new Nikon D7000 and I ended up not liking most any of the photos I took..
Let's take this one for example:
The sky was blue and ...
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How do I adjust colour casts between photos taken at different times?
I have several photos of similar subjects on the same background.
As they were taken outside at different times, the lighting conditions are different, and so the colours in the photos aren't ...
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How can I evaluate the colour accuracy of my photos?
I have noticed that the colours in my photos are quite dependant on the medium on which I am viewing them — the camera LCD, computer monitor, TV, digital photo frame and print. So, something that ...
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Colour correction/Colour balance in Post processing of Raw images
I have some RAW files (CR2 and NEF) captured using Canon & Nikon cameras. If I have to perform Colour balancing/Colour correction using Lightroom or Adobe Photoshop CS, would those tools give me ...
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Will LEDs work with a point & shoot camera for light booth digital photography?
I am planning on using multiple strips of LEDs to light up a 2 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft light booth for taking pictures of small items. LED output is Cool White 6500k. Digital camera is low cost 5 megapixel ...
