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RGB Report

HND Image Editing

Colour Management Report

RGB Brief

This report is written by: Katie

HND1C

This project is designed to expand your understanding of professional colour management workflow, including:

•       input profiling

•       monitor calibration

•       printer profiling

•       ICC (International Colour Consortium) profiles.

You will be asked to watch a short video and answer the questions relating to this video throughout this document.

You may be required to input diagrams or screenshots as appropriate. This is under open book conditions, meaning that you can use the wider internet to help your research.

The deadline for this brief is Friday 14th May 2021.

Part 1 – Colour Management Basics

Watch this short video on YouTube and answer the questions below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP1GgxeY2r0

Q1. What is colour management?

Colour management is a controlled conversion between the colour reprensations of various devices. It can be used with image scanners, digital cameras, monitors etc.

Q2. Why is colour management important for photographers?

Colour management is important as not all programs can reproduce all of the colour range that the human eyes can. The colour space use by each device is designed to produce within given colour space partiecpents

Q3. What colours are the following devices displayed in?

Displays (Screens, monitors, TV etc.): ROYGBIV / Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet

Printers: CMYK / Cyan Magenta Yellow Key

Q4. What does colour space mean?

Colour space is a specific group of colours. This varies on the where the colours are being displayed.

Q5. What are two of the most common colour spaces?

The most commonly used colour spaces are SRGB and adobe RGB.

Q6. Insert a diagram showing the LAB colour space, alongside other common colour spaces and note the differences.

Q7. Explain briefly the difference between ‘colour management’ and ‘colour correct’.

The colour correction process is to make the footage look exactly the way that the human eye sees things.Whereas colour correction changes the aesthetic of the image.

Part 2 – Studio workflow & Input profiling

Watch this short video on YouTube to help answer the questions below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAWIYkmuH8Y

Q1. What is the industry standard colour profile for monitors?

The majority of recent high-quality LCDs are around 6500K. Although 6500K is a good starting point, there are times when you should deviate from it. A little lower colour temperature of roughly 5500K, for example, can provide a better screen to print match for your specific work environment.

Q2. Why should you view your images from DSLR  computer  to print under the same light source?

You should view your images on all devices using the same light source so you can accurately view the colours on each device

Q3. Why should you avoid editing in a room with colourful walls?

You should avoid colours that reflect light such as bright distracting colours. These types of colours end up causing you to see the colours in your images.

Q4. What is the benefit of using a colour checker card in the studio?

Using a colour checker card in the studio is useful to make you can match to the true colour when editing

Q5. What is the benefit of using tethered capture?

Tethered capture is when you take an image on your camera and it gets imported straight into lightroom for example to edit and for you to look at

Q6. What are the three main steps for colour management on set?

1.     Image creation

2.     Image processing

3.     Image reproduction

Part 3 – Post Production (Monitor Calibration)

Watch this short video on YouTube to help answer the questions below.

https://wwww.youtube.com/watch?v=60g0pg0pXFA

Q1. What are the two colour spaces you will most often be working in?

The two-colour spaces most work in are RGB and CMYK.

Q2. If you aren’t going print a lot of your images, what is the recommended colour space?

sRGB as it has a wider colour range. This is fine to use as the printer cannot see the full sRGB range but since we aren’t printing its ok

Q3. If you are printing a lot of your images, what is the recommended colour space and why?

The most recommended colour space is adobe RGB as it has more coour variety compared to other colour spaces like sRGB.

Q4. How regularly should you plan to calibrate your monitor and why?

You should calibrate your monitor once a month or whenever you change lighting conditions. so that you can create prints that accurately represent what you see on your monitor.

Q5. What does a colour meter (for calibration) do? Name three different colourimeter brands and note if they are external or built in.

The colour metre is used to determine the location of a colour on the XYZ axis of non-radioactive materials, in addition to being simple to use and inexpensive. There is densitometers, colour photometers and spectrophotometer.

Q6. What is the industry standard settings for monitor displays?

Gamma: 2.2 for windows, 1.8 for Mac

Luminance: 120 is the recommended for a standard LCD screen

Colour Temperature : If working with video use 6500k, if working with images you plan to print, use 5000k

Part 4 – Post Production (Printer Profiling)

Watch this short video on YouTube to help answer the questions below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKI8BZqSuHw

Q1. What colour space should you edit in for print?

Adobe RGB

Q2. What colour space should you export your file in for print and why?

Adobe RGB as this is most compatible with printing as they cant see the full sRGB range

Q3. In terms of colour, why is it sometimes problematic printing on different paper types?

Depending on the paper, the quality of the print may vary. With low quality paper the ink will start too creep away from the text or photograph being printed. Also colour may be different depending on the quality

Q4. Describe what an ICC (International Colour Consortium)

profiles does?

An ICC describes the properties of a colour space, and range of colour it can output

Q5. What is the benefit of checking the ICC available for your image?

Checking the ICC of your image is beneficial to check the colour range your monitor can display or a printer can print

Q6. What does ‘gamut’ mean?

Gamut is the range of colour that a monitor can display or a printer can print

Part 5 – Photoshop Soft Proofing

Watch this short video on YouTube to help answer the questions below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWGrfEZjQos

Q1. Why should we use Soft Proofing and what are the benefits?

It allows you to set better expectations and to minimize unexpected results during printing it also gives you more control over colour reproduction in images and overall designs

Q2. What are the main steps to soft proofing in Photoshop?

Open image in photshop

Select ‘view’

Proof setup

Custom

Custom proof condition

Device to simulate- select appropriate printspace

Rendering intent – select appropriate one

Check black point compensation

Tick preview box (on and off)

Click ok

Q3. Once you have soft proofed your image to the desired output result, how should you convert your file to the correct profile?

Select edit

Convert to profile

Use same settings as setting up soft proofing

Rename file

Bibliography:

https://www.loxleycolour.com/help/colour#colourtab2

https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/photoshop/user-guide.html?topic=/uk/en/photoshop/morehelp/color-management.ug.js

https://blog.breathingcolor.com/what-are-color-profiles/

https://www.viewsonic.com/library/photography/color-management-guide/

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Ansel Adams

What group did Ansel Adams start?

Ansel Adams started the photography group F64.

Why did he set up this group?

Adams started the photography group F64 to try and get photography accepted as an art form at a time where it was customary for photographers to “borrow other mediums of art for goal of acceptance”.

What type of photography is best known for?

Ansel Adams was mostly known for his landscapes.

What did Ansel first train as?

Adams first trained as a musician and studied piano and composition.

When did his love for photography begin?

Ansel’s love for photography began when he was young and he would take family trips to Yosemite National Park.

What was his first camera?

His first camera was a KODAK Brownie Box which his father gave to him because of his interest in photography.

What age was Ansel when he had his first images published?

Ansel Adams was 19 when he had his first images published.

What type of techniques did start experimenting with?

Adams began experimenting with Pictorial techniques in the early stages of his photography career.

How much did Ansel sell his first portfolio for?

Adams’ first portfolio sold for $4,000 (equivalent to over $50,000 today).

What Artists did Ansel meet whilst in New Mexico?

When in New Mexico, Ansel met Georgia O'Keeffe, John Marin and Paul Strand.

Who was a huge influence on Ansel?

Paul Strand was Ansel’s biggest influence and helped further Ansel’s career.

Find out more about the artist that influenced Ansel Adams, can you see the influence of this artist on Ansel’s work?

Paul Strand’s photography heavily inspired Ansel. When looking at and comparing Strand and Adams’ work we can spot similarities. The first is the striking black and white which both worked with. Other similarities are seen in the landscape and nature images. Both used leading lines in some of their photographs.

Why was group F64 significant?

Group F64 was significant to the advancement of photography and the acceptance of ‘pure’ or ‘straight’ photography. 

Find the groups manifesto online

The group manifesto can be found here: Manifesto

What is Pictorialism?

Pictorialism is an artistic style of photography. It is described as being like a painting and looking similar to the work of artists from the 19th century. Pictorialism was not considered pure photography because of the work that went into the composition, the planning and the image that the photographer wanted to convey. 

What age did Ansel open his first gallery?

Ansel opened his first gallery in San Francisco when he was 31 years old.

What happened in a trip to Mexico in 1941?

Adams’ most famous photograph “Moonrise over Hernandez” was captured during his 1941 trip to New Mexico.

How long was Ansel Adams career?

Ansel Adams’ career lasted almost 60 years, from his mid-twenties to early-eighties.

Along with Fred Archer what did Ansel Adams pioneer?

Fred Archer and Ansel Adams pioneered the Zone System.

Research the system? What is it? Can it be applied to digital photography?

The Zone System is a technique used for guaranteeing good exposure in a photograph, even in particularly difficult lighting. It works by dividing the scene into ten different tonal zones (the zones are numbered with roman numerals), 0 being black and X (10) being white. The Zone System can be applied to digital photography but not in the same way, digital photographers would generally use zones III to VII.

What was Ansel’s biggest selling image called? Show an example of this.

“Moon, Hernandez, New Mexico”

What type of camera did Ansel mainly use?

Ansel mainly used a Deardorf 8x10 view camera and sometimes used Hasselblad.

Why did Ansel use a red filter?

He used a red filter to create more contrast in his photographs. 

What typical technical camera settings would Ansel use and why?

Typically, the camera settings Ansel would use were long exposure and small aperture. This was to ensure maximum sharpness and depth of field in photographs.

Steichen and Stieglitz? Who are they and what are they known for? 

Edward Steichen and Alfred Stieglitz were well known photographers who, like Adams, helped to get photography accepted as an art form.

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Photography Study - Ansel Adams

What group did Ansel Adams start? Group f/64.

Why did he set up this group? He wanted to get photography to be considered as a type of art form. 

What is pictorialism? Pictorialism is using techniques of painting and fine art, focusing on composition and printing techniques to emphasis beauty.

Group Manifesto: 

What did Ansel Adams first train as? He first trained as a musician, more specifically a pianist and took composition lessons.

When did his love for photography begin? His love of photography began when he started taking family trips to Yosemite National Park.

What was his first camera? His first camera was a Kodak brownie box camera.

What age was Ansel Adams when he has his first images published? He was 19.

What age did Ansel open his first gallery. At the age of 20 he started selling prints to his girlfriend Virginia’s family gallery called Bests Studio.

What type of techniques did he start experimenting with? In the 1920s he began to experiment with pictorialist techniques including edging, bromoil process and soft focus.

How much did Ansel sell his first portfolio for? Almost $4,000.

Who was a huge influence on Ansel? Paul Strand.

Why was the group f/64 significant? It proved to be significant for advancing photography as it proved that it was a modern alternative to the Steichen Stieglitz camera clubs. It promoted pure and straight photography.

What age did Ansel open his first gallery? He opened his first gallery in San Francisco when he was 31.

What Artists did Ansel meet in New Mexico? The many artists who were in Stieglitz inner circle which included Georgia O’Keeffe, John Marin and Paul Strand.

What happened in a trip to New Mexico in 1941? He took once of his most famous images while he was on that trip, Moonrise over Hernandez.

How long was Ansel Adams career? Nearly 60 years as a fine art and commercial photographer.

Along with Fred Archer what did Ansel Adams pioneer? He pioneered the zone system.

What was Ansel’s biggest selling image called? Moonrise, Hernandez.

Why did Ansel use a red filter? To control the negative more and to be able to get an easier print because of the high contrast as it takes blues and turns them dark which makes a lot more contrast.

What type of technical camera settings would Ansel use and why? He mainly liked to work with long exposures, small apertures so he could get the best sharpness and depth of field.

What type of camera did Ansel mainly use? He used many like a Hassleblad 500c Medium Format or Deardorf 8×10 View Camera.

Steichen and Stieglitz? Who are they and what are they known for?  

 Edward Jean Steichen was a Luxembourgish American photographer, painter, and curator, who is widely renowned as one of the most prolific and influential figures in the history of photography.

Alfred Stieglitz was an American photographer and modern art promoter who was instrumental over his fifty-year career in making photography an accepted art form.

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Portrait studies

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A Preface for my Photography:

For my reference I have used a concoction of some of my favourite photographers and artists past and present. My first selection was the photography of William Eggleston as I have always admired his proficiency in creating dusky tones. I wanted to draw colours commonly presented in his photography and project them through artificial lighting, similarly to the work of James Turrell.

 I also referenced some of Ren Hang’s photography, steering away from his typical and iconic nude portraits which boast stark and graphic lighting. I focused on Ren’s more ethereal dusk portraits.  

 I drew inspiration from skies at transitional times and focused on the amplification of the qualities they poses of vibrancy, radiance and gradient, to produce a photograph that appears to represent the sky.