Photoshop world in Orlando

I will be at PhotoshopWorld in Orlando April 2-3-4. I will be giving a hand to my friends Jim DiVitale, Helen Glassman, Frank Chriccio and Joe Glyda. In each of these classes we will have raffle of some PhotoMasterTarget as well as in Kevin Ame’s, Pete Bauer and Shawn King workshops.
Photoshopworld is a truly amazing [...]

The Color Balance

THE COLOR BALANCE ALSO CALLED THE WHITE BALANCE IS A TECHNIQUE THAT WILL ENSURE A PHOTOGRAPHED OBJECT TO BE CAPTURED WITH HIS REAL COLORS, ENSURING AN OPTIMAL RENDERING AT THE MOMENT OF DISPLAY ON THE COMPUTER MONITOR OR ON THE FINAL PRINT. YOUR CAMERA HAS SETTING OF EXPOSURE AND COLOR BALANCE THAT CAN BE SET [...]

Why do I get only three peaks on my histogram?

One regular question about the color balance coach target is: why do I get only trree peaks on my histogram?
as you can see on the left side of the hand-drawn graphics that the target is used facing the camera instead of facing the light. When you do so the difference of the light from [...]

New StudioCoach product

The videographers dream for white balances, the WhiteBeam now enters the market! It is an 8″ disk that is placed in front of the video camera lens in order to do the white balance in 5 seconds flat. This ensures continuity of light and easy matching of sequences.  For more information…
Now available on line, the [...]

FAQ PhotoMasterTarget/ColorBalanceCoach: Do I use the exposure info (F-stop and shutter speed) taken from the grey surface or the exposure info taken from the whole disc including the white and black colors ?

The exposure info that you will have when aiming at the target whole or grey patch, will be used as a starting point to set the final exposure using the 4 patches and representation on the histogram. The 4 peaks pattern on the histogram ill be the confirmation of proper exposure.
Once your histogram is perfect, [...]

FAQ PhotoMasterTarget/ColorBalanceCoach: When I take the picture of the grey surface, should I leave my WB settings to AWB to take the picture for use in setting custom WB ?

For Canon, Nikon and other brands, it does not make any difference the mode that you are in when you take the image you will use for setting the white balance. As a second step the camera will white balance the surface or the image that you have chosen to perform the custon WB.

The FAQ [...]

FAQ PhotoMasterTarget/ColorBalanceCoach: My camera has trouble focusing on the grey surface to get a picture for setting the WB. Would an out-of-focus picture acceptable ?

Many cameras have that limitation of focussing before exposure. When you walk in to fill the screen with the target, it may be impossible to focus. There is no problem as long as you are not casting a shadow on the target. So sharp or out of focus target will be as usefull to set [...]

Distributor in France Nouveau distributeur

The ColorBalanceCoach target is now available in France as a stocked product. A new distributor has been apointed. Inter-Image will be a direct distributor to stores through the whole network of stores in France and through some of it’s retailers in the entire Europe. The french magazine “Chasseur d’Image” will feature it for the next [...]

The ColorBalanceCoach in the figure study

In difficult situation like this one, the ColorBalanceCoach target played a key role.
I wanted a light rolling on top of my nude model’s stomach. I needed to calculate exactly the light passing horizontal al the model’s point. By putting the ColorBalanceCoach target flat on the floor I was able to preform the necessary readings, and [...]

How to read the photographic histogram?

How to read the photographic histogram?
watch this video to learn about the histogram.