Clipmarks | abailart's clipshttp://clipmarks.com/clipper/abailart/date/2008/4/29/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/abailart/date/2008/4/29/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-usRAW vs JPEGhttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/B09958A1-CA81-4809-89D3-9877B067AD10/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/n2sooners/">n2sooners</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://prophotolife.com/2008/04/29/tech-raw-vs-jpeg-the-real-story/" title="http://prophotolife.com/2008/04/29/tech-raw-vs-jpeg-the-real-story/">prophotolife.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD colspan="2">Okay, it’s extreme time. I simultaneously shot a RAW (Canon CR2) file (left) and a large JPEG (right) of the same scene with a Canon 20D. These were shot with correct exposure but under tungsten light with the camera set to daylight color balance.</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD>Here’s the RAW file, straight from the camera: ugly.</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/ABE96170-64B4-451C-83EE-F3C25D01C19B.jpg" alt="raw tungsten" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD>The JPEG file looks much the same straight out of the camera.</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/D6CC54EF-AD4E-43B6-890D-A7AE67261638.jpg" alt="jpeg tungsten" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">I put this RAW image into Photoshop CS2 (ACR), clicked the eyedropper on the gray square in the middle of the QPCard and voilá, it looks pretty darn good.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/6847FE8C-105E-45F7-9129-3E434045D1C3.jpg" alt="converted raw tungsten" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/C4C7850F-BA8A-4243-B443-778AF03159B3.jpg" alt="tungsten correct raw" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">I opened the JPEG in CS2, opened Curves and clicked the gray square in the QPCard with the eye dropper to neutralize white balance. Ugh.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/E18C9BC1-AAA9-498B-8829-F7B229FDA7E0.jpg" alt="jpeg tungsten corrected" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/3E062BA8-66CF-4889-B6E3-F001FC3BF773.jpg" alt="tungsten correct jpeg" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD>RAW at -2 stops.</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/1617E349-998A-4899-88B9-725E80811584.jpg" alt="raw -2 stops" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD>JPEG at -2 stops. They look much the same</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/6DD1A6AD-6BF8-4041-936F-AAA7546B54D6.jpg" alt="jpeg -2 stops" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Okay, in CS2 (ACR) I did a really quick correction to the file and processed it out.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/D51F4DB6-93C6-4397-B788-CB794318E617.jpg" alt="corrected raw -2 stops" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/D6B73544-E745-46B7-BCED-4F41A62F7B63.jpg" alt="minus 2 raw detail" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">In CS2 I did a quick curve correction to the JPEG and got the highlights and midtones looking acceptable. But where’s the shadow detail?</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/3F2CCFC4-3E46-49C4-861E-EC4E75CE3DC2.jpg" alt="corrected jpeg -2 stops" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/n2sooners/512/9A8AAE6A-39BF-4DEA-A748-5CE843C9D9DB.jpg" alt="minus 2 jpeg detail" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/photography/" rel="tag">photography</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/camera/" rel="tag">camera</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/raw/" rel="tag">raw</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/jpeg/" rel="tag">jpeg</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/photoshop/" rel="tag">photoshop</a></div>http://prophotolife.com/2008/04/29/tech-raw-vs-jpeg-the-real-story/Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:36:22 GMTChildhood fears....http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/FA174AEC-A0FE-4808-AA4C-99CC1EBA0A71/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/mooner-one/">mooner-one</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> ....some really cool images. <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.soothbrush.com/children-fear-photography/" title="http://www.soothbrush.com/children-fear-photography/">www.soothbrush.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV class="entry-head"> <DIV title="2008-04-28T16:48:45-0500" class="published_sm"><DIV class="day">28</DIV><DIV class="month">Apr</DIV><DIV class="year">08</DIV></DIV> <H3 class="entry-title"> <A title="Permanent Link to "Childhood Fears"" rel="bookmark" href="http://www.soothbrush.com/children-fear-photography/">Childhood Fears</A></H3> </DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">“My images are not photoshop collages.I use photoshop to finesse details and to adjust color and contrast for printing.I use friends and family members as actors and crew.Everyone works for free. We do it for fun.” says <A target="_blank" title="Joshua hoffine photography" href="http://joshuahoffine.com/splash.html"><STRONG>Joshua Hoffine</STRONG></A><STRONG> </STRONG>whose eye catching artworks may remind us of our very own childhood fears!</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/E58841EE-0F8F-456A-898C-F26C77F7413C.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/0F7DD780-1C3A-4F0A-BBB6-C732A949C34A.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/CFA2EE7B-8233-4CEB-8B02-74CF637813EA.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/C82A2A91-475A-4277-B438-D9E8A068F033.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/65CEEDEF-FD05-43CD-AE74-04E59B000307.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/32F68DB9-D6A0-4119-B197-1E22732A2898.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/AFDEF2BF-6471-4C42-A061-D61BA76F6B0E.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/E323DCB3-FF0B-4FC0-A9E6-BF1E0C4118E4.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/9A20A5D1-8108-422C-9E03-478B44511950.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/9F9A8BB2-904D-423C-9AE1-2151431DF453.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/561B2A73-63A5-4C0C-BAAE-2DC2AA6CF669.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/8EA9AFBB-9AA1-4652-B2EF-220FFD4EFE75.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/855A5F0E-1134-4E4B-B677-2155257C0B5B.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/0FCB5809-267A-4865-9A24-6A93CCF9F8E6.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/BEBBCC60-5635-4C13-89E4-30B5C6783A41.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/mooner-one/512/DF433311-6202-4D0E-8A22-C6342BF7FD8F.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;"></div>http://www.soothbrush.com/children-fear-photography/Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:48:35 GMTLife is SH*Thttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/5187E323-39AF-4CA3-BB9F-F5189A9E462D/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/abailart/">abailart</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,549230,00.html" title="http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,549230,00.html">www.spiegel.de</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P class="spIntrotext">Minor tragedies, rejections in love, trouble at work: The Web site Vie de Merde is allowing the French to express their daily frustrations -- and make each other laugh.</P> <DIV class="quchnoad"></DIV> <DIV id="spArticleBody"> <P> </P><DIV class="spArticleImageBox spAssetAlignleft"> <A href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,grossbild-1157491-549230,00.html"><IMG width="180" hspace="0" height="180" border="0" title="The Web site Vie de Merde lets the French express their malaise. " alt="The Web site Vie de Merde lets the French express their malaise. " src="http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,1157492,00.jpg" /></A> <DIV> <DIV align="right"><A href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,grossbild-1157491-549230,00.html"><IMG border="0" align="right" alt="Zoom" title="Zoom" src="http://www.spiegel.de/static/sys/v8/icons/ic_lupe.gif" /></A></DIV> <P>The Web site Vie de Merde lets the French express their malaise. </P> </DIV> </DIV>"I got two text messages from my girlfriend. In the first she said it was all over. In the second, that she had sent the message to the wrong person. Life is shit."</DIV></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">"Today my 9-year-old daughter, who I raise alone, had to write an essay on the person in her family she loves the most. She got an A- for her very moving tale -- about Skippy the guinea pig. Life is shit."</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">"My girlfriend beheaded the cat when she pulled down the window. Life is shit."</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">This online wailing wall for everyday horror consists of short messages -- written with often laconic wit, largely uncensored -- and seems to meet two different needs. It lets the writers vent their emotions, and lets readers indulge in <I>schadenfreude</I> at the lives of others.</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/life+is+shit/" rel="tag">life is shit</a></div>http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,549230,00.htmlTue, 29 Apr 2008 07:51:42 GMT