D200-what settings for your portraits?

[surge]

In addition, I believe it is mandatory to get, and use, Nikon Capture. One Canon user said he is so tempted to go Nikon from Canon just because of Capture which he saw his Nikonian friend using and demonstrating.

And of course, Thom Hogan's e-book

Regarding the question, for portraits TO BE PRINTED, use the Adobe Color Space, Color Mode II. I have been mistaken using sRGB previously (darn Ken Rockwell !), the Adobe Color Space is the way to go. Took some new shots today of various stuff, and Adobe is indeed the correct one. No wonder my friend said he preferred the shots from my $600 point-and-shoot Canon with 2.8 lens to my high-end Nikon shots, he found them more real with correct colors. Took shots again of his stuff with Adobe Color Space, and he will be a Nikon user soon :devil:

thanks! will try it. sounds pretty interesting

 

[surge]

went on to try the setting on my camera, can only set to adobergb, how to set to mode II??

 

[ipin]

Of course not I admit that it was a great investment, very rewarding inspite of the hole in my pocket and having to eat porridge once a day as my meal (which helps me keep my weight anyway), no regrets.

:thumbsup: on you! Glad you took my advise!
Wish people reading this would get the hint. :bsmilie:

 

[ipin]

went on to try the setting on my camera, can only set to adobergb, how to set to mode II??

Bro, take my advise...... RTFM.

 

[_espn_]

went on to try the setting on my camera, can only set to adobergb, how to set to mode II??

Check the manual see if it says anything :dunno:

 

[John Teoh]

went on to try the setting on my camera, can only set to adobergb, how to set to mode II??

After selecting Colour space to Adobe, go to Optimize Image, Custom and change to Colour Mode to Mode 2. Just for info, for the preseting in Optimize Image, Normal, Soft, Portrait and B&W are mode 1. Vivid and More Vivid are mode 3.

 

[_espn_]

After selecting Colour space to Adobe, go to Optimize Image, Custom and change to Colour Mode to Mode 2. Just for info, for the preseting in Optimize Image, Normal, Soft, Portrait and B&W are mode 1. Vivid and More Vivid are mode 3.

Thanks for sharing John :thumbsup: We need more people like you

 

[ipin]

After selecting Colour space to Adobe, go to Optimize Image, Custom and change to Colour Mode to Mode 2. Just for info, for the preseting in Optimize Image, Normal, Soft, Portrait and B&W are mode 1. Vivid and More Vivid are mode 3.

:thumbsup: it up!

 

[surge]

After selecting Colour space to Adobe, go to Optimize Image, Custom and change to Colour Mode to Mode 2. Just for info, for the preseting in Optimize Image, Normal, Soft, Portrait and B&W are mode 1. Vivid and More Vivid are mode 3.

thanks! didnt try the the custom cos the last time i did it says for loading curves from software. thanks. tried looking into the manual. it did mention about color space but no sharing on how to change it.

 

[Cheesecake]

And of course, Thom Hogan's e-book

Regarding the question, for portraits TO BE PRINTED, use the Adobe Color Space, Color Mode II. I have been mistaken using sRGB previously (darn Ken Rockwell !), the Adobe Color Space is the way to go. Took some new shots today of various stuff, and Adobe is indeed the correct one. No wonder my friend said he preferred the shots from my $600 point-and-shoot Canon with 2.8 lens to my high-end Nikon shots, he found them more real with correct colors. Took shots again of his stuff with Adobe Color Space, and he will be a Nikon user soon :devil:

i think wat u stated is not entirely correct.

for fotos to be printed, alot will depend on the colour profile of the printer too. not all labs are AdobeRGB color space.
if the lab u go to is sRGB, u will see difference in printing in AdobeRGB and sRGB.

likewise for big print companies who might work with only pantone or CMYK.

ken rockwell is correct in his assessment here, sad to say.

 

[zac08]

Anyone got any idea on which colour profiles the local labs use??

 

[Cheesecake]

Anyone got any idea on which colour profiles the local labs use??

as for fujifilm labs, u can find out from them directly. i think KimTian has a certain color profile... run a search in CS.

 

[zac08]

Hmmmm... how about Konica Minolta??

I use them coz they are cheap (Parkway Parade only 20cts a shot >100, 25cts a shot when <100shots)

 

[andrewtanjk]

I shoot using these settings for portraits.

- RAW + JPEG setting for quality.
- If shooting JPEG, use default in-camera processing settings.
- ISO 100 - 200.
- White Balance set at "Sunny" +1 or +2, when it is on a cloudy day.
- Aperture Priority of f2 - f2.8
- 50mm f1.8 or 24mm f2.8 prime lens

Get close to your subject.

 

[zac08]

I shoot using these settings for portraits.

- RAW + JPEG setting for quality.
- If shooting JPEG, use default in-camera processing settings.
- ISO 100 - 200.
- White Balance set at "Sunny" +1 or +2, when it is on a cloudy day.
- Aperture Priority of f2 - f2.8
- 50mm f1.8 or 24mm f2.8 prime lens

Get close to your subject.

Does that work for all situations??

 

[ipin]

Does that work for all situations??

It all boils down to personal preference, IMO.
What you like (Well....maybe what the paying customer likes at times ) is the most important.

 

[zac08]

It all boils down to personal preference, IMO.
What you like (Well....maybe what the paying customer likes at times ) is the most important.

:thumbsup:

Very true....

 

[ipin]

I still believe that there are NO magical numbers to dial into the camera. It all depends on the situation (May it be lighting or customer(s)' preferences) :sweat:

 

[westwest1]

I still believe that there are NO magical numbers to dial into the camera. It all depends on the situation (May it be lighting or customer(s)' preferences) :sweat:

its depend on what people like their photo to be like...thats the magical number required

 

[ipin]

its depend on what people like their photo to be like...thats the magical number required

if they are not paying......ah, who cares! :bsmilie: