Medium Format – How far can you go
During a shoot yesterday, when setting up my lights, I took a few frames to determine the speed, aperture and ISO I’d be shooting at.
Needless to say that because you have to start somewhere, the first shot is not always a keeper… but I kept it anyway and gave it a ply this morning.
When checking the histogram, there are details in the areas that I need but there is still some serious clippings.. The image below is a screen capture of how the image showed up in Camera Raw. The files is shot with a HasselBlad H4D40. Click on the images for a bigger view
The blue overlay is where the details are clipped in the shadows.
Medium Format DR AfterRaw- Initial image out of camera. Click to enlarge
The first step was to choose a WB for this image
From the ‘standard’ WB setting, I tweaked a bit more with the temperature sliders
This image shows a fill light slider all the way to the top without degrading the shadow areas
This is how the image looks like with some added brightness
By adding a bit of contrast, I increased the saturation level of the image
I always found that adding a bit of Clarity would lift the image and make the subject pop a bit more
Reducing the saturation introduced by adding more contrast in the above step
I played with the vibrance slider to adjust to taste
One of the adjustment that I almost apply every time if the lens profile correction. This reduces a bit of distortion common with wide angle lenses
A right click in ACR to activate the view size. I selected a 100% view to inspect the image
A view at 100% from a H4D40 file
Fine tunes on the image can be done with preview activated for instant feedback
Right click to return into fit to screen view mode on a 30″ Apple Cinema screen
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