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Seminar 14 - Part One (for Patrons & Paid Members) (Patreon)

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Better late than never! This is the first time I have felt well enough during the last three weeks to sit down at the microphone and talk for an extend period of time. 

The Seminar includes the following Information:

- An overview of the new learning resources I have made available over the last month.

- A brief discussion of Sony's new FE 20 F/1.8

- A  discussion of issues that may arise when photographing children in a public space.

- How to create a new Raw default for developing images in Lightroom Classic

- How cropping an image impacts and contributes on creating the 'wow' factor.

The video has been uploaded as an ultra HD (4K) file but photographers who use the Safari browser on a Mac need to be aware that they will not be able to access the 4K version - you would have to switch to a browser such as Google chrome in order to access the ultra HD version.

This seminar runs for 52 minutes but I will post a Part 2 (that runs for another hour) in a few days. Part Two will carry on with the discussion about what I think are the main things, when capturing and post-processing an image, that gives a photograph the 'wow' factor. 

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Seminar 14 - Part One - April 2020

Seminar 14 for Paid Members and Patreon Subscribers If you are a YouTube member I invite you to switch to Patreon to receive a better and more feature-rich service via the Patreon website and Patreon App - https://www.patreon.com/markgaler The Seminar includes the following Information: - An overview of the new learning resources I have made available over the last month. - A brief discussion of Sony's new FE 20 F/1.8 - A discussion of issues that may arise when photographing children in a public space. - How to create a new Raw default for developing images in Lightroom Classic - How cropping an image impacts and contributes on creating the 'wow' factor. The video has been uploaded as an ultra HD (4K) file but photographers who use the Safari browser on a Mac need to be aware that they will not be able to access the 4K version - you would have to switch to a browser such as Google Chrome in order to access the Ultra HD version. Mark Galer is a Sony Alpha Ambassador for Australia. Join Mark on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/markgaler Mark's supporting website for free learning content is http://www.markgaler.com #SonyAustralia #SonyAlpha #SonyAmbassador #SonyAlphaANZ

Comments

Peter Allum

I was thinking more about it appearing as an available profile to select when browsing. I looked into it and found that you can create a new profile based on your desired Basic settings but only in ACR. However the new profile does then become available in lightroom for selection. The difference is that though the adjustments are made, the sliders in the basic settings remain in their middle positions. I guess this would be of more use if you editing process was based in photoshop rather than lightroom?

Mark Galer
>>34590696

I have not used ACR for many years except to edit Smart Objects with embedded Raw files. I'll take a look into how ACR is dealing with profiles. The Develop module of Lightroom is essentially ACR with a different UI so the two are very closely related.

Peter Allum

I found out that if you go into the presets and instead of just clicking on the icon for a new preset you press alt or option and click on icon and it creates a new profile instead and from there you can select which options you want to include from the develop settings .This short video from photoshop cafe which also covers LUT's https://youtu.be/Uad-OjBi2ks

Madeleine Lenagh

Thank you for this, Mark, and I especially like your explanation on Develop defaults. I've been trying to set up separate import presets for my two bodies for ages, and had almost given up on it. But I still have trouble getting it to work properly. I finally convinced it to import with the A7R3 preset and when I then went to the A9, it tried to import with the A7R3 preset! Also find that the Preferences menu continues to show Adobe Color as default preset (can't figure out how to show you the screenshot here).

Mark Galer
>>34598595

Post the image to your Photostream on Flickr and send me the link- I'll see if you have missed a step.

Jeff Goldner

There is a bug in develop default processing in LR 9.2. It's an old one that Adobe fixed but has come back. If you apply Auto Settings, it won't adjust vibrance or saturation. The same preset, applied manually does work as expected and usually adds a little vibrance and a tiny amount of saturation. The most recent implementation of Auto is much improved so I find it provides a good starting point.

Mark Galer
>>34623823

The Vibrance and Saturation moves when you click on Auto on 9.2 on a Mac running 10.14.6. Bugs will be specific to both the platform and the operating system on that platform.

Mark Galer
>>34593243

Interesting stuff - being able to leverage some Photoshop tools and apply them in Lightroom is the most interesting development. There wasn't anything in the demo , however, that could not already be achieved in Lightroom using the existing tools. The Gradient Map could have showcased this but he did not do anything that is not possible in Split Toning and or the Tone Curve.

Jeff Goldner

Sorry Mark, I wasn’t clear. Yes, that works. But create a preset with Auto Settings checked and set the preferences for that camera in the default preset dialogue. Now import a new image from that camera or hit Reset in Develop. Don’t click auto there, just reset at the bottom right. All the basic auto settings except vibrance and saturation will be set appropriately, while those two will be zeroed. If you now click auto in basics, they will be set to some value. import and Reset rely on the default preset for the camera. This was an old bug fixed back in 8.2 I believe but it re-emerged in 9.2.

Mark Galer
>>34632689

OK - got you now. I have never created a preset with Auto checked before so its good to be aware of this one.

Michael Hoffman

Some great information, Mark. When it comes time to the full review of the 20mm, could you include a little astrophotography for comparison? I hope you are well on the path to recovery. Get well soon.

Mark Galer
>>34660199

Yes - that would be appropriate to include Astro. It may not be the best Astro composition as I have to drive at least an hour outside of the City to get rid of the light pollution that surrounds me in the big city but at least it will show the quality of the stars it records.

Colin Wright

Hi Mark, thanks for another great information packed video - my post processing is done using an EIZO monitor that has reliable color rendering so does this mean that the unedited RAW file will be a truer representation of the actual in camera colour thus removing the need to create an ICC profile based on say the X Rite Colour Passport? Thanks Colin

Mark Galer
>>36070611

Every device in a colour managed ICC workflow needs a unique profile to be created for it be truly accurate. Every device of the same make and model is similar but different. A unique profile is a measurement of these differences and the colour management software uses this information from the profiles to ensure colours are accurate when viewed. Although the Eizo is a colour accurate monitor it will also need a unique profile to be created.

PAULA OAKES

Mark, I am catching up on your previous posts. At 5 min. you show a screen where you have organized by "playlists" I cannot find this on your website, nor your You-tube channel. I am in the US, does that have some bearing on what I see?