marshallkarp
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What are your opinions of going with natural green tint lighting versus video software color correction versus video software black and white?
Natural lighting versus edited lighting
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I often use the natural lighting (except in close-up segments) since it is more true with what a diver actually sees. I think many new divers are disappointed when they compare actual diving experiences with brightly lit documentaries on TV.
miket
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If you manually white balance when filming, you never get green video. I think video cameras cause unnatural "blue/green" if you don't white balance, use a filter, or lights.
I want people to go "wow" when they watch my videos, so I will try to make it as colorful as possible. All my close ups are shot with lights, medium shots are a combo of lights, filter, or manual white balance (and color correction in post if I feel color isn't right), and wide shots are almost always manually white balanced to get the most color information possible.
Since I try to do my "color correcting" using white-balance, filter or lights, I don't have to do much color correcting with software. Sometimes my camera will white balance a bit off and requires me to add or remove some red. Sometimes I remove a little green if the shot looks more green than blue.
When I see washed out green/blue videos they look amaturish to me. The animals actually have color, it's the water depth that takes it away, and video camera's make it worse unless steps are made (white balance, filter or lights) to bring the color back.
Since getting my new camera that allows for manual white balance I will never go back. Using two light cannons helps when natural light isn't enough.
Black and white looks kind of cool, but I have never done it, I guess I just like color too much
Feel free to see "colorful" southern california dive videos at my site http://www.socaldivevideos.com
- Cheers,
MikeT
I want people to go "wow" when they watch my videos, so I will try to make it as colorful as possible. All my close ups are shot with lights, medium shots are a combo of lights, filter, or manual white balance (and color correction in post if I feel color isn't right), and wide shots are almost always manually white balanced to get the most color information possible.
Since I try to do my "color correcting" using white-balance, filter or lights, I don't have to do much color correcting with software. Sometimes my camera will white balance a bit off and requires me to add or remove some red. Sometimes I remove a little green if the shot looks more green than blue.
When I see washed out green/blue videos they look amaturish to me. The animals actually have color, it's the water depth that takes it away, and video camera's make it worse unless steps are made (white balance, filter or lights) to bring the color back.
Since getting my new camera that allows for manual white balance I will never go back. Using two light cannons helps when natural light isn't enough.
Black and white looks kind of cool, but I have never done it, I guess I just like color too much
Feel free to see "colorful" southern california dive videos at my site http://www.socaldivevideos.com
- Cheers,
MikeT
Agree that if your set-up has the capability of manual white balance, by all means use it. Unfortunately some of us are not so fortunate.
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