RE: advice or at least opinion

[Jim Dunn <jimmyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is a good assesment for 'snappers' as yo call some photographers over
there.  It lends itself to a haphazard approach, in my experienced opinion.

Steve is perfectly correct we do use the term snappers over here but it's
mostly amongst the press photo guys...the ones that get the "shot"...and who
cares about the colour.

I shot a book where 250+ photographs were used out of 5,000 and with two
more books planned, there was a reason for knowing how to 'balance' my film,
first.

My day job is with Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, so I so have some
inkling, of what he means. When we photograph painting etc, the colour of
the walls and floor (we don't always have the luxury of photographing in the
studio) can effect the colour balance of the photograph, the age of the film
can effect the colour of the photograph, the storage of the film can effect
the colour of the photograph, the age of the lights, tungsten or flash, used
can effect the colour of the photograph.

And then you send your film to the lab...the type and age of chemicals they
use , the temperature control of the chemicals.....of course they follow set
standards all the time..

And then you get your film back from the lab...what type and colour balance
is your light box, what type is the designers who's going to use your
photographs......ICC profiles anyone...

And then of course you have the well documented difference in colour balance
between film manufacturers and of course what part of the world the film is
sold to you in......

Daylight colour balance varies from place to place in the world and the time
of day.

And heaven forbid you should use colour correction or enhancement filters
from different manufacturers.

.......of course printing inks laminating and paper types etc don't have any
effect on colour balance....when your image goes to press.

In my experienced opinion colour and colour balance is completely
subjective.



Climbing down of my high horse and tongue firmly in cheek.....  :)



Best wishes

Jimmy

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Jimmy Dunn
Scottish Stock Photography
E-mail:  jimmyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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