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Kelly Langerak · May 14th, 2011, 09:49 AM

What pictures styles do you use when it comes to weddings?

Indoor settings?
Outdoor settings?

and what is in your opinion the best Flat setting to use?

I've seen Canon Flat, Super Flat etc.

Do you use the ones found on Canon's site as well?

I'm going to be shooting all flat today indoor and out for today's wedding.

Steve Bleasdale · May 15th, 2011, 04:12 AM

Kelly on the 60ds i use, i just use the neutral setting to go with the hv40, or if i choose cinemode in the hv40 i go with my neutral but sharp all the way down and sat and contrast down 1 notch. If its 2 flat it dont look good for a wedding, in my experience the bride and groom just want a good story/good colours...

Art Varga · May 15th, 2011, 09:22 AM

Kelly - I shoot with the Neutral setting for weddings both indoors and out then usually end up adding some contrast and saturation in post.

Art

Kelly Langerak · May 15th, 2011, 09:51 AM

I'm shooting flat so that I can have more range to color correct. I shot my first wedding with super flat yesterday, so I'll see soon how it turned out once it's finished.

Danny O'Neill · May 15th, 2011, 11:34 AM

We use a profile which uses the Neutural curve then with contrast, saturation and sharpness knocked down a notch or 2.

I looked into the superflat profiles that people cooked up and whilst the tests showed great range for objects the skin tones were shot. Muddy, too flat and lacking any detail.

Ive been looking into the Technicolor profile and it is supposed to be great but like all extreme profiles they may not be best for weddings. Allow me to explain.

Shane Hurlbut has a great article on his blog right now. He talks about using the Technicolor profile in that he sets his lighting and exposure using a regular profile and then flicks to the technicolor profile before hitting record. The reason for this is that if you expose for the technicolor profile then your going to underexpose when it comes to color correction/applying the LUT profile. This may not be something that you have the time to do during a wedding shoot.

For weddings its generally better to get the look you want to achieve right in camera but with a little bit of lattitude to play with in post. I think the technicolor and other extreme profiles might tweak the image a little too far. Of course, you can shoot with them and just be able to expose and adjust the image correctly with the image profile in mind.

Joel Peregrine · May 15th, 2011, 03:07 PM

Flat = Yuck.

I don't have the patience to CC everything I shoot. I use the portrait setting for the 3 user selectable presets with the sharpness set at one notch above all the way down. Then each portrait preset is set at differing levels of contrast - default for most shooting, two notches up for some, and all the way up for a very dramatic look, mostly with decorations and detail shots. The less I have to do in post (with the goal being no CC adjustments) the quicker I can move on to the next edit.

Color balance in the camera is done with the kelvin adjustments made possible by Magic Latern on the T2i. Yesterday's wedding and reception was all at the same location so all the cameras stayed at 2400k all day.

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Originally Posted by Kelly Langerak

What pictures styles do you use when it comes to weddings?

Indoor settings?
Outdoor settings?

and what is in your opinion the best Flat setting to use?

I've seen Canon Flat, Super Flat etc.

Do you use the ones found on Canon's site as well?

I'm going to be shooting all flat today indoor and out for today's wedding.

Chris Talawe · May 16th, 2011, 09:51 AM

All of our DSLRs are in superflat mode since we also have an HMC150 to match with. We find it easier to match with other cameras. You definitely get more latitude in post. Superflat is great since it brings out more details in the shadows and we just color grade in post. Although it does take longer to render (much longer), the end result is great. Now, we're testing out the new picture style that Vincent Laforet has in his blog (New Technicolor Profile for Canon HDDSLRs Vincent Laforet’s Blog).

May 14th, 2011, 09:49 AM	#1
Kelly Langerak Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 522	Canon DSLR Best Picture Styles for your Wedding What pictures styles do you use when it comes to weddings? Indoor settings? Outdoor settings? and what is in your opinion the best Flat setting to use? I've seen Canon Flat, Super Flat etc. Do you use the ones found on Canon's site as well? I'm going to be shooting all flat today indoor and out for today's wedding.

May 15th, 2011, 04:12 AM	#2
Steve Bleasdale Trustee Join Date: May 2010 Location: England liverpool Posts: 1,343	Re: Canon DSLR Best Picture Styles for your Wedding Kelly on the 60ds i use, i just use the neutral setting to go with the hv40, or if i choose cinemode in the hv40 i go with my neutral but sharp all the way down and sat and contrast down 1 notch. If its 2 flat it dont look good for a wedding, in my experience the bride and groom just want a good story/good colours...

May 15th, 2011, 09:22 AM	#3
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	Re: Canon DSLR Best Picture Styles for your Wedding Kelly - I shoot with the Neutral setting for weddings both indoors and out then usually end up adding some contrast and saturation in post. Art __________________ __________________________________ - Art Varga www.vargaproductions.com

May 15th, 2011, 09:51 AM	#4
Kelly Langerak Major Player Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area Posts: 522	Re: Canon DSLR Best Picture Styles for your Wedding I'm shooting flat so that I can have more range to color correct. I shot my first wedding with super flat yesterday, so I'll see soon how it turned out once it's finished.

May 15th, 2011, 11:34 AM	#5
Danny O'Neill Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 915	Re: Canon DSLR Best Picture Styles for your Wedding We use a profile which uses the Neutural curve then with contrast, saturation and sharpness knocked down a notch or 2. I looked into the superflat profiles that people cooked up and whilst the tests showed great range for objects the skin tones were shot. Muddy, too flat and lacking any detail. Ive been looking into the Technicolor profile and it is supposed to be great but like all extreme profiles they may not be best for weddings. Allow me to explain. Shane Hurlbut has a great article on his blog right now. He talks about using the Technicolor profile in that he sets his lighting and exposure using a regular profile and then flicks to the technicolor profile before hitting record. The reason for this is that if you expose for the technicolor profile then your going to underexpose when it comes to color correction/applying the LUT profile. This may not be something that you have the time to do during a wedding shoot. For weddings its generally better to get the look you want to achieve right in camera but with a little bit of lattitude to play with in post. I think the technicolor and other extreme profiles might tweak the image a little too far. Of course, you can shoot with them and just be able to expose and adjust the image correctly with the image profile in mind. __________________ mintyslippers.com

May 16th, 2011, 09:51 AM	#7
Chris Talawe Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fremont, CA. Posts: 78	Re: Canon DSLR Best Picture Styles for your Wedding All of our DSLRs are in superflat mode since we also have an HMC150 to match with. We find it easier to match with other cameras. You definitely get more latitude in post. Superflat is great since it brings out more details in the shadows and we just color grade in post. Although it does take longer to render (much longer), the end result is great. Now, we're testing out the new picture style that Vincent Laforet has in his blog (New Technicolor Profile for Canon HDDSLRs Vincent Laforet’s Blog).