GaryR
Newbie
Having recently discovered the world of LUTs (Look Up Table) color tones, I wondered if anyone else used them in their processing workflow. LUTs are widely used in the Advertising to make quick changes to the color tone of a scene, but they also work well for digital photography.
The raw jpg from my Fuji X-E3 looks quite flat, so I applied the mathieustern.com "ARA" LUT to add some pop
Shot through a chain-link fence, this pathway ends abruptly due to the badly eroded cliffs along Lake Erie.
mathieustern.com "ARA" LUT
A more extreme LUT example converts normal 'green foliage' shots to mimic Kodak Aerochrome IR film. (iPhone shot converted with mathieustern IRLUT).
The raw jpg from my Fuji X-E3 looks quite flat, so I applied the mathieustern.com "ARA" LUT to add some pop
Shot through a chain-link fence, this pathway ends abruptly due to the badly eroded cliffs along Lake Erie.
mathieustern.com "ARA" LUT
A more extreme LUT example converts normal 'green foliage' shots to mimic Kodak Aerochrome IR film. (iPhone shot converted with mathieustern IRLUT).
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
For the pathway photo, I think the first example looks convincing. I see nothing about it that looks manipulated. The earth tones in the second one seem too saturated and distracting. I guess the sky is also too saturated to go with the mood of the photo. I know you are just experimenting, though!
GaryR
Newbie
Much appreciated Rob. Yes, I do tend to experiment with visible light photography, as well as IR and UV captures.