Photochrome Camera Club

Happy New Year. The first Color News of the year is out.
January 2009 Color News

Here is the full list of winning images of the Photochrome Image Fest 2008.

Order of categories: Creative, Nature, Pictorial, Photojournalism, Travel (N4C categories – 5 places), Floral, Landscape/Seascape, National Park, Portrait, Rose, San Francisco (special categories – single winner).

The Image of the Year was Taj Mahal Reflection by Stacy Boorn (1st place in Travel).

Congratulations to all the winners!

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Image of the Year was Stacy Boorn’s “Taj Mahal Reflected”

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In the February Color News I said:

“Is profiling your camera possible? The short answer is yes, you could. But the longer answer is “it depends.” This would only work if you shoot RAW. Another problem is that Adobe does not provide for custom camera profiles in either Photoshop or Lightroom. There is a work around possible in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. (See http://fors.net/chromoholics/) The software to do the profile is free but it requires that you have a GretagMacbeth 24-patch ColorChecker.”

Now Adobe has decided to support profiles in Adobe Camera Raw. That means both users of Lightroom and Photoshop can use profiles that match those of the camera manufacturer or, even more important, a custom profile specific to your camera.

These profiles are in beta release and are available on the Adobe Labs website. The profiles require Camera Raw 4.5 / Lightroom 2.0 or later. The RAW requirement still stands and you need the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker.

December Color News

Annual Awards Banquet

Irish Cultural Center
2700-45th Ave.
San Francisco

See this post for more information.