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I did used to shoot in RAW but it's too time consuming when it comes to batching images and they're all in RAW format. The colours we're getting are spot on all of the monitors. The WB is set on PRE. We simply place a pure white object under the flash and set the custom white balance this...

It doesn't sound like a boast, it's just the opposite of what I've heard everywhere else on the net. Everyone else says that you simply can't replicate the sun because of the energy that it emitts in every spectrum. I'm not sure what you think of the two images I posted last night (the...

So you think you'd be able to reproduce this, in a studio?:

Nice video, you have some really nice kit there Garry. I could really use a setup like that. I've been trying to struggle by with the equipment that I do have and I'm definitely making gains. You'll probably disapprove but I've introduced a 3rd light to take the greyness off of the backboard...

I've tweaked the exposure and the colour profiles and here's a picture that surpasses my expectations:

We're in agreement I'd say on just about everything :) 1. The law of diminishing returns just means I need to try harder. 2. Lack of space has forced me to get rid of the long grey table completely out of the room. I've removed all unneeded equipment and I've adopted the small trestle table...

That's a lightweight one?! I can't imagine needing a heavier one really :) The 0.3ND gel has just arrived so I'm going to try some experiments with lighting (or not lighting) the areas that are causing the boring flatness of these pics. One quick question, you say that the overhead flash...

I like the shadows though. I feel that shadows add depth and texture and in this case, realism to our artificial flowers. In an ideal world, the surface that the flowers are resting on would be best if it was white and the shadows would be best if they were just a shade or two darker. I'm...

I just read the manual on colour balance. It sounds like some sort of on camera, post exposure editing tool as opposed to a pre-exposure setting?

I used to shoot in RAW but it's far too much effort to batch them and process them when we've chosen the best ones. JPG's are preferred, by far. The corridor's not an option but I can honestly say I haven't come across a 'colour balance' menu. I really should read the D300 manual!! It's...

Well, I must have taken a few hundred test shots today with a range of different light positions, f-stops, shutter speeds and ISO settings. It's true when they say that the first 90% of progress is achieved in 10% of the time. The last 10% of progress is taking the rest. I just can't seem to...

If small changes can make a huge difference, then I presume that huge changes might make a small difference :) Painting the walls grey and the ceiling black. Would this make a massive difference? I've changed my order to 0.3ND gel but I will try ISO 200, raising the softbox to a higher...

Alright, I remember this now..... http://nikonimglib.com/opc/manual/en/opc_win_en_ABF.html Last time I tried to get the D2X mode 1, 2 and 3 onto the D300 it somehow put a new picture contol called Vivid+ (or something like that - don't have camera here). I was expecting it to put D2X picture...

Ahhh ok, I remember reading about Mode 1 when I first got the camera but couldn't figure out how to set Mode 1 on the D300 back then. I've Googled it again and still can't seem to figure it out. I think you're onto something though.

What is 'Mode I'?