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Ultra High CRI v.s. Regular "Day Light" LED

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    1. Lady Maeve submitted a new tutorial:

      Ultra High CRI v.s. Regular "Day Light" LED

      Read more about this tutorial here...
       
      #1 Lady Maeve, Dec 3, 2022
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    2. OK, I read your tutorial and as this whole CRI thing is new to me I did
      some additional research on the topic and looked up the availability and
      cost of high CRI light panels to replace the ones I presently use in my
      own studio.

      Before I take the plunge, though, some workflow questions.

      Since color rendition is obviously important to you I presume you use
      a RAW capture workflow.

      When you compare a capture after WB correction with your high CRI lights
      to one with your older LEDs how dramatic is the difference and can you
      actually see any difference? In your comparison photo in the tutorial both
      the high CRI light and the LED light were both processed with WB appropriate
      for the high CRI light. What would they look like with WB optimized for the
      light used in each case.

      The article I found stressed the importance of color as perceived rather than
      as reproduced. I'm a photographer rather than an artist so my needs are admittedly
      different from yours.

      Thanks for bringing the whole concept of CRI to my attention!
       
      #2 TomB, Dec 18, 2022
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    3. Awesome information! Thank you for the share! ;)
       
      #3 mydaffer, Dec 18, 2022
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    4. Thanks for interesting questions!

      For the fairness to compare I intentionally used same WB setting and added zero correction afterward.

      I am a fine artist myself, not a photographer either, so I tend to not use RAW to reduce capacity in memory storage. I got these lights primary to help my work in my studio since I needed better light source to create accurate colours more efficiently. And it really helps for that purpose.

      I occasionally take actual photographs for prints. That time I manually setup WB to each time and environment. But I haven’t done actual conceptual photoshoot with the new light yet.

      For photo editing, it is a little easier to edit/enhance colour. Just like white burn, it is more difficult to add accurate colour where there is less/no data. (Tho you can always overlay to your liking)

      My new lights are also flickering free. So it helps when I make Timelapse videos of my work.

      For physical visual difference, I do notice enhancement tho it isn’t that dramatic. It physically makes me feel more comfortable to stay in my studio for hours because things appear more natural to my eyes. It helps to mix colours while I work with flesh skin tones.

      sorry if I didn’t answer your questions well:sweat my point is, I definitely recommend one of your work require precise accuracy of colours!
       
      #4 Lady Maeve, Dec 18, 2022
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    5. Thank you for replying!

      As my studio lights are flicker free and give me good
      color results I think I'll stay with them but the idea is
      certainly interesting.
       
      #5 TomB, Dec 20, 2022
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