#Mastin labs fuji vs kodak skin#
Tips for Editing Multiple Skin Tones in One Photoįuji 400H Left | Modified Portra 400 Right You can also use anything that you know is gray, such as concrete. When balancing tint, the color in the hair can be a great indicator to see if there is too much green or magenta. Hair can often be a great indicator of where your tint should be. Don't be afraid to do this! Tips for Using The Tint Slider in Lightroom If you are not using flash, and you have even a kind-of usable light, you might be able to use color, but you'll most likely have to pull the temperature slider really far toward the cool end. Back in the day, when you were shooting film, and there was no digital, you would shoot those scenes in black and white. If you're shooting in a dark, tungsten-lit reception or wedding hall, nothing you do will give you good skin tones. Here's the real deal: There is no good solution to terrible light inside of a venue unless you're using flash to create your own light. Green is the color of sickness unless it's a beautiful palm tree or a frog.” - Kirk Mastin Editing Skin Tones in Poor Lighting Just sticking with Mastin Labs and/or film will make you consistent because it all emulates real film. If you mix the film look with other looks, then, yes, your consistency is going to be in trouble. If you're shooting mostly people of color or Asian skin tones, we recommend sticking with the Fuji packs and films.Īnother point on your style: The moment that you decide to shoot film or use our presets, you're already on your way to becoming consistent, even if there are slight variations. If your predominant market is light-skinned/Caucasian people, you can easily use any of the Portra packs or the Fuji packs. Fuji 400H Right on Darker Skin Tips for Maintaining Your Style While Using Different Presets (18:55) Dragging the temp down might help the skin but would discolor the rest of the image. Portra creates too much orange for darker skin. Mastin Labs Fuji 400H Presets on Dark Skin (13:52) Fuji 400H Right on Darker Skin Mastin Labs Kodak Portra 400 Presets vs. Using Mastin Labs Kodak Portra 400 Presets on Light Skinīefore and After. Edited with Mastin Labs Portra 400 preset Using Mastin Labs Kodak Portra 400 Presets on Dark Skin Their films, in general, have a cyan-heavy base and look really well on darker skin tones as well as lighter ones. Kodak films generally have more orange and yellow in them, which makes Caucasian skin look healthy and warm.įujifilm made their film in a completely different environment and with different aesthetic goals in mind. In the same way that makeup is made for different skin tones, film is suited for different skin tones. When Kodak first developed their films, they primarily tested them on Caucasian skin. Mastin Labs presets are based on film scanned with a Fuji scanner, so everything covered applies both to film and our presets. (In Adobe Lightroom, these axes are represented as two sliders at the top of the toolbar Temp and Tint.)Ī Brief History of the Relationship between Film Types and Skin Tones (8:30)
The two axes of color are warm & cool and green & magenta, these are the color building blocks of natural skin tones.This is a learned skill that takes practice. What happens in front of the camera with your subjects, location, and light, matter MORE than what preset you use for post-processing.Temp & Tint sliders in Lightroom The Key Factors of skin tone. Choosing the best preset for the skin tone.
#Mastin labs fuji vs kodak how to#
How to Edit Skin Tones in Lightroom with Mastin Labs Presets In this live edit, Kirk walks you through how to dial in skin tones to perfection.ĭuring our Live Edits, Kirk edits photos submitted by the Mastin Labs - Community on Facebook, head to our Mastin Labs Facebook Page to find out about our next edit and how to submit your photos. We're here to help!Įvery other week, our Founder Kirk Mastin hosts a Facebook Live Editing session to help you overcome editing challenges. Have you ever been frustrated dialing in skin tones whilst editing? You are not alone.
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