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Old 03-31-2009, 04:06 PM
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I think the white balance on the original is off - it is way too orange. This still shows in the resulting image. The shadow on the pink backdrop doesn't wrinkle like the backdrop itself does, which makes it look even more artificial. All in all I think you achieved a nice result, but it has many areas for improvement.

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Questions: How do I calibrate my screen like I've seen others talk about?
Even when I think my white balance looks less yellow on my camera, it looks yellow OOC. How do I fix this?
First of all, start by selecting the proper white balance in camera. Then make sure you shoot in RAW so that you can manually adjust the white balance in post processing.

The easiest way to calibrate your monitor is with a special device, such as the ColorVision Spyder.

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Will a lower ISO solve my grainy problem?
It probably will, but that's hard to say as you didn't tell us which ISO you're shooting at.

PS: linking to a Flickr image page while the photo is set to "private" doesn't do us much good...
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