An Experiment in Color Grading

As the New Year rolls in, I find myself looking forward to new things—new directions, new goals, new relationships. But with the start of a new year also comes a time for reflection (literally) of what I’ve accomplished and how much I’ve progressed. As I perform my annual “house cleaning”—purging old work which isn’t up […]

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The 5 Minutes, 5 Dollars Monitor Hood

When you edit, and especially when you colorize, you want to do it in a relatively dim environment. And if you cannot achieve that, you at least don’t want any direct light falling on your monitor. That can really screw up the color your eyes perceive.  If you are using a calibration tool like Datacolor’s Spyder (reviewed here) […]

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