Thanks for taking the time to put to put up this video. I was seriously considering buying VSCO but after seeing your walk-through I realized that it isn't for me. Too automated.
Zhemin, I can try to help you with the noise reduction and sharpening presets. However, both of these settings are largely determined by your camera, the resolution, and your style. I happen to use 70 for sharpening, 50 for sharpen detail and 35 for masking. Make sure to use something for masking or you will end up sharpening noise. For noise reduction, I use 5 for color noise reduction for my Nikon D700 at ISO 200. Hope this helps.
Thanks for your kind reply :) I know RAW just bypasses the white balance, and exposure etc... but I actually thought sharpening settings does influence the RAW file. But I guess I was wrong. I just feel like with the same equipment (lens+camera) that I use- others use it as well, and get sharper images than what I get. So, I initially thought it was an in-camera setting that they have..but i guess that maybe its professional lighting that help sharpen the image (besides post sharpening).
Great video mate. I have been thinking about getting VSCO and you gave me a really good hands on look at the way it works... look forward to more of your videos. :-)
Oh, no apologies necessary. Great overview. This is my first 'exposure' to the VSCO product, and i'm impressed. What, though, are your impressions of the simulations versus Alien Skin Exposure 3? Is it just easier/better/more efficient to do this as a preset within Lightroom, on all images, rather than in PS on individual images?
This is an excellent video - thank you for taking the time to do it. How are you lighting those portrait shots? Specifically, the one in front of the wall. Are you using a reflector there or is there some additional lighting in place? I ask because the lighting looks amazing, and without the post-processing you've already got an image which is 95% perfect. It would be good to understand your set-up a little better. :-)
ehy dude very good video ! i want to buy one vsco film pack and i'm thinking about the 04 pack, i shoot street photography, landscape and also travel photography
eladbari, I'm not sure I understand your question completely, but I will try to answer. I shoot in RAW, so camera settings like sharpening, saturation, etc. have no effect. Those settings, whether on Nikon or Canon, only affect JPEG shooting. Once I import the RAW images into Lightroom, I apply settings like VSCO, sharpening, saturation etc. If you are planning to use VSCO, you really should shoot in RAW. Actually, I believe all professional work should be shot in RAW. Hope this helps.
Could not agree more. I primarily shoot film and simply have VSCO to help match my digital to my film. VSCO can sometimes come really close, and other times not. When it's really important, I just shoot it on film. Much easier that way.
Hey, Hunter! hmm,you actually use Nikon. Not Canon..but maybe it'll still be relevant to ask. I , personally, use the Canon 5DmkII. Do you tend to use a certain flat picture style for when you shoot? And do you tend, within the settings, to take sharpness+saturation all the way down? or do you set it differently? Of course im asking regarding to what's best to shoot for VSCO. Same as you said that its better to under-expose your shots for VSCO.
I'm not familiar with the Alien Skin product. I know what it is, but I haven't used it. Whenever possible, I prefer to stay in Lightroom for editing. For me, it's more efficient.
You know some of us have other reasons for using VSCO instead of shooting film. Firstly, there are not many more rolls of film left for the effect you want to achieve ( at least at my country the Philippines there aren't). Secondly, it's too costly for some of us (including me).
Thanks for the video, its nice of you to show how VSCO works. On another note, my god this was boring! The colours are lovely but people need to realise that if you want your images to look like real film then you have to SHOOT with real film. You will never get true results by using presets which also secretly sharpen your photos. What the hell is that!!?? If you want the 'film' look then use lo-fi equipment instead of a $3000 DSLR. SLRS are accurate but take BORING pictures in my opinion.
an to make my last point, to all the people who want to know what real film looks like, go to any second hand shop, and look at some magazines from the 80s, flick through all the ads and photos and admire their real retro film look. They look way more authentic than anything in this video.
Also on another note, if my client had asked for photos that looked like real film, I would have shot with real film.. instead of shooting 'perfect' photos with an SLR then be hunched over a computer for hours trying to make them look 'real' what a ridiculous concept. Real = not perfect! get real and stop gving people fakes. You are insulting both the client and the audience by using phony substitutes instead of the real thing.
