What Profile of Picture Control/Style Do You Use: And beyond that, how are your values set? I am only familiar with Nikon and have set Picture Control to flat with all values at zero...

T_Span Loc: Northern MI

And beyond that, how are your values set? I am only familiar with Nikon and have set Picture Control to flat with all values at zero, shoot in raw. There is no right or wrong way but am curious how others approach this for post processing purposes. Of course jpeg shooters who do not post process would need there desired profiles set before shooting.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

It depends on what I am shooting and which profile I decide to use.

Tet68survivor Loc: Pomfret Center CT

Hmmm! What ever works for you to start! I guess I'm a slow learner, always just used AUTO mode, but I did a volunteer shot for my Church and I used Aperture Mode with Auto ISO. pictures came out very interesting, very little DOF, but that's exactly what I was hoping for. I was shooting over the shoulder of children of their handy work making cards for a Nursing Home and Prayer Journals for the sick. That was the first time I had ever use "A" Mode.

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I have my Nikons set to shoot RAW+jpeg fine. I have the Picture Control set to Standard. Have you noticed that Nikon sets the default sharpening for the picture controls low at level 3? Nikon expert, Ken Rockwell, recommends going through all of the picture controls and increasing the sharpening to level 6. That's where I have mine set. You can go higher all the way to level 9 but things start to look too crisp.

If you shoot Nikon RAW (NEF) files and open them in Nikon software, the Picture Control that was set in the camera will be applied automatically.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Shooting in RAW, "profiles" are meaningless. You can change everything you might possibly want in an editor like Lightroom.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

T_Span wrote:

And beyond that, how are your values set? I am only familiar with Nikon and have set Picture Control to flat with all values at zero, shoot in raw. There is no right or wrong way but am curious how others approach this for post processing purposes. Of course jpeg shooters who do not post process would need there desired profiles set before shooting.

My cameras are set for flat or neutral, or whatever they call it, but I shoot raw, so it hardly matters. I process everything I want to use.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

T_Span wrote:

And beyond that, how are your values set? I am only familiar with Nikon and have set Picture Control to flat with all values at zero, shoot in raw. There is no right or wrong way but am curious how others approach this for post processing purposes. Of course jpeg shooters who do not post process would need there desired profiles set before shooting.

I never shoot anything but raw, so picture control settings are irrelevant. I do make camera/lens profiles when color needs to be dead accurate using an XRite ColorChecker Passport, and I do create temporary presets to apply a set of adjustments to similarly exposed images in a set to speed things along. Shooting jpegs, once you set your picture controls, information lost as a result of those settings is lost forever.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

rgrenaderphoto wrote:

Shooting in RAW, "profiles" are meaningless. You can change everything you might possibly want in an editor like Lightroom.

This is the correct answer. RAW is RAW, unfiltered, unadulterated, milk right out of the udder.

Kmgw9v Loc: Miami, Florida

gvarner wrote:

This is the correct answer. RAW is RAW, unfiltered, unadulterated, milk right out of the udder.

I shoot RAW.
I don't drink milk.

nikonbrain Loc: Crystal River Florida

No need to worry no shoot any JPEGS .....

cjc2 Loc: Hellertown PA

T_Span wrote:

And beyond that, how are your values set? I am only familiar with Nikon and have set Picture Control to flat with all values at zero, shoot in raw. There is no right or wrong way but am curious how others approach this for post processing purposes. Of course jpeg shooters who do not post process would need there desired profiles set before shooting.

I do exactly what you are doing. I also employ a colorchecker as/if needed. Best of luck.

sirlensalot Loc: Arizona

If I shooting Raw or Raw + Jpeg, I use neutral mode. If on a tight timeline for some (not all) sporting events shooting JPEGS only, will use standard and bump up sharpening a notch or two.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Profiles? Are you referring to specific camera settings? I only shoot jpeg so I guess it matters.

T_Span Loc: Northern MI

David in Dallas wrote:

Profiles? Are you referring to specific camera settings? I only shoot jpeg so I guess it matters.

Yes it will have much to do with the outcome you are after. Here is a link to get to know the features.
http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/microsite/picturecontrol/picture/
For raw shooters, flat gives the closest to what was captured. Unless some of the values were changed in the flat category. If you use Lightroom, you can sample the different looks by selecting a camera picture control under the camera calibration, profile.

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lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

T_Span wrote:

And beyond that, how are your values set? I am only familiar with Nikon and have set Picture Control to flat with all values at zero, shoot in raw. There is no right or wrong way but am curious how others approach this for post processing purposes. Of course jpeg shooters who do not post process would need there desired profiles set before shooting.

Pentax: Natural or Bright, but since I shoot RAW, none of that matters but for the initial view in ACR with Photoshop. I have presets in ACR from where I start in PP anyway. I also usually but not required again due to RAW shooting, set WB to AWB or to a known standard pre-set to have a closer reference when in ACR.