Michelle Pena

My current settings are in the pictures below. I don't think I'm on AWB. Omgosh, neutral looks bland once I upload it to the Mac, but I will give it a shot. I have some free time tomorrow to try the new settings you suggested. Neutral,-2 monitor brightness, and WB of 5600k correct? Profoto has been a light I've wanted. The B10, but this must be new. I'm not up to date on those lights. I've heard that the Wescott FJ 400 and FJ 200 are suitable for what I do: newborns, babies, and maternity. What's your take on those lights Thanks for your help.

Hi Brian, I've been noticing for a few months now, and not every time... that the back of camera images have been saturated with ugly orange and glowy look. Nothing has changed regarding camera settings that I can tell, and when this happens, editing is a nightmare, even using the grayscale for WB. I don't know if my camera or strobe is causing the issue or if I'm accidentally hitting something. The bulb on my Flashpoint 400ad Pro is new for about 6 months( I've been using this light for 4 years and never had this issue), so I don't know what it could be. I'll attach unedited photos, but you may see a different color as it doesn't look the same on the back of the camera versus a computer. I have a D850, which is a very contrasty camera, but I have not seen images like this. WB was set at 5260k except for the mauve rug image, which was set at 5000k. Those settings should make the image cool in my experience. These are just awful. Any suggestions? Thank you!

Yes, most definitely!

Should I be ok with upgrading to Sequoia? Its file is 7.48 GB. Has anyone had any issues? Thank you, Brian.

It's 7.48 GB, so I feel like it would be okay. I've only had this new Mac mini for over a year. Has anyone had issues? Image below. Also, has anyone experienced any issues with the Photoshop update? The image below shows what it's asking me to upgrade.

How can I get the resolution box back on the top tool bar? When clicking the crop box, it used to be there by height & width. Or is it gone now?

If I can butt in here, lol! I came from a 16 GB, and it slowed down because of all the PS updates. I could not upgrade to Sonoma or upgrade my PS to 2024 (I was using the 2019 version) I knew if I did, it would slow down the imac even more. Believe me, from my experience, saving up for my 32 GB M2 Pro mini Mac was the best choice ( of course, now they have the m3, which was not available yet when I purchased the new machine ...ugh). Everything runs smoothly.I have not yet updated to the new 14.5 Sonoma. The upgrade is 2.48 GB, which is not bad I think the M2 could handle it but If I don't need to upgrade, I won't. Photoshop runs so well on the new 2024 version. I can also use the AI features to remove items from pictures to remove wrinkles or to extend backgrounds, and it's fast at generating it! Take Brian's word for it: this one will not do what you need it to. Anyway, my two cents! LOL. Good luck, Jess!

I am going to wait for a bit before upgrading. Geez, I feel I just upgraded to the 14.3 !

Everything is running fine

Will do! Thanks again.

LOL, no, I won't be a moron and start this with sessions needing to be edited, but I stay busy.. sooooo. It's not a big deal; honestly, everything works fine. The only reason I wanted to upgrade to PS 2024 is because of the AI feature where hands, feet, and the harder stuff can be easily edited out. Especially the sessions where parents help spot a newborn, and we have hands to edit out. It would make editing go smoothly. I am not a fan of the AI world but it's here. Thank you for the links!

Oh, I see. Can't run the new OS on the 2023 PS? So if I update, just update both? Sorry if I misunderstood.

Thank you. Now, I hope the new 2024 PS holds up

I have a 32GB MiniMac M2 Pro chip. Will this be okay to upgrade? I mean, I've had this MiniMac for just three months, and there is already an upgrade! Brian, any issues that you know of?

I think my time is up in that class , thank you.

Where can I find a link to download and print out the WB grayscale? Thank you!

Thank you.

Shit, I returned it lol Thinking it was the brand. Well this sucks, I plug in my camera card reader to transfer raw files to the external because the D850 files are huge. I never place the raw files on my mac just if only i'm working on that session. SO now i have to directly place the raw files on my mac ?? ughh Do you know of another way? Thank you for the research! "So for now, if your WD Drive that you are reformatting, make sure it is setup for macOS Extended (Journaled) and it's formatted. Then all you should be able to do is find your drive you want to copy, open it and do a Command+A which will select all the files. Then right-click and select Copy, then go to the destination drive and right-click and select "Paste." This will copy the files and will allow you to make sure that everything copied over and is fine, THEN you can do a select all on the originals and delete them. " This what i do with the raw camera files?

Hey Brian, I have the new Mac mini and always used WD external hard drives. I found out that Western Digital is compatible, but Apple does not allow drag and drop feature as of now. This is essential for me as I'm transferring files from the old external to the new external drive for the new Mac. It's due to Ventura, is what they told me. What other hard drive do you suggest for my drive to be able to backup and where I am able to drag and drop files from the desktop to the new external? Thank you !

Hi Brian, so under the Graphics Processor settings, under advanced settings the " 30 bit display" is checked marked but grayed out? Is this still ok?

Oh wonderful, thanks Damien. Can I ask Damien, if you heard any good reviews on the one they recommend I purchase? Now I'm leaning towards you have ;listed as you the expert on this lol

I checked out the link you sent of Damien’s recommendations , I noticed he recommends the color checker? Does this calibrator check color and brightness? I didn’t realize this was on his list . Should I use that one instead? The ones I listed here he doesn’t have step by step instructions? 🥴

Talked to the Calibrite company and they mentioned I could use the old one i1 display and I could download some software for it. If I wanted to buy a new one they suggested this these two and I'm not quite sure which one to purchase. I'm leaning towards the Calibrite Display Plus HL. The other suggested device is the Calibrite Display Pro HL. So the two middle shown on the chart. I will link up their comparison chart. Which do you think ? https://calibrite.com/us/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/06/Calibrite-Calibrator-comparison-chart-USA_0723.pdf

I have an Xrite i1 display about 4 years old. I may try a Spyder , if they are good a brand.