LicarioSpin@alien.topBtoPhotography@viewfinder.pro•What's it like being a photographer assistant?English
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11 months agoI was a photography assistant way back in the 1990’s, pre-digital. I learned a tremendous amount about photography and the business of photography. I worked for commercial and advertising photographers in Chicago. Even though the experience was incredible in terms of learning and skill development, eventually I realized that I needed to, at some point, decide on an exit plan IF I wanted to become a professional photographer myself. I met a lot of full time professional “lifer” assistants who would never break away and start their own studio.
I don’t agree with shooting in sRGB, even if your intended output is only the web. I shoot in AdobeRGB and find that web browsers do dumb down the colors due to reduced gamut, but not nearly as much in some cases as if I shot in sRGB. You should always capture with the widest possible color range (and hopefully in a RAW file format). For one thing, browsers and displays are always improving. It’s not the 1990’s. Do an experiment sometime with an image that is highly saturated with colors. Shoot in AdobeRGB. Save out a jpeg with this color profile. Convert profile to sRGB (in Photoshop), and save out another jpeg. Post both images to a website and there will be a difference.