Removing EXTREME color cast in Night Wildlife Photography

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Red lights create an extreme red color cast and are a massive problem for wildlife photography in some regions of Africa. So much so, that photographers avoid going on safari there - a tough problem for ethical wildlife tourism operators because it costs them money!
In this video, I wanted to try to solve the problem of converting red light images with exteme red colour casts to normal colour using photoshop and at the same time talk about some of the ethical reasons to use red-light on safari.
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00:00 Intro
00:13 Ethics
01:06 Why use Red Light?
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07:07 Curves - Highlights
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12:07 Body Detail
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@WillGoodlet Жыл бұрын

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@dabearmedia2898 2 жыл бұрын

As always, well presented and incisive full of knowledge, thank you

@OverlandingwithBruce 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Thanks for sharing Will.

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Bruce appreciated!

@dannydanquah3681 2 жыл бұрын

That's an awesome job.

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Danny :)

@RogerJones-mountfield 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing 👍🏼 thank you,

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Roger!

@wildpatagoniafilms16 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Will! I believe that in order to get "deep" to fix or alter a file, we have no choice but to use PS! I also like that you went deep into using tools that most wildlife photographers don't ever touch! I'd love to see more videos like this... I use both LR...PS and capture one... but seeing you approaching the edits with heavy use with PS is awesome! Thank you! cheers! ;)

@Dizzyish 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this was amazing!! Two things I dislike here: Prefer a landscape over the square image, it gives a more open image as opposed to a confined “tunnel” sort of feel and then the white border kinda kills it since this is a night photo, the white seems distracting.

@rhiwderinraytube 2 жыл бұрын

Disagree. Since the background is totally black, there is no advantage in using landscape format. The image is a portrait, not an environmental study. The white frame adds impact to what is basically a monochrome photo.

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting, appreciated! I don't think the cropping is in any way prescriptive, I usually only crop shots for output - so somewhere like IG might be square or portrait and Facebook landscape as you say - go for what suits best (remembering many of those sites have a white background which does very much impact the decision on brightness and contrast in the shot). White Balance and colour can be hard to judge in a reconstruction like this, so I think for me, the white was a useful point of reference to determine how to perceive the colour, although if it's going on a website/page with white background it doesn't matter really.

@kenstav1 2 жыл бұрын

This was very interesting video. Thank you

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ken :)

@jackieboshoff2013 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job. I've only been on a game drive once where the red filter over the spotlight was used because there were lion cubs. Didn't take any photo's because they would be like this example

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it would haver been an amazing drive! Interested and glad to hear they used a red filter for the cubs. I think habituation to lights, if they are going to be used later on in life, is probably a good idea. Maybe next time try a shot or two :)

@mickeymouse6628 Жыл бұрын

You have the knowledge, demeanor and presentation skills of a college professor. Well done.

@WillGoodlet Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the compliment!

@AidanRIR 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial! Thanks for the fantastic explanation. Really appreciate the time you put into helping us all. All the best boet

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to watch this fringe content! Appreciate it Aidan :)

@MovingPicturesAfrica 2 жыл бұрын

very interesting Will. I don't really shoot at night, but I might need to one day. I wonder if it is more ethical to use a floodlight rather than a spot and to increase the brightness gradually? Many waterholes are floodlit so it seems acceptable. Or are they also moving to red lights?

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know enough about it to comment but I think it would be interesting to see research on it. Given my observations that certain species seem to come in to drink at particular times of day and others at night. It doesn’t seem too much of a stretch to assume some of this behaviour is based on sight. Floodlights may disadvantage predators at night?

@RogerJones-mountfield 2 жыл бұрын

The Paintshop colourise actually works with infrared too although requiring some further adjustments of course. But interesting

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

It’s just incredible, I wonder how it works.

@rhiwderinraytube 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that explanation and tutorial. Luckily (as a photographer) I have never encountered red light, but I do know that processing night shots is difficult and frustrating. Topaz No Noise AI is great as is the No Noise AI built in to ON1 Photo Raw.

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Ray! As I said, it's rare for me to get this opportunity either as I use the public parks mostly and we get locked away at sunset :) I was interested to see if it could be done as my colleagues tell me it is a key decision for a lot of photographers visiting the camps.

@GuidoVanDeWater 2 жыл бұрын

I never shot with red light but if is still a very interesting video. I realy like how passioned you can talk about something. I always try to avoid shining in eyes when I'm on safari but most people just don't get it. These animals are blinded and it can mean life or death for them. So I think red light is a improvement for the animals. Get guido

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Guido, thanks a lot :) Yes, I agree it's not a trendy topic! I was just interested to see if it could be done because a lot of colleagues tell me that it is a problem for camps in red light areas. The clip from India was just the car headlights, but even with that, you could see how the leopard had learned to behave. Walking back to the car so it could see and waiting for blinded animals on the road to walk right into it. Cats are clever!

@christinepepper4053 2 жыл бұрын

Very useful, thank you. Glad you don't live in a red light district 😄

@WillGoodlet 2 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah :) Thanks Christine

@ericaceous1652 2 жыл бұрын

Don't use Photoshop and haven't had chance to shoot a red filtered safari (yet!), but this is fascinating. Always appreciate your measured delivery, and the knowledge and experience you're sharing with these videos. Cheers Will