Journal & Technical Notes

Insights & Field Guides

Written lessons on color theory, natural light control, camera optics, and the realities of commercial creative production.

Demystifying DaVinci Resolve Color Space Transform (CST)Colour Grading
OCTOBER 2026

Demystifying DaVinci Resolve Color Space Transform (CST)

Why relying solely on 3D LUTs without proper input color space mapping destroys highlight rolloff and causes ugly skin hue skews.

Light Before Glass: Why Lighting Beats $3,000 Lenses Every TimeLighting Science
SEPTEMBER 2026

Light Before Glass: Why Lighting Beats $3,000 Lenses Every Time

A practical breakdown of shaping contrast ratios with a single 300W continuous head and negative fill instead of buying more cinema glass.

Frequency Separation The Right Way: Preserving Real Skin TextureRetouching
SEPTEMBER 2026

Frequency Separation The Right Way: Preserving Real Skin Texture

Avoid the plastic mannequin look. How to split high and low spatial frequencies in Photoshop for editorial commercial campaigns.