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Selecting lens filters based on ICC or DCP profiles

I have a shoebox full of very old 120 film and I'm experimenting around with it. I want to try to compensate the color shift with lens filters and see what the result is. I have made a few shots of a ...
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Can physical color filter and light pollution filters on DLSRs achieve anything that can't be done in post (like with Photoshop)?

The color filter was said to be not quite useful in the digital photography. A light pollution filter, i.e. a broad band filter, was proven to be useful in photography in reducing the light pollution ...
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Why are these color look up tables (Hald CLUT) 1600 x 1600 pixels instead of 4096 x 4096 pixels?

I imagine that exhaustive color look up tables need to be 256 x 256 x 256 = 4096 x 4096 pixels. Is that correct? If so, how are these color look up tables (Hald CLUT) only 1600 x 1600 pixels?
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How to match color range in two photos when colorizing (hue, saturation)?

Consider two outdoors photos taken with different cameras and different cities. You want to include both in the same photo series and therefore need to re-touch them with identical color profiles and ...
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Prevent Yellowing Under High Intensity Discharge Lights

I am photographing plants that are grown in a greenhouse. The plants are grown under High Intensity Discharge Lights, specifically Metal Halide and/or High Pressure Sodium. When I photograph these ...
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Why are gels used for digital photography?

What is the purpose of color-adjusting light sources with gels in digital photography? Are they reserved exclusively for scenarios in which one wants different colors from different lights? I assume ...
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