What's the "best" Picture Style?

[jks_photo]

As stated above..... What is the "best" picture style?? Best as in the one picture that yoiu would set your camera to and leave it there.....


or if you have event or scene specific picture style that you use please share......


thanks!!!!

[Daniel Browning]

Neutral. I like it the best because the colors are accurate.

[neuroanatomist]

The answer is the same as the answer to the questions, "What is the 'best' exposure?," and, "What is the 'best' composition?" Simple. It's the one that you like for the shot in question.


It is worth pointing out that like white balance, if you shoot RAW you can select whatever picture style you want in DPP with no penalty (and conversely, if you shoot JPG, changing picture style degrades the image). So, shoot RAW and fiddle in post, if you're so inclined. Also note that only DPP can use the Canon picture styles (including the extra ones available for download, like Autumn Hues and Twilight). Other software package do have similar options, though.

[Carlos Lindado]

This is an interesting question actually, because it makes me wonder what "picture style equivalent" a picture would have when you open it in PS, LR, or any other program apart from DPP.

[jks_photo]

@ Daniel.... I personally use Faithful.... i do believe it is quite similar to neutral... can

[Daniel Browning]

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it makes me wonder what "picture style equivalent" a picture would have when you open it in PS, LR, or any other program apart from DPP.

All other raw converters ignore the picture profile settings; however, Adobe does have camera calibration profiles designed to emulate Canon's picture profiles. The tone curve part of the picture profile can be matched pretty easily, it's the color-matrix (hue-twisted I think) that is more difficult to reproduce.

@ Daniel.... I personally use Faithful.... i do believe it is quite similar to neutral... can't quite discern the difference... can you??

They look the same to me too, I could go for either one.
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[Carlos Lindado]

Hi Daniel, so opening a picture in another program would be like opening the same picture in DPP and setting the picture style to "neutral"?