_dauntless t1_iynzuwn wrote
Reply to comment by badassbadger42 in Is there a consistent and objective way to assess the color of an object? A transform function from spectrum to RGB, maybe? by DJTilapia
Hmm, that's an interesting concept to think about, but my grey card example was an analogy, not a solution. To the degree that using a physical object of a known color value along with an adjustment of white balance to adjust the resulting image, photographers are able to create colour-accurate images. It sounds like you're getting at what I was guessing at, which is a higher degree of accuracy, though.
badassbadger42 t1_iyod8pe wrote
From the point of a photographer trying to recreate the colors an object as it was seen in the lighting that was there the grey card works just like you say. I think we actually agree like you say, but just the see the problem from different perspectives. I work as a theatrical lighting designer so my go to light source in my mind is anything but a source with a broad and continous spectrum. Anyways, colours are wierd and fantastic and this conversation really made me think this through a lot so thanks a lot for that :)
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