Am I trippin?
Hi, I’m a new ZR user and am just starting my journey with the Nikon system. I have some concerns about the footage I prepared for a client. This is my third shoot with this camera; I know I still have a lot to learn, but I’d like to know what I’m doing wrong. I feel like the quality of the delivered video doesn't live up to the gear's capabilities. This particular project isn't exactly something to be proud of: difficult conditions, no time for prep, and general dissatisfaction with the final result (to put it mildly). I’ve never been a color grading expert, but with the ZR and its codecs, I feel completely out of my depth. Despite my best efforts, the image quality still seems poor to me. I can't even get a handle on using LUTs 🤷♀️
Looking at these stills, can you point out exactly what’s wrong? Is it just the colors, or is it a combination of bad lighting, poor framing, and incorrect settings? Or am I just overthinking it and the footage is actually fine? For obvious reasons, I can't share the video itself here, but I hope photos are enough for an assessment.
ZR + Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, H.265 10-bit N-Log. I only used ISO 800 and 6400 while shooting.