Joan Roig
Joan Roig is a proficient Spanish Photo Retoucher and Colorist, he is not only a creative professional but also the visionary founder of Cromagnon.tv. Since 2009, he has been serving as a distinguished LinkedIn Learning trainer, while also holding the significant roles of Digital Retouching and 3D Master Director at LaBasad Design Barcelona. His roots trace back to Campos in Mallorca, and he currently thrives in a dual living and working arrangement between Mallorca and Barcelona, Spain.
Joan’s artistry primarily centres on the narrative of colour, and he is dedicated to assisting directors in crafting more captivating and immersive visual aesthetics for their cinematic creations. Over the years, he has been privileged to collaborate with acclaimed photographers and filmmakers, including luminaries such as Namuss Films, Pep Bonet, Fabio Bucciarelli, Guillem Valle, Manu Brabo, JTaltavull, Fernando Moleres, Joan Morey, Diego Ibarra, and many other accomplished artists.
His expertise extends into the realm of color science, and he has been appointed as an ambassador for Calibrite in the Cinema/Broadcast sector. Additionally, he possesses a Dolby Vision Certificate, enabling him to enhance High Dynamic Range (HDR) quality for streaming channels. In the graphic arts field, he has earned an Epson Digigraphie Certificate. His proficiency has also led him to represent Sigma as an ambassador.
Joan has undertaken a mission to promote the use and adept management of tools related to image and colour. He actively collaborates with specialized media outlets such as Photolari, where his contributions have garnered significant attention.
Beyond his notable roles, Joan Roig also contributes his talents as a Digital Imaging Technician (DIT) for various television productions, including popular shows like „House of the Dragon” Seasons 1 and 2, „The Climb,” „The Lioness,” and more.
Without any doubt colour management is the main part of any workflow. It is unthinkable to spend hours adjusting colour details, contrast, volume, highlights and shadows without having control of what the viewer will see. Working on risky projects in terms of very low or very high lights can cause us to completely lose information if we do not have an optimal adjustment of our equipment.
The greatest achievement for any professional is to be able to make a living from the work he or she is passionate about. For my part I enjoy my work, obviously there are assignments that you are passionate about and others that require a lot of technique. In my case I enjoy both equally, the technical challenges are always a challenge to direct the workflow well to give the highest quality investing just the right time for that assignment.
When working on the images I rarely work the images from beginning to end in a series, I always do the steps separately in the whole series: first I develop all the images, then I make general adjustments in all of them, then selective adjustments and finally styling. I always work each step on all the images, that gives me a better perception of the series without having to see each time an image from 0 that distorts the perception of progress in the process.
Just a little tip, spend as much time as possible trying out different styles, even if you are not going to use them. This will give you a lot of speed in the future when it comes to deciding on styles in the future and being able to merge many of them.
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