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Photo of the Day June 2014
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WOW! These are incredible.... What have I been doing using a Canon this whole time
Amazing snaps!
Thanks again. I'm not a Canon person, but I assume they offer something equivalent for both lenses.
Whenever I have to think "what can I do to make this pic look better?", I generally go for the delete button...
Whenever I have to think "what can I do to make this pic look better?", I generally go for the delete button...
Well then I'd delete all of my pictures!
Well then I'd delete all of my pictures!
Nooooooooooo... But if 'it' ain't there when you press the shutter, is there really anything you can do to improve it?
Nooooooooooo... But if 'it' ain't there when you press the shutter, is there really anything you can do to improve it?
In general I agree with this. Yet I have two examples to offer as a counterpoint:
Image as shot
Image "fixed" in post
Image as shot
Image "fixed" in post
Both of the "fixed" images have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Sometimes you *can* make chicken salad out of chicken ****
Although your fixed shots are clearly improved, your as shot are hardly lemons.In general I agree with this. Yet I have two examples to offer as a counterpoint:
Image
Image as shot
Image
Image "fixed" in post
Image
Image as shot
Image
Image "fixed" in post
Both of the "fixed" images have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Sometimes you *can* make chicken salad out of chicken ****
Pirate Musician
The musicians got into the spirit of Blackbeard Festival...
_GLS5224 - Version 2 by wwsakall, on Flickr
The musicians got into the spirit of Blackbeard Festival...
_GLS5224 - Version 2 by wwsakall, on Flickr
Contemplating life out by SLC International Airport. Clear Halloween day
iPhone 4 | ISO 80 | 3.85mm | f/2.8 | 1/943
iPhone 4 | ISO 80 | 3.85mm | f/2.8 | 1/943
More thoughts about PP...
Tweaking a pix in PP is fine, IMO. A minor crop, opening up shadows, changing colour temperature, etc.
But trying to find some way to salvage a pic that 'doesn't quite work' is not so good. Major crops, crunching an image through some HDR programme, applying some all-over filter effect or texture... I'd rather just acknowledge that a pic didn't work, maybe analyse what went wrong and keep shooting. That's a steeper and more effective learning curve, IMO...
Tweaking a pix in PP is fine, IMO. A minor crop, opening up shadows, changing colour temperature, etc.
But trying to find some way to salvage a pic that 'doesn't quite work' is not so good. Major crops, crunching an image through some HDR programme, applying some all-over filter effect or texture... I'd rather just acknowledge that a pic didn't work, maybe analyse what went wrong and keep shooting. That's a steeper and more effective learning curve, IMO...
More thoughts about PP...
Tweaking a pix in PP is fine, IMO. A minor crop, opening up shadows, changing colour temperature, etc.
But trying to find some way to salvage a pic that 'doesn't quite work' is not so good. Major crops, crunching an image through some HDR programme, applying some all-over filter effect or texture... I'd rather just acknowledge that a pic didn't work, maybe analyse what went wrong and keep shooting. That's a steeper and more effective learning curve, IMO...
Lovely lighting in this picture. Looks as though the stonemason did a bit of mechanical PP on his work!
Microlight Live!
Canon EOS 6D
EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
ƒ/3.5
1/30
ISO400
Adjacent side note: I've often wondered where my shots stand with peoples views towards PP.
All my shots are taken as RAW and then run through processing in PS, I don't use any presets (beyond ones I've created myself for simple things like soft vignettes, sharpening etc). I feel my PP brings out exactly how I see the shot in my head when I press the shutter. To me, my photography isn't about preservation of an exact actuality that's in front of me but rather a form of expression, whether my PP is justified is for viewers to decide. Seemed like a relevant time to ask.
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I couldn't agree with this more! Too many "photographers" these days simply shoot crap and go wild in post; they'd have never made it in the days of film! And this is coming from a guy in his 30's... who learned in high school by shooting on a completely manual Minolta SLR (don't recall the model) and developing my own B&W film in the school's darkroom. I quickly learned that getting the shot right the first time was how it was done... because that was basically the only option we had! Sure we could develop 8x10s and "crop" them down to the size needed, but that was about it. I still try to apply the same principles shooting digital, but I am far from an expert. That said, I thoroughly enjoy photography as a hobby.
I think the style of your photos are arguably the most unique on here. You could line 100 photos from random people up on a wall and it'd easy to distinguish yours from the others. The only adjective I could use to describe your shoots would be 'chalky'.
I haven't tried B&W, so I figured I would start tinkering with the Nik plug in. This is my pretty little girl
DSC_0040 by CharlieFromJersey, on Flickr
DSC_0040 by CharlieFromJersey, on Flickr
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My thoughts on PP: Personally I put my photos through Lightroom to try and capture what I myself was looking at, and (more importantly) feeling at the time, as opposed to what the camera picks up. I find it to be extremely difficult to capture exactly what you want the person to feel like when they're viewing your photo, unless they're actually there with you at the time, without some sort of PP, as 90% of the time, when you're in that moment there's more than just the one sense being utilised. So that's what I believe PP should be used for, to try and enhance the image in a way that at least begins to 'connect the dots' in order to give the viewer more of an overview of that specific moment in time, rather than just making it a pretty image, that perhaps is not even reflective of what was in your head at the time.
'Blue Velvet' by Niall B.
Canon EOS 500D • 18mm • 1/80th at ISO 400 • f/11
'Blue Velvet' by Niall B.
Canon EOS 500D • 18mm • 1/80th at ISO 400 • f/11
I was a bit torn with this one between trying to get the whole flower in (wind didn't help) and getting as close as I wanted with the macro detail.
20140607-_DSC3215 by apple fanboy1, on Flickr
Comments always helpful.
20140607-_DSC3215 by apple fanboy1, on FlickrComments always helpful.
Pirate Gives Up The Booty
Another from the Blackbeard Festival. This is from a comedy skit.
_GLS5258 - Version 2 by wwsakall, on Flickr
Another from the Blackbeard Festival. This is from a comedy skit.
_GLS5258 - Version 2 by wwsakall, on Flickr
