I haven't braved Lightroom yet, even though I have it, so thanks for the inspiration (Picasa is as far as I have got so far, but I'm old, it takes time)
Debbie Nelson be careful with the material you throw on Lightroom. shoot raw with the lowest possible ISO and you get much room (dynamic range) to play with. search for #perfecthdr for a start :-) thanks
Pauli PPariah there is not much to master, really. load the pic and click on the 'auto' at the tone control for a start. then move the sliders for - highlights, shadows, whites and blacks and look at the histogram to avoid clipping. And get the now free 'Perfect Effects 9' (see my stream for a link) for many great presets
Agreed with Robert Glöckner. Also know that even if you get it hopelessly messed up, you can still click the "Revert" button and start all over again! :-)
I never shoot anything but raw... its not 'what did the 'original' look like.. there is no such thing.. its just like printing a neg (that happens to be a positive to positive) the tweaking of certain elements of the exposure is not anything except a small first step... like the ability to dodge and burn selectively.. it's photo 101..
Yes! And it works so much better, and do more, if you can start with a RAW file. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat is amazing. I have yet to visit the lightroom. I guess it's time to check it out.
ReplyDeleteGreat example..
ReplyDeleteI haven't braved Lightroom yet, even though I have it, so thanks for the inspiration (Picasa is as far as I have got so far, but I'm old, it takes time)
ReplyDeleteOshi Shikigami thank you. I am shooting raw for years now and never look back :-)
ReplyDeleteDebbie Nelson be careful with the material you throw on Lightroom. shoot raw with the lowest possible ISO and you get much room (dynamic range) to play with. search for #perfecthdr for a start :-) thanks
ReplyDeleteKevin Vincent thank you :-) after the people plussed the original many hundred times, I thought they should see the original too...
ReplyDeletePauli PPariah there is not much to master, really. load the pic and click on the 'auto' at the tone control for a start. then move the sliders for - highlights, shadows, whites and blacks and look at the histogram to avoid clipping.
ReplyDeleteAnd get the now free 'Perfect Effects 9' (see my stream for a link) for many great presets
Agreed with Robert Glöckner. Also know that even if you get it hopelessly messed up, you can still click the "Revert" button and start all over again! :-)
ReplyDeleteI never shoot anything but raw... its not 'what did the 'original' look like.. there is no such thing.. its just like printing a neg (that happens to be a positive to positive) the tweaking of certain elements of the exposure is not anything except a small first step... like the ability to dodge and burn selectively.. it's photo 101..
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