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What the heck is “Post Processing”?
March 22, 2008 – 9:43 am
I’m sometimes asked about “what do you do after you take the photo” and what equipment do you use?
The first question entails the “before and after” [photos below for visual explanation].
Image capture: The first 50% of the final image is made up of setting up the shot, understanding your lighting, adjustments for conditions, positioning, and finally taking the photo. The other 50% comes after the photos are examined. Which ones are keepers for the first pass consideration? Then re-examining the first pass group for further paring down.
What comes next is determining what print sizes would best suit the images…and THEN color correction, white balance correction, removing undesirable objects, pumping up the color, and sharpening.
One thing to remember is that for PRINT work, you are using a color profile that is different than what you would use for monitor/web site purposes. There is a color difference that needs to be kept in mind. Also, what you see is NOT always what you get. Think about this: the printer does not know what subtle tones or shades of color might be represented on your computers screen. UNLESS, you use a monitor calibration unit that understands the ICC [color profile] of the exact printer you are using. This is why you might notice your prints from Wal-mart or Target just don’t have the same color that you viewed on your computer…..
Equipment used: Canon 20D and Canon 1DS Mark II with L lenses [usually a 70-200mm f2.8L and a 24-70mm f2.8]
Software used: Adobe Creative Suite CS3 [including Photoshop] and Lightroom exclusively. I also use actions from Kubota and the Boutwells.
Computer equipment used: Macbook Pro and two HDMI equipped monitors [22" and 24"]
Examples below:
Straight out of the camera - not bad, decent light, composition
After some simple WB and color correction and a tweak of sharpening. These are subtle changes on a monitor but for a printed product, it makes a difference.
One of my own dogs photographed in a fairgrounds parking lot.
And after some tweaking and object removal.
CVAC Saturday Freebies
March 21, 2008 – 9:48 am
Well, they are all in black and white or some subtle shade. Sorry but 80% of these would be embarrassing to print and would be a waste of your money to pay me for only to get the bad news.
So….here are some freebies - close to 300.
Enjoy! And remember, “USE BUT DON’T ABUSE”!
Regards,
Bobby
P.S. If you have booked marked previous posts, I’ve updated those links as well.
Sleepy day at the homestead….
March 19, 2008 – 11:45 am
Slow day at home…..Spring break isn’t all that its cracked up to be
My Asia Ba-Dasia [or is that really Asia Bad-Asia?]
March 19, 2008 – 9:29 am
Miss Asia trying to figure out what daddy is doing with that camera!
Blast from the past….
March 18, 2008 – 12:30 pm
Shot in Virginia Beach, VA. Asia competing in Toss and Fetch [Skyhoundz.com]
Two more one off freebies
March 17, 2008 – 3:37 pm
*ALL OF THE FREEBIES AT THIS LINK*
Yeah, I’m not sure if that makes sense. Basically, I get bored, examine photos and then process them. Here’s another black and white [ooooh, how dramatic] and one with pumped up color [something I'd never recommend to print but "different" to look at]
If these are your dogs, feel free to take!
Regards,
Bobby
License Plates and Freebies
March 16, 2008 – 10:21 pm
I’ve been emailed quite a few times ’bout my Saturday Freebie teaser…Yes, they are still coming but I’m still trying to pay some bills with Sunday’s pictures. Although, this isn’t my livelihood I still need to recoup some costs [personal, gas, food, and one crinkled up canopy which was a victim of the high winds!]. But they are coming! I promise. Here’s one that I was screwing around with….
Oh and what about the License Plates??? Well, while at the trial I took some time to photograph all of the personal license plates that were in the parking lot. Quite a collection! Those are coming soon too.
Bobby
Flock!
March 15, 2008 – 6:21 pm
Just ran into a brand new browser that is just kick A$$. If you blog as I do, or maintain a few different websites, this is just a KILLER application. It allows you to create blog entries from within a browser and submit it to your blog without having to log in. And, you can save posts to your hard drive which is very key when you write a lot and are worried about losing your online entries.
Of course, you are probably so careful that you have them backed up to an offline hard drive….
Its called Flock and can be found at…. http://www.flock.com
It has other dealy-dos for those who post pictures, vids, or socialize on line. AND, its built on Firefox so its really fast. No noticeable drag when surfing or clicking links. Way cool! Check it out.
Bobby
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