Questions 1. Are you post processing any of these besides making them B&W? Are you enhancing the colors at all?
2. Is DSC_6631-730973.JPG an action shot? If so, did you use the flash? This is a very neat picture. There is a little tiny bit of blur at the flying feet, but it looks like you should have used a flash, but the picture isn't washed out like most flash shots.
Hey Mike, generally I crop first, then I make a few adjustments as needed. I almost always boost the contrast, but I like contrasty pics. I do adjust curves too sometimes, if you're not familiar, curves is kind of like boosting contrast but more customizable as to what range of tones you are making lighter or darker. This makes the colors richer, pop more. I hardly ever do a specific saturation boost because nikon colors are extreme to begin with, so they oversaturate easily. I've usually done my b/w conversions to have just a touch of blue in them, cuz I like that look. If a photo is converted to a b/w only by taking away the color, it will look flat and boring. Since I've started to use elements, I have also been playing with converting to b/w using the gradient map method.
Yup, 6631 is action, samuel jumping over spence. The first three pics in this post are natural light only and lots of contrast, these are the kind of images that I love to make. Photography is said to be reading light, I look forward to learning and getting to know it! That said, it isn't always feasible, or the better option to use natural light, so I've been trying to learn to use my speedlite so I pulled it out to play with yesterday(the rest of the pics in this post). I hate it when my pictures look, well, flashed, like you said, all washed out. I knew there was a better way to do it because I've seen the results of photographers using speedlites, so I've been reading up on it. These pictures were taken with the flash pointed behind and above me, about where the wall meets the ceiling in our bedroom. That bounces the light all over taking away the harsh light and the shadows. The catch is if you do that in a room where the wall is painted orange, guess what color your pic is going to be?!And again, you're right, my shutter speed wasn't quite fast enough to entirely stop the motion, as you can see in his toes. In a camera like a point and shoot with a fixed flash, it helps a lot to find a way to diffuse the light, not always practical for keeping in the diaper bag, but a little tent of wax paper works wonders or even a couple layers of scotch tape. That will make the light from the flash not so harsh, but you will still have the issues of the shadows, its definitely better tho.
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Great pictures as always!
Questions
1. Are you post processing any of these besides making them B&W? Are you enhancing the colors at all?
2. Is DSC_6631-730973.JPG an action shot? If so, did you use the flash? This is a very neat picture. There is a little tiny bit of blur at the flying feet, but it looks like you should have used a flash, but the picture isn't washed out like most flash shots.
Hey Mike, generally I crop first, then I make a few adjustments as needed. I almost always boost the contrast, but I like contrasty pics. I do adjust curves too sometimes, if you're not familiar, curves is kind of like boosting contrast but more customizable as to what range of tones you are making lighter or darker. This makes the colors richer, pop more. I hardly ever do a specific saturation boost because nikon colors are extreme to begin with, so they oversaturate easily. I've usually done my b/w conversions to have just a touch of blue in them, cuz I like that look. If a photo is converted to a b/w only by taking away the color, it will look flat and boring. Since I've started to use elements, I have also been playing with converting to b/w using the gradient map method.
Yup, 6631 is action, samuel jumping over spence. The first three pics in this post are natural light only and lots of contrast, these are the kind of images that I love to make. Photography is said to be reading light, I look forward to learning and getting to know it! That said, it isn't always feasible, or the better option to use natural light, so I've been trying to learn to use my speedlite so I pulled it out to play with yesterday(the rest of the pics in this post). I hate it when my pictures look, well, flashed, like you said, all washed out. I knew there was a better way to do it because I've seen the results of photographers using speedlites, so I've been reading up on it. These pictures were taken with the flash pointed behind and above me, about where the wall meets the ceiling in our bedroom. That bounces the light all over taking away the harsh light and the shadows. The catch is if you do that in a room where the wall is painted orange, guess what color your pic is going to be?!And again, you're right, my shutter speed wasn't quite fast enough to entirely stop the motion, as you can see in his toes. In a camera like a point and shoot with a fixed flash, it helps a lot to find a way to diffuse the light, not always practical for keeping in the diaper bag, but a little tent of wax paper works wonders or even a couple layers of scotch tape. That will make the light from the flash not so harsh, but you will still have the issues of the shadows, its definitely better tho.
Got a little long, perhaps I should've emailed.
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