Any ideas how to deal with Dust in Photos: HI Everyone I shoot equines - horses and its all ways its outdoor and when its dry which is most of the time in Australia i have dust...

magicunicorn Loc: Melbourne Australia

HI Everyone
I shoot equines - horses and its all ways its outdoor and when its dry which is most of the time in Australia i have dust problems with the images. Does anyone know how i can avoid this or am i beating my head against a brick wall.

examples below
Any help greatly appreciated

No Dust

magicunicorn Loc: Melbourne Australia

Theses were all taken at the same place on the same morning

Its very frustrating.. i used AV mode and did not changes any of the settings..... very very frustrated

winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

magicunicorn wrote:

HI Everyone
I shoot equines - horses and its all ways its outdoor and when its dry which is most of the time in Australia i have dust problems with the images. Does anyone know how i can avoid this or am i beating my head against a brick wall.

examples below
Any help greatly appreciated

If you are asking for possible camera setting etc the answer is a definite no I'm afraid. The only thing (other than wetting down the area) that you might consider is the direction of any breeze and the possibility of being upwind.

magicunicorn Loc: Melbourne Australia

Thank you winter i thought that that to be the case but i was hoping... wetting the area down would not be viable as it is a vast area where they ride and it would have to go soaked to stop the dust and here in Australia we are in drought again
Thank you for your help

winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

magicunicorn wrote:

Thank you winter i thought that that to be the case but i was hoping... wetting the area down would not be viable as it is a vast area where they ride and it would have to go soaked to stop the dust and here in Australia we are in drought again
Thank you for your help

I am aware of the dry conditions being a Queenslander at the moment. If you can get a higher vantage point you would probably have less dust to shoot through otherwise a bit of selective contrast adjustment would help. Cheers, Rob.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

magicunicorn wrote:

Theses were all taken at the same place on the same morning

Its very frustrating.. i used AV mode and did not changes any of the settings..... very very frustrated

Nice images:
I think the dust adds to the image, showing the conditions these riders and horses contend with.

colo43 Loc: Eastern Plains of Colorado

WR is correct. The arena i rode in was sprayed to keep the dust down, but its out of the question in your circumstance.
As was suggested - maybe a higher elevation and different seating area to keep the dust behind them would work.

magicunicorn Loc: Melbourne Australia

Thank you everyone for your feedback and suggestions and you kind comments... i have not yet posted all photos and i already have an order so I am happy. Im doing a couple of shoots a week now and get orders from them all so i am happy... one day i might make a living out of it you never know. Thank you again everyone your feedback is much valued.
Kellie

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WhiteEagle Loc: Waycross, GA

You might change your shooting angle, get higher up and some of the dust will blend into the ground

magicunicorn Loc: Melbourne Australia

Thanks guys it's the same problem from all angles.... can't get higher unfortunately
Thanks everyone

BrentHarder Loc: Southern California

Here is another alternative idea........use the burn tool in Photoshop on the dusty areas. I quickly did it just to see if it could make a difference. THe ground turned a little more yellow and saturated. The dust was knocked down a bit. I don't know if this is satisfactory for you or not........

winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

Being mindful of the lack of data available to work with as only the thumbnail was available, you can see that the appearance of the dust can be edited down to a more acceptable level. Be assured that editing the original would result in a much higher level of quality. Cheers, Rob.

magicunicorn Loc: Melbourne Australia

Thank you guys you did a great job i should have downloaded the full i often forget to do that
The burn tool - i am still learning photo shop every day so iwill have to find it and give it a try
Thank you for your suggestions and help

GeneM Loc: Upstate PA

magicunicorn wrote:

HI Everyone
I shoot equines - horses and its all ways its outdoor and when its dry which is most of the time in Australia i have dust problems with the images. Does anyone know how i can avoid this or am i beating my head against a brick wall.

examples below
Any help greatly appreciated

Hi,

Nice subject pics. Thanks for sharing.

Try this: http://www.ephotozine.com/article/how-to-remove-fog-from-a-photo-in-photoshop-14809

Fog, dust, same diff. Should work -- to some extent.

-- G

magicunicorn Loc: Melbourne Australia

Thank you
I will take a look at it tonight after work