How to fix this picture?
Mar 10, 2016 09:52:58 #
Mar 10, 2016 09:53:29 #
As far as fixing it you have some good suggestions including posting it in the Post Processing forum. Be sure to check "store original".
As far as how to shoot it you also have some good suggestions of which using flash might be the best so far. Another choice is to bracket your exposure (at least three shots with matrix metering: nominal and plus and minus 2 EV) and using HDR or masking layers to combine. If your camera has an HDR feature you could use that. With a Nikon you can try putting the Active D-Lighting on irs highest value. Or if you have a camera that supports it using the RAW image format will give you more flexibility with post processing.
As far as how to shoot it you also have some good suggestions of which using flash might be the best so far. Another choice is to bracket your exposure (at least three shots with matrix metering: nominal and plus and minus 2 EV) and using HDR or masking layers to combine. If your camera has an HDR feature you could use that. With a Nikon you can try putting the Active D-Lighting on irs highest value. Or if you have a camera that supports it using the RAW image format will give you more flexibility with post processing.
Mar 10, 2016 09:54:26 #
Spot meter on the face of the young man and lock the exposure. Recompose and take the picture. This will give you good exposure of the boy, the heifer and probably the trophy. No doubt that the sky will probably blow out, but that can be fixed in PP. Or it can be ignored since the important subjects in the photo will be exposed properly.
Mar 10, 2016 09:58:29 #
rpavich wrote:
1.) Expose for the subject (horse and rider) in which case the sky will blow out into a nuclear detonation.
1.) Expose for the subject (horse and rider) in which case the sky will blow out into a nuclear detonation.
Ridden many horses recently, have we? :-D :-D :-D
Mar 10, 2016 10:09:28 #
Bloke wrote:
Ridden many horses recently, have we? :-D :-D :-D
This is a tough crowd :)
Mar 10, 2016 10:21:51 #
rpavich wrote:
This is a tough crowd :)
You could replace the blown out sky by using a program such as
ON1 Photo 10.
It's great for compositing, editing, and enhancing images and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg either.
This short vid demonstrates how to use layers and masking to replace a sky in an image that has a lot of trees and branches to deal with.
https://www.on1.com/learn/video/masking-trees/
Mar 10, 2016 10:25:52 #
rpavich wrote:
This is a tough crowd :)
Sorry - couldn't resist...
Mar 10, 2016 10:29:36 #
boberic wrote:
I was going to suggest the same thing. As above- it's a classic metering problem, Dark against white. There is another way to look at it. First-a bad photo is better than NO photo. Your main subject is the cow(or is it a bull), concentrate on that and let the background take care of itself, and don't worry about it.
A close look at the subject discloses the gender! :lol:
Mar 10, 2016 11:42:29 #
Mar 10, 2016 12:06:04 #
Mar 10, 2016 13:42:20 #
[quote=Madchemist]Main thing with pattern brightness set you were aiming at the bright sun over the cow. I would go up the the cow and check light then set that manual and back up. I would also set ISO to 400 or 80 and set aperture to f 8 or f 11. This does not help exposure, but give better DOF (depth of field). David
Mar 10, 2016 14:13:40 #
Madchemist wrote:
I'm just going to answer your first question, since other folks seem to have pretty much covered the second. I opened the download in PS, then used Nik Viveza to lightly massage the heiffer's nose. It was a five-minute fix. The only dodgey part was keeping the balance between blue and red in the brown of the animal's snout. I hope this helps.Hi! I actually have two questions. First, how can I fix this photo so it looks better? I think the background is way to bright. And the subject's face just needs improvement as far as lighting I think.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
Mar 10, 2016 15:54:02 #
Madchemist wrote:
Hi! I actually have two questions. First, how can I fix this photo so it looks better? I think the background is way to bright. And the subject's face just needs improvement as far as lighting I think.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
I think it would have been better if both subjects were moved a little so they would be out of the shadow of the trees. Also, if the man holding the animal would have stood a little further away so the head of the animal didn't blend in with the man's clothes. The background does need to be darkened a little.
If both of them were standing closer to the lake that would make a better background.
Mar 10, 2016 20:26:23 #
Madchemist wrote:
Hi! I actually have two questions. First, how can I fix this photo so it looks better? I think the background is way to bright. And the subject's face just needs improvement as far as lighting I think.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
If you are using a camera with decent dynamic range overexpose the sky by one EV, paying no attention to your subject (shooting raw, not jpg!). Next using LR or ACR or whatever raw converter, bring down the highlights so that they are not blown out and raise the shadows to recover detail in the dark areas. Maybe add a bit of contrast.
If your camera doesn't have good DR then the shadows will be too noisy or the darkest detail will block up. In that case the only alternative is to use fill flash.
Mar 10, 2016 22:52:17 #
As has been said it is a hard photo to work with - BUT - there is some improvements that are possible in PS.
Here is my effort.
Here is my effort.
Madchemist wrote:
Hi! I actually have two questions. First, how can I fix this photo so it looks better? I think the background is way to bright. And the subject's face just needs improvement as far as lighting I think.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
My other question is how to best expose this photo in the first place? My thought is not to take a photo in this kind of lighting. But we did not have much choice that day.
Thank you for your help.
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