Photo process on lap tops
Dec 13, 2014 12:53:50 #
Dec 13, 2014 12:57:45 #
warrior wrote:
How many process their photos on lap tops. Likes or dislikes please.
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Dec 13, 2014 13:02:19 #
As a side note I have a very old HP laptop. Can they be upgreded to be more current? Is it worth it?
Dec 13, 2014 13:40:49 #
warrior wrote:
How many process their photos on lap tops. Likes or dislikes please.
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OK... First I wish to say that This is What I Do... Others will and Should have their own methods to whatever they are doing.....
When in a Field Location.... I take my lap-tops. One is for on line crap. The other is for Photo PRE-edits (stuff I will be posting on-line. And These are not PRINTABLE jpg's). And my printable work is that of TIF files.
I sometimes make use of the lap-top's monitor = as when I am tent camping. However, if I am on a 3 to 6 week outing, I usually have the Crank Up camper... In that I can carry my larger monitor. BOTH have been calibrated to produse the same image quality that I wish.
Usually at home I use my desk-top with a large monitor = and each, the lap-top and the desk-top Both will produce the Print that I desire to PRINT.
I also carry a small "Post-Card" printer that I can print postcards to send back to my kids. AND others have used my services in camp-grounds to make Personal postcards... I charge a fee of 5.00 U.S.D. each.
Dec 13, 2014 14:30:00 #
I like it because it is convenient for me...the worst part..that I dislike..
It is hard to note exactly where the perfect spot for your screen sits, and the photos will look darker or lighter depending on the angle. If you over, or under correct based upon the screen angle, you will not be happy with the prints!
It is hard to note exactly where the perfect spot for your screen sits, and the photos will look darker or lighter depending on the angle. If you over, or under correct based upon the screen angle, you will not be happy with the prints!
Dec 13, 2014 14:41:48 #
coyotecall
Loc: New Mexico
If I want to find out if my prints will be dark or light, I print a small sample then make adjustments.
lindaherrera1 wrote:
I like it because it is convenient for me...the worst part..that I dislike..
It is hard to note exactly where the perfect spot for your screen sits, and the photos will look darker or lighter depending on the angle. If you over, or under correct based upon the screen angle, you will not be happy with the prints!
It is hard to note exactly where the perfect spot for your screen sits, and the photos will look darker or lighter depending on the angle. If you over, or under correct based upon the screen angle, you will not be happy with the prints!
Dec 13, 2014 14:45:34 #
Dec 13, 2014 14:50:55 #
I too use a Dell 17" laptop exclusively. Calibrate with a low cost Spyder. Have i7 processor with 8 gb ram. Put all photos and backups on separate portable hard drives. Lightroom, PSCC etc all reside in my laptop. Runs like a charm
Dec 13, 2014 15:23:06 #
To make sure your viewing angle is correct on a laptop, install a gauge like this one:
http://www.acratech.net/search.php?search_query=viewing+angle+gauge&x=0&y=0
http://www.acratech.net/search.php?search_query=viewing+angle+gauge&x=0&y=0
Dec 13, 2014 15:41:56 #
Dec 13, 2014 20:02:32 #
Jimmer56
Loc: Mid-Michigan
Thanks burkphoto! That is an excellent way to look at it! And so true about not needing to purchase film. So nice to be able to shoot away and have the ability to experiment for free! Thank you for the comment!!!
Dec 13, 2014 21:07:42 #
coyotecall wrote:
I do all my "stuff" on my MacBook Pro 17". No problems at all. I've got a 24" display which I'm getting rid of. Don't nee that much screen. However, I don't shoot professionally, I consider myself to be a good photographer who sells now and then.
You sell yourself short there Kyote.... I suggest that the majority of photographers who call themselves professional are in reality simply good photographers who sell images now and then.
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Dec 13, 2014 21:23:56 #
warrior wrote:
How many process their photos on lap tops. Likes or dislikes please.
I use my MacBookPro for photo processing. I got fed up with PC desktops that were extremely slow and bought my laptop to use for photography. My nephew was looking at it, just today, and said it's a real powerhouse. The retina display really was worth the price of admission.
Dec 14, 2014 02:14:14 #
Dec 14, 2014 02:26:39 #
warrior wrote:
How many process their photos on lap tops. Likes or dislikes please.
When on trips, I download them and save to an external HD. But the laptop screen is just not what the desktop PC has and the pictures don't quite look the same. I can determine which pictures are keepers and which should be thrown away. And often will shoot RAW + JPEG so I can look at the JPEGs which will always look better unprocessed than RAW. But if I try to process, I find that the picture looks so different depending on what angle I look at it and how much ambient light there is and so on. It is just too uncontrolled. And when I get it back to the PC, I find it doesn't look the same as I had hoped.
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