Odd shadows - help please
Dec 19, 2017 06:34:00 #
I am struggling with outdoor lighting. There's brown triangles on the sides of the older girl's face. The younger girl's face is washed out, and the dad is just splotchy. They're all so pale and odd-looking it's been horrible to try and edit this series. Using a brush in LR to warm them up doesn't get rid of the splotchiness. This was taken in shade at 4 p.m. with the sun behind and to the right a little of them. F 4.5 1/50 ISO 110. WB was set to cloudy on my Nikon D5500. What am I doing wrong? Thank you!
Dec 19, 2017 06:35:16 #
Dec 19, 2017 06:45:41 #
Szalajj
Loc: Salem, NH
I would say that you need a faster shutter speed, and a higher f-stop number to start with. That will necessitate jacking up your ISO.
But another question is, did you crop this shot at all? For a picture with an ISO setting of 110, there 's a lot of noise or grain in the shot. It's almost like it's a copy of a copy.
You didn't check off the "attach original" so that someone can try to "heal" the shot for you. Re-post the original shot before you did any editing so that it be evaluated and someone can try to fix it for you.
But another question is, did you crop this shot at all? For a picture with an ISO setting of 110, there 's a lot of noise or grain in the shot. It's almost like it's a copy of a copy.
You didn't check off the "attach original" so that someone can try to "heal" the shot for you. Re-post the original shot before you did any editing so that it be evaluated and someone can try to fix it for you.
Dec 19, 2017 07:00:59 #
Deanie1113 wrote:
I am struggling with outdoor lighting. There's br... (show quote)
Should have used your flash!
Dec 19, 2017 07:27:16 #
Deanie1113 wrote:
I am struggling with outdoor lighting. There's br... (show quote)
Repost and check "(store original)" so we can get a better look at it.
Dec 19, 2017 07:46:08 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Repost and check "(store original)" so we can get a better look at it.
Amen, trying to determine a problem with a thumbnail is impossible. Trying to get perfect WB in this type of light is not easy. And if you shooting jpg the WB gets baked in limiting what editing you can do do to recover. Shoot raw and you don't have to care what WB is set to in the camera.
Dec 19, 2017 09:01:38 #
pithydoug wrote:
Amen, trying to determine a problem with a thumbnail is impossible. Trying to get perfect WB in this type of light is not easy. And if you shooting jpg the WB gets baked in limiting what editing you can do do to recover. Shoot raw and you don't have to care what WB is set to in the camera.
The OP previously stated that the photo was shot in RAW mode.
Dec 19, 2017 11:35:57 #
The colors in the girls clothes are adding much to much contrast. The small girls face is picking up the light colored neck wrap and causing her face to be washed out. You would have been much better off insisting the girls dressed in similar, muted colors close to what the parents are wearing. Light modifiers would have taken care of the facial shadow issues.
Dec 19, 2017 12:57:19 #
Sirsnapalot wrote:
Should have used your flash!
Exactely. This situation is what Fill Flash was made for. Even the pop up flash would work.
Dec 20, 2017 07:45:26 #
Hi,
You need to shoot multiple photos using different settings and record the settings in a notebook so that you can learn what works in what lighting and environment.
Good luck, John
You need to shoot multiple photos using different settings and record the settings in a notebook so that you can learn what works in what lighting and environment.
Good luck, John
Dec 20, 2017 08:01:29 #
Deanie1113 wrote:
I am struggling with outdoor lighting. There's br... (show quote)
You should offer "download" so we can truly see what you're talking about. At this size, it looks pretty clean to me.
Dec 20, 2017 09:24:20 #
A little fill flash would correct the problem and don't let them cast a shadow on each other, just slightly change the pose.
Dec 20, 2017 11:49:13 #
Deanie1113 wrote:
I am struggling with outdoor lighting. There's br... (show quote)
Is this is sRGB , Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB Color space?
Dec 20, 2017 14:31:48 #
Dec 20, 2017 19:55:13 #
try iso 1000 , that will jack up your speed about 4 fold .speed will give you sharpness .modern dlsr do fine with high iso .
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