Post processing from auto
Dec 29, 2018 03:14:15 #
Jan 1, 2019 11:22:54 #
OneShotOne18 wrote:
I have too many pots on the fire. Or as the saying goes: jack of all trades, a master of none. At 75, I stay busy. I'm learning about shooting off auto. Albeit slowllly! I'm wondering why can't I just shoot in auto? Then I'll do all the great for looks on my post processing program( On1Raw)? I have been reading posts here and most everyone seems to shoot off auto. Can I get a great photo after pp that was shot from auto mode? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.THX!
I'm in a similar position of being very busy, only semi-retired, taking care of grandchildren, big family with a lot of family events, other hobbies, etc. Much of what I shoot doesn't allow time to properly set up the shot (grandchildren move pretty fast, as do race cars and waves), or we are moving and I can't hold up the group. I shoot with a Canon 80D and mostly shoot in Program mode. The primary creative controls I use are ISO and focus zone (single point or one of the 3 other successively broader zones). I also use aperture or shutter priority modes when appropriate. I can easily get the DOF I want and focus (no pun intended) on the composition. I started shooting RAW+JPEG several months ago and post-processing in Lightroom. I have 4 lenses (so far!) and 3 are zooms (EF-S 10-18, EF-S 18-135, EF 70-300 [112-480 equivalent on my camera] and an EF 50). I use the zooms almost exclusively due to the control they give me with composition and sometimes DOF. This gives me what I need to make decent photos that I'm pleased with. BTW, I was happy with SOOC JPEGs until I recently started shooting RAW and post-processing. I'm seriously considering only shooting RAW now, except when I go to the races due to the sheer number of photos I shoot there (~11,000 in two days at Laguna Seca last August).
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