post processing
Sep 28, 2019 10:26:11 #
does anyone on this forum just post pics as they are shot and not processed in any way.
Sep 28, 2019 10:32:34 #
Nearly always a bit of crop, often, possibly as much as half the time only that. Unless I have made an error on a photo I particularly want, almost never anything major.
Sep 28, 2019 10:32:39 #
I would like to say "yes" but that darn telling the truth gets in the way, although often the PP is no more than a small crop, second is bringing more detail out of the shadows.
Sep 28, 2019 10:32:45 #
Did you try the photo gallery?
There's also a Post Processing section, where you can do before / after. Or, just before and ask for help.
There's also a Post Processing section, where you can do before / after. Or, just before and ask for help.
Sep 28, 2019 10:33:20 #
Sep 28, 2019 10:33:30 #
All digital photos are processed somehow. Even cameras have process settings. "Straight out of camera" is a concept left over from slide film.
Sep 28, 2019 10:41:30 #
bsprague wrote:
All digital photos are processed somehow. Even cameras have process settings. "Straight out of camera" is a concept left over from slide film.
With all the presets available, SOOC doesn't mean squat anymore.
Sep 28, 2019 10:45:55 #
Illogical to differentiate between in-camera processing and post. Look at what is available with the Canon T7i straight out of camera:
Picture style:
portrait: "the image looks softer"
landscape: "for vivid blues and greens, sharp and crisp"
Shooting mode:
grainy b&w
soft focus
HDR art standard
handheld night scene
HDR backlight control
Individual adjustments for sharpness, contrast, highlight tone priority, saturation, toning, monochrome (with or without color filters), white balance (for true or creative) and more.
Picture style:
portrait: "the image looks softer"
landscape: "for vivid blues and greens, sharp and crisp"
Shooting mode:
grainy b&w
soft focus
HDR art standard
handheld night scene
HDR backlight control
Individual adjustments for sharpness, contrast, highlight tone priority, saturation, toning, monochrome (with or without color filters), white balance (for true or creative) and more.
Sep 28, 2019 10:48:47 #
Kozan
Loc: Trenton Tennessee
OZMON wrote:
does anyone on this forum just post pics as they are shot and not processed in any way.
I think you mean to ask, " are they processed further after they come out of the camera?" All images that can be posted on-line are processed in some way. Even JPEGs are first processed by the camera according to the operator's wishes. The photographer selects how the JPEGs will look, that is, you select VIVID, or natural, or black and white, etc. before the image is taken. Bottom line-- anything that can be posted has been processed.
A better question is "Does anyone POST-PROCESS?", meaning use image editing software before posting.
Post processing can almost always improve an image.
That my 2 cents worth.
Sep 28, 2019 10:57:05 #
I can set whatever sliders used in DPP as "presets" in the camera (Custom Style),
Effectively doing the "post processing" at capture time.
The closest SOOC might be valid is if all sliders were neutral (centered or "0"), but even then, there is probably some processing involved.
Effectively doing the "post processing" at capture time.
The closest SOOC might be valid is if all sliders were neutral (centered or "0"), but even then, there is probably some processing involved.
Sep 28, 2019 10:58:16 #
OZMON wrote:
does anyone on this forum just post pics as they are shot and not processed in any way.
Crop mostly is the main post process for posting here.
Sep 28, 2019 10:59:01 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
OZMON wrote:
does anyone on this forum just post pics as they are shot and not processed in any way.
A rather silly question.
Sep 28, 2019 11:01:27 #
OZMON wrote:
does anyone on this forum just post pics as they are shot and not processed in any way.
There are several DSLR/Mirrorless photographers on this forum who use their camera bodies settings to manage the bulk of the processing tasks. They may represent their images as "SOOC" or "pics as shot", but the fact remains that they have either; (a) carefully worked through those settings to best represent "what they saw is what they got", or (b) left it all up to the camera engineers, and hopefully got lucky.
I want to reiterate at this point that there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with either of the approaches above; this is a hobby or profession, and there are no absolute rules; if as a hobbyist YOU are happy with the result, or as a professional YOUR CLIENT is happy with the result, all is good.
Just my opinion (which depends upon my distorted view of reality); I'm happy to show on this forum "Nearlies from a Series", where I may have rejected the image from the final series, or I'm showing that "first cut" and intend to carry out additional post processing to resolve small issues I have with the image.
Sep 28, 2019 11:01:56 #
Based on the list I provided above, the following looks could have been achieved in-camera. Should I feel ashamed that they weren't? 😇
Sep 28, 2019 11:05:11 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Based on the list I provided above, the following looks could have been achieved in-camera. Should I feel ashamed that they weren't? 😇
Exactly, Linda; there's merit in either approach, and some folks may concentrate more on their settings, and others may concentrate more on their closure workflow (involving out of camera post processing).
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