Using presets to work photos.
Sep 13, 2020 20:16:54 #
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Sep 13, 2020 20:25:06 #
ctsteps5 wrote:
I dont and wont use presets
OK, I'll bite: Why? Because you don't understand them? Because you've preset your camera for SOOC results? Because your software's <auto> results are better than the SOOC results? Something else?
BTW: what do you call that thing that created the image file? What do you call the person that released the shutter?
Sep 13, 2020 20:27:26 #
I use what ever tools I have available to achieve the imges I want.
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Sep 13, 2020 20:28:43 #
ctsteps5 wrote:
I sevthe software on my laptop. Its just me. I feel its a short cut
You're the only one cheating yourself out of success in photography.
Sep 13, 2020 20:30:24 #
ctsteps5 wrote:
If you use presets are you really a photographer?
If you take photographs, you are a photographer, no matter how you process them.
Sep 13, 2020 20:31:03 #
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Sep 13, 2020 20:36:53 #
ctsteps5 wrote:
Not an issue. Just curious i usr software but no persets
So, you re-invent the wheel for every image?
What if you could preset the noise processing to individual ISO values for your camera? Would that save time? Would that generate consistent results rather than good days and bad days?
What if you could preset the sharpening? Would that save time? Would that generate consistent results rather than good days and bad days?
What if you created defaults for saturation of your images? Would that save time? Would your images begin to look consistent and predictable, rather than good days and bad days?
What if you automated import or export processing so that all your standard steps were accomplished by one mouse click? Would that save time and effort?
Sep 13, 2020 20:39:10 #
Sep 13, 2020 20:52:38 #
I take the photos - therefore I am a photographer. I shoot RAW, I build my own presets. I find that if I take a series of 100 shots in a particular location, it is useful to make a preset value for that location facing North, East South and West. Saves a lot of time in post processing.I have created lots for landscapes, flowers and architecture (for both colour and B&W). They give me a good starting point in post processing. I sometimes use downloaded presets as my starting point, but generally they are overdone. Prefer to build my own. Everyone has their own style, and it is up to them if (as I usually do), they build the image from "scratch". Trust me, if you do a lot of shooting, you can save lots of time by saving your settings as "presets". As CHG Cannon says, you are what you are!
Sep 13, 2020 20:55:22 #
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