Traveled to Ireland last week, and spent the week with a family contingent, driving each day to places of interest. So, a lot of time each day was spent inside a vehicle, and not all that much time at any particular place of interest. This meant, to me anyhow, that a big camera and some lenses would not be what would suit best, I carried an iPhone 8L and a Canon G7X MK II. Shots would have to be made under existing lighting, as no return runs were on the schedule. The Canon was set to capture both JPEG and RAW files. The iPhone only produces JPEGS.
I got one or two decent (I thought) images with the iPhone. I have attached a couple. Realizing that these are not material for fine art prints, even if I knew how to do that, I wonder if these two images, for example, would profit from some sort of editing, and what would be a good choice for editing software. I might take a chance and use some service that will print oneโs images in a little book.
Any help from you experts out there will be appreciated. You wonโt hurt my feelings by sincere criticism.
Since you're starting out from scratch, look at FastStone Image Viewer, which has rudimentary controls. Or ACDSee Pro, which is a few steps up.
Very nice photos! That landscape shot is gorgeous. ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ
AJFRED wrote:
Traveled to Ireland last week, and spent the week with a family contingent, driving each day to places of interest. So, a lot of time each day was spent inside a vehicle, and not all that much time at any particular place of interest. This meant, to me anyhow, that a big camera and some lenses would not be what would suit best, I carried an iPhone 8L and a Canon G7X MK II. Shots would have to be made under existing lighting, as no return runs were on the schedule. The Canon was set to capture both JPEG and RAW files. The iPhone only produces JPEGS.
I got one or two decent (I thought) images with the iPhone. I have attached a couple. Realizing that these are not material for fine art prints, even if I knew how to do that, I wonder if these two images, for example, would profit from some sort of editing, and what would be a good choice for editing software. I might take a chance and use some service that will print oneโs images in a little book.
Any help from you experts out there will be appreciated. You wonโt hurt my feelings by sincere criticism.
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Ajfred,
Great picture of Poulnabrone Dolmen in the Burren!!
These are basically very nice pictures, but yes I think they could benefit from some editing. I am sure you will get plenty of good suggestions for what to do and what software to use below. If you just want a few good pictures to put on the wall or into a book and you don't really want to get into the whole field of PP, you might consider an online photo re-finishing service. Google 'photo refinishing services' and you will find plenty of options that offer professional level post processing for prices around $5 - $10 per image.
BTW - iPhones have had the ability to shoot RAW since the 6S, but you need a third party app to do it. Google 'RAW on iPhone' and you will find plenty of suggestions - free or low cost. Some of the apps will give you manual control over the capture and more than enough post processing capabilities.
Thanks for posting. Post your edits if you go that route.
Great phone shots lov the first one. Thanks.
Snapseed is free, in the iPhone App Store, and an easy to use and intuitive basic editor.
Those are great shots! I am laughing at your post because I am currently in Europe myself. I brought my Nikon and 3 lenses and have taken nearly 1500 shots and the truth is I am tired of carrying it and changing lenses after two weeks. Top on my list when I get home is to develop more skill with my iPhone camera and understand how to use it better. Because the next time I want to leave my kit home and lighten my load.
repleo wrote:
Ajfred,
Great picture of Poulnabrone Dolmen in the Burren!!
These are basically very nice pictures, but yes I think they could benefit from some editing. I am sure you will get plenty of good suggestions for what to do and what software to use below. If you just want a few good pictures to put on the wall or into a book and you don't really want to get into the whole field of PP, you might consider an online photo re-finishing service. Google 'photo refinishing services' and you will find plenty of options that offer professional level post processing for prices around $5 - $10 per image.
BTW - iPhones have had the ability to shoot RAW since the 6S, but you need a third party app to do it. Google 'RAW on iPhone' and you will find plenty of suggestions - free or low cost. Some of the apps will give you manual control over the capture and more than enough post processing capabilities.
Thanks for posting. Post your edits if you go that route.
Ajfred, br br Great picture of Poulnabrone Dolmen... (
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Thanks, Repleo. That is all good encouraging info. Had no idea a phone could capture in RAW.
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Since you're starting out from scratch, look at FastStone Image Viewer, which has rudimentary controls. Or ACDSee Pro, which is a few steps up.
Wow, so much stuff out there I never heard of. Thanks for the info.
drmike99 wrote:
Snapseed is free, in the iPhone App Store, and an easy to use and intuitive basic editor.
Gonna have to give that a try. The price is certainly right! Thanks for the info.
Jaackil wrote:
Those are great shots! I am laughing at your post because I am currently in Europe myself. I brought my Nikon and 3 lenses and have taken nearly 1500 shots and the truth is I am tired of carrying it and changing lenses after two weeks. Top on my list when I get home is to develop more skill with my iPhone camera and understand how to use it better. Because the next time I want to leave my kit home and lighten my load.
Thanks for the kind words. I guess the choice of what gear to take depends on the type of trip you take. Charging around to various different places each day does make it tiresome, sometimes clumsy, to use the big stuff, not to mention making yourself a target for bad guys. But if you intend to hang around a certain place for a few days and scope out the possibilities, I think having the best gear possible is the thing to do. I missed a lot of shots on a day tour of St. Petersburg because I could not physically maneuver my Canon body with the 28-300 lens, while sitting in my spot on the bus. That is what got me to buy that G7X Mark II.
Jaackil wrote:
Those are great shots! I am laughing at your post because I am currently in Europe myself. I brought my Nikon and 3 lenses and have taken nearly 1500 shots and the truth is I am tired of carrying it and changing lenses after two weeks. Top on my list when I get home is to develop more skill with my iPhone camera and understand how to use it better. Because the next time I want to leave my kit home and lighten my load.
"Because the next time I want to leave my kit home and lighten my load."
I take pictures. My wife is a photographer. After our last trip abroad, she hinted she was tired of schlepping around her camera bag. We are waiting for the new Apple phone to come out and see what's up with that.
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