Might I suggest that either Photoshop (Expensive) or Elements 10 ( Much cheaper) would be better than Lightroom as a start point, they are both more flexible and 'creative' than Lightroom.[/quote]
i mentioned lightroom because thats what has so far been recommended to me...Ive not heard of elements 10 so will look into that. I'm not sure i will have time to be creative...i would probably just use it to sort out any mistakes i made...or to get rid of marks from the lens...often have marks when i take sky...although i try to keep my lenses clean!
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BboH wrote:
In your camera look at the Picture Control setting in the Shooting menu
my dilemma is that I had been taking photos normally, I hadnt touched the settings, apart from making the speed 2500, was a hot sunny day in south africa. I will have been shooting manual.
i think i will experiment to see if I can do it again!
Also..i have several hots with the black backgrounds, not all taken with flash, one that I havent put on here was taken on a sunny day...what do i do to reproduce the black background??
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another with a black background
not a great shot..but a black background!
the one i was looking for!
One ENORMOUS advantage to Lightroom is that it keeps your original stored and you can go back and check the original metadata. Any filing and sorting is also held in the catalog.
Photoshop is a destructive process unless you make copies. Being forgetful, I like the fact that Lightroom does this automatically for me.
With the new LR-4, there are only a few things one needs to go to Elements-10 to accomplish. The whole packet is only about $US 200-250. Photoshop itself much more!
I suspect the black backgrounds are likely due to the intensity of the flash, correctly exposing the subject matter but dropping off before exposing any background. Let us know which background was Not taken with a flash. Check the image info.
I like the drab gray background with the bright flower, but not sure how you did it unintentionally in the camera. Perhaps it was a combination of white balance setting, flash, and ISO. If you figure it out, let us know!
Nice pictures.
Barb
I have just found a copy of photoshop elements 6....thought it was a free version...like a taster! Hadnt realised. What advice can you give me now
Can I do enough on it, should I still get lightroom coz reading reviews it seems good for lots of pics...thats me!
the last one was taken with my sony, a350. no flash. iso 160, F8, 1/500, 500mm
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shaz4146 wrote:
the last one was taken with my sony, a350. no flash. iso 160, F8, 1/500, 500mm
thanks
My quess is that the distant shots are underexposed. Are you using "spot metering"? This can cause this effect. Your meter only "sees" the light colored subject.
Yes! Thats the answer as I do usually use spot metering. Will practice getting this effect now.
Thanks for your help
shaz4146 wrote:
the last one was taken with my sony, a350. no flash. iso 160, F8, 1/500, 500mm
thanks
Hmm. No pop-up flash, either? Well, a mystery, then!
What some of them appear to be are shots using high speed sync on a flash but that was just ruled out. The HSS exposes the subject but darkens the background with a high speed shutter setting. Two exposures - the flash for the subject and ambient with the shutter.
perhaps the pop up flash went off accidently...though in daylight that shouldnt be likely. would a pop up flash show up on properties as it says flash off
Spindrift62 wrote:
We call this effect colour popping in the UK. Whilst this is not an in camera method it is a simple proceedure in post processing. The following is how I achieve the result in PS. As I have the attention and retention span of a gnat the notes that follow are as simple as I can make them so that when I refer to them they immediately make sence (to me)
1. Bring up the photo in photoshop
2. On right hand side of screen find 'Add an adjustment' and click on the rectangle that is divided into black /white triangles. The photo will turn B/W.
3. Under the tools column on left of screen select the paint brush and paint over the area of the photo you want to 'pop'.
4. Go to the drop down menu 'Layers' on top of the screen tool bar and click on 'flatten image'.
5. Adjust contrast and brightness to taste.
6. Sharpen image using 'Unsharp Mask'
7. Save as normal.
The attached is a quick example I've just done, it took me about 3 minutes to 'pop' the routemaster bus.
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Was interested so I tried your method but could not see the menu items you referred to in my Photoshop Elements - which version of PSE are you using - I have version 10 and cannot follow your method - maybe 10 has a different arrangement.
Welcome any comments.
shaz4146 wrote:
I took this photo with my D300s (nikon) ISO400, 5.6,1/2500, spot metering, focal length 600.
I guess the fast speed had something to do with it but I love the way the image has popped out in colour and the rest has greyed.
How do I recreate this?
Why did it happen?
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Simple answer - the background is dead and dark and you didn't notice. You wanna do this again - go back to the spot and pay attention to the background - if it is dark and dead - then you know - you want this effect again - pay attention to backgrounds.......
shaz4146 wrote:
perhaps the pop up flash went off accidently...though in daylight that shouldnt be likely. would a pop up flash show up on properties as it says flash off
your looking for answers in all the wrong places.....its right in front of your nose well actually on either side of it
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