What's wrong with these photographs
Oct 17, 2022 11:29:47 #
mwsilvers
Loc: Central New Jersey
twosummers wrote:
A few weeks ago I took some real estate photograph... (show quote)
They look slightly over exposed. Additionally, I would add more contrast or micro contrast to bring out details and make the images pop a bit.
Oct 17, 2022 11:29:55 #
Darkening a colour strengthens it and brightening a colour weakens it. Some of the shots look like they are a bit on the bright side and they are the same ones that have a wishy-washy look. They also look like they need more contrast but that could change when you darken them. Alternatively you may find that just adding more contrast gives them all the darkening they need. Some of the shots look well saturated, especially the ones that have wood in them, so I don't think it's a saturation problem. The overall look of the shots isn't consistent between shots so if it wasn't your own processing at work I suspect that your customer has done some tweaking.
Oct 17, 2022 18:32:24 #
Jimmy T wrote:
This may seem a bit overprocessed. is this what you are looking for?
I used Topaz Photo AI & PhotoScape X
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JimmyT Sends
I used Topaz Photo AI & PhotoScape X
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends
Stunning and beautiful 🧿🧿🧿🧿🧿
Oct 18, 2022 05:35:58 #
twosummers wrote:
Just that the colours don't look accurate and a bit washed out
Very hard to know about the colors, but it looks like too heavy a dose of shadow lifting to me, as the shadows seem unnaturally light in comparison to midtones and highlights. Also, I don't believe you have any true blacks. Also, don't forget that adjusting the contrast affects saturation, so after doing contrast correction you have to adjust saturation. I find the histogram in ACR (or I suppose the Lightroom develop module) of great help. After the first round of adjustments I always set black and white sliders to give max range without clipping. You can also do the same with Curves in PS, there is a tick box to show only clipped highlights and shadows. After that, you will need to adjust the saturation.
Oct 18, 2022 06:43:36 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
He probably output the JPEGs into the sRGB colorspace.
What colorspace did you use when creating the posted JPEGs? I'd start there in the investigation from looking at the post of the linked images. Look too at whether your monitor is color calibrated and / or possibly set too bright. Or, too dark, given the histogram on the images skews to the right / bright side.
What colorspace did you use when creating the posted JPEGs? I'd start there in the investigation from looking at the post of the linked images. Look too at whether your monitor is color calibrated and / or possibly set too bright. Or, too dark, given the histogram on the images skews to the right / bright side.
"He probably output the JPEGs into the sRGB colorspace."
True
Edit: True, all of my cameras/programs are set for sRGB.
I hope that this helps.
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Jimmy T Sends
Oct 18, 2022 06:51:16 #
kymarto wrote:
Very hard to know about the colors, but it looks l... (show quote)
Between you and R. G. I am gathering some very good instructions and tips to use for post-processing.
Thank you both for sharing your hard-earned knowledge. You both make me . . .
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Bravo Zulu
Oct 18, 2022 06:53:36 #
Jimmy T wrote:
This may seem a bit overprocessed. is this what you are looking for?
I used Topaz Photo AI & PhotoScape X
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends
I used Topaz Photo AI & PhotoScape X
Best Wishes,
JimmyT Sends
I thought the original photos were fine until I saw how you handled this one; beautifully done, Jimmy.
Oct 18, 2022 07:40:31 #
A little more color saturation would be nice, but potential buyers are not looking for the artistic quality of real estate photos. These are sharp and bright and don't have the very annoying fish-eye distortion seen in a lot of real estate photos these days.... This may be heresy, but I generally let the Canon image processing software convert the images to jpg in the camera. It does a very good job almost always, and you can adjust the settings to emphasize the saturation in certain situations, such as portrait or landscaping....
Oct 18, 2022 07:53:56 #
A bit overexposed and some shadows but the biggest improvement would be some slight changes in composition.
The door should not be opened into the room in kitchen and living room. The items in and near kitchen and bathroom sinks, and the blanket over wicker chest should have been removed. Some quick light staging for less clutter helps to remove distractions.
More of the walls of interest and less of opposite wall (just a sliver) should be shown, shooting more into corners. Living room, kitchen, bedroom 3 (show all of window wall) more of right side should be in frame.
More of left wall in Dining, bedroom 2 (step more into room to show all of window wall on left), bathroom (vertical or portrait view better in small baths).
In most rooms except for symmetrical shots like the sunroom you may be crammed into a corner with 2 legs of tripod against wall, or lens just clearing doorframe. Most shots will be around 14-15 mm wide.
Your verticals and tripod height good.
The door should not be opened into the room in kitchen and living room. The items in and near kitchen and bathroom sinks, and the blanket over wicker chest should have been removed. Some quick light staging for less clutter helps to remove distractions.
More of the walls of interest and less of opposite wall (just a sliver) should be shown, shooting more into corners. Living room, kitchen, bedroom 3 (show all of window wall) more of right side should be in frame.
More of left wall in Dining, bedroom 2 (step more into room to show all of window wall on left), bathroom (vertical or portrait view better in small baths).
In most rooms except for symmetrical shots like the sunroom you may be crammed into a corner with 2 legs of tripod against wall, or lens just clearing doorframe. Most shots will be around 14-15 mm wide.
Your verticals and tripod height good.
Oct 18, 2022 08:50:56 #
twosummers wrote:
Just that the colours don't look accurate and a bit washed out
Yes, maybe a little more saturation.
Oct 18, 2022 08:59:16 #
twosummers wrote:
A few weeks ago I took some real estate photograph... (show quote)
I checked the white balance in the first two photos and both were too cool by 10% to 11%. Here's the first with warming it by 11%. I didn't do anything else, but other adjustments could enhance it as well, such as slight contrast & clarity.
Oct 18, 2022 10:01:01 #
The best pictures will always be reduced to the lowest quality of what processes them. I suspect that the realtor website hosts thousands of images and that they reduce the quality to conserve the file size on their servers. Also, they more than likely reduce the sizes (and quality) so that they load quickly on potential customers' cell phones and users that have slower internet speeds. Thus, I belive it is "them"...not you.
Oct 18, 2022 10:21:24 #
Picture Taker
Loc: Michigan Thumb
Photography is an art form and a technology so we all take pictures and can be different, that is one reason all the pictures look different from other peoples shots. What is good or acceptable to some is not to others.
So opinions are opinions.
Mine is they are too light, but it's MY opinion.
Also I took good pictures years ago (in my mind at the time) going back I'm not happy with them
So opinions are opinions.
Mine is they are too light, but it's MY opinion.
Also I took good pictures years ago (in my mind at the time) going back I'm not happy with them
Oct 18, 2022 10:53:16 #
twosummers wrote:
A few weeks ago I took some real estate photograph... (show quote)
two summers!
Looking at your link on my Dell 7450 i7 laptop, the images look fine but seem (on the website) to be a little flat with the color balance biased toward a touch of yellow and a tinge of green. Technically, they are fine but the lighting in the living room could be better. The shadows go up (see couch) meaning the light(s) were low, what is often called "monster lighting" and not all the distortion has been removed (lamp tipping back).
Very acceptable, not knowing how much time the folks gave you and how elaborate the lighting was to set up.
Be well! Ed
Oct 18, 2022 12:01:12 #
twosummers wrote:
A few weeks ago I took some real estate photograph... (show quote)
To me, they all look soft, and a little bright. The rooms are not completely in the photo. Maybe a little wider lens? Without enlarging them, they look ok.
To bad you can't u/l an original or two. If they looked fine to you, and they were accepted, fine. You can not control what is done to the photos after you turn them over.
You say in the past the photos have been ok. If you shot as usual, did they change something?
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