image post processing

[JR6ooo4]

My problem is I never know if an adjustment is too much or too little until I look at it again the next day...


Mikeeee

 

[JR6ooo4]

My problem is I never know if an adjustment is too much or too little until I look at it again the next day...


Mikeeee

 

[JR6ooo4]

Or if I have double posted for some reason...

 

[Renysmom]

When you are doing your post processing what type of lighting do you work under? Overhead, tabletop,etc??

I've never seen this question asked and I noticed the other night depending on how I am sitting the overhead light makes my monitor look different which would affect my pictures I assume.

 

[Mike©]

Use a Daylight bulb ( 6500 Kelvin )

 

[Groucho]

If you want to know how not to do it, look at my setup. My monitors (I do the dual-monitor thing) are perpendicular to a window (which is right at my side) so during the day, even with the venetian blinds closed, I can get a bunch of light streaming in. Hence, I try to process the photos at night. I'm not so worried about color, but I have seen myself make a photo too bright or too dark depending on the surrounding light.

One of these days I'll put a proper curtain on the window to really block out the light, but who knows when that'll happen...

 

[AndrewWG]

I never thought of this. Good question! Can't wait to see all the responses.

 

[boBQuincy]

ColorVision's website has some brief information on room lighting:
http://www.colorvision.com/learn_expert.php

It not only matters a lot under what lighting conditions we edit our images, it also matters a great deal under what lighting we view our prints.
The Photographic Society of America has standards for a print viewing box that details what type of light sources should be used. Of course this is not the light under which we will normally view our prints but it is good to have a starting point that is a standard.

 

[extreme8]

I edit under the same conditions I calibrate under, usually in near darkness.
I only calibrate one of my monitors (dual monitor setup) because I use the second monitor for my tools, plus I like to see what my images look like uncalibrated before I post 'em online.

boBQuincy has a great point regarding the viewing conditions. Try it yourself - view the same image (one with large areas of skintones works well) in sunlight, flourescent & incanscant.
Noticable difference.

 

[jann1033]

according to the missing manual, page 217, you can basically batch process by edit>full edit>alt+click open which is supposed to then change to update and when you click that, batch process the selected images according to the conversions you select in the first photo that opens in the converter...problem being, my open image button doesn't change to update and only one image at a time opens, just like normal in the converter.

so has anyone used this or is the book nuts...

i don't want to use the multiple process since i think it only lets you use auto settings but if i am wrong about that how do i change them so i can adjust the levels etc and process multiple files...

 

[alan]

I only have PSE 4, but this trick works.

However, it doesn't appear to change the button to "Update" until I click it - so when I just press the "ALT" button, nothing changes on-screen. I need to alt-click the button to see "Update"

regards,
/alan

 

[jann1033]

when i alt/ click the "open image" button, it says "open copy" and then seems to just do what it always does, the photo opens in editor and the next selected one opens in camera raw...it has an arrow so i can check previous conversion and it will open with the same changes as the last one but it still is only singularly, one photo at a time .... i've tried the done button as well and there is a save button but it says if you alt click that it will skip the save options dialog....i really wish i could figure this out as i would love to use this. maybe i'll try to ask this on the adobe site and see if anyone knows
Thanks for your help though

 

[11290]

An interesting site for anyone interested in HDR (High Dynamic Range) post processing. Obviously using their software, which seemed to be priced reasonably. Some awesome pictures both in their homepage and in the ones that others sent in.

Not doing this myself but it does intrigue me for some future work to attempt. Very hard to find a good subject in this area that I live in to try it out on.

http://www.hdrsoft.com/examples.html

 

[wenrob]

Or specifically, the use of "Clarify." When I use it I see immediate results which leads to the temptation to use it all the time. If I've learned anything over the last several months of practice editing is that it's very, very easy to go overboard (I have many, over saturated, over sharpened pics to prove it ). However it seems hard to get a consensus on using it. In my last thread, I got two different opinions and they were totally opposite of each other and have read one or two things that are opposite so I'm torn. I thought I'd bring it to the more experienced. Do you use clarify? For what? Always or not often? I'd really love some more insight so I don't end up with yet another stack of pics to 'redo someday.' 90% of my shots are my kids. Thanks in advance!

 

[DueyDooDah]

Here's a video that explains what it does. (You'll need Quicktime or some other M4V player to see it).

 

[wenrob]

There's not a link....

 

[Experiment_626]

Are you talking about the slider in Adobe Camera Raw called "Clarity"? Even if you aren't, perhaps the "Clarify" control in the software you're using is similar. In ACR, "Clarity" increases mid-tone contrast. I use it almost all the time -- sparingly (at 20 or lower) or not at all on portraits, more on other subjects. If you set it too high, you'll get shadowy halos in areas where there is substantial contrast already.

SSB

 

[wenrob]

Sorry, yes, that's what I'm talking about.

 

[DMickey28]

I am in the market for a new computer. It will primarily be used for post processing of pictures, storage, music and video as well. I have Photoshop 7.0 and Elements 6.0 as well.

Currently I have a Gateway laptop with 1GB of RAM. It is starting to slow down and freezing up on me. Given some other problems with it I want to switch back over to a desktop for more than just internet surfing.

Any recommendations? I am not partial to a PC or Mac though a Mac seems to be more costly. I don't need anything crazy but just something that will be enough and possibly even grow into.

Thanks!!

 

[Golf4food]

Mac is a little more expensive, but are more stable. Wish I had switched sooner. Get as much RAM as you can no matter what system you go with - that is the biggie that most people ignore. 1GB is nothing these days. Get at least 3GB and 4GB or more if you have a system that will support it (not all will).