sask Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Hey guys. I'm pretty new to the whole digital photography world. I picked up a beginner DSLR a few weeks ago and am loving it. I've seen some awesome photos here on neowin in the gallery from members. I was just wondering how much post processing goes into the photos you shoot. I guess I'm talking about making adjustments in PS/Aperture/Lightroom. What would you say are the key things to adjust on a photo after shooting? Of course, this depends on the photo, but I'm just looking for some guidelines. Also, I thought it would be interesting for some of you to post your favourite shots with a before without post processing and after with post processing. Thanks for any tips, I need all I can get! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted April 24, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 24, 2008 I think there might be an old topic somewhere on this already. However, i use Lightroom to get the WB right because i tend to forget about it and it really effects the difference between a good photo and a bad one and sometimes contrast etc depends on what the actual picture is. I dont really like post because it takes time, so i try and get it right first time round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hexlord Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I do post process to enhance the shots I took. However, I make sure that my shots off the camera works well too :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I do postprocess my shots. I don't heavily photoshop them to the point where you'd be hard pressed to tell which original image it came from, but I generally adjust temperature and tone curve. Sometimes I adjust the saturation, sometimes across the entire image, sometimes on specific colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iShakeel Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 Actually sky is the limit in post-processing.. You can do anything and everything or nothing depending upon your choice.. Here is my latest endeavor. From this.... To this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamhook Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I never post process. I should though, I've seen some superb results from doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted April 24, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 24, 2008 I do, but not too much usually. Just the usual sharpness, contrast, white balance, temperature, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantawi Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 I do, but not too much usually. Just the usual sharpness, contrast, white balance, temperature, etc. Same here :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzy88ss Posted April 24, 2008 Share Posted April 24, 2008 If you shoot RAW you pretty much have to post process. To this... I really like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mirumir Subscriber¹ Posted April 25, 2008 Subscriber¹ Share Posted April 25, 2008 I want to learn to PP. Are there any good guides for beginners? I'm a noob graphic artist and I'll probably use Lightroom to PP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted April 28, 2008 MVC Share Posted April 28, 2008 I want to learn to PP.Are there any good guides for beginners? I'm a noob graphic artist and I'll probably use Lightroom to PP. I'm even more of a noob so I have to ask, what's Lightroom and where do I get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaddsi Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fahim S. MVC Posted April 30, 2008 MVC Share Posted April 30, 2008 http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/ Thank you for that - but what does it actually do? I have Photoshop CS3 Extended (part of Web Premium CS3), do I need lightroom too? or should I already have it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas-c Veteran Posted April 30, 2008 Veteran Share Posted April 30, 2008 Thank you for that - but what does it actually do?I have Photoshop CS3 Extended (part of Web Premium CS3), do I need lightroom too? or should I already have it? Photoshop is pretty basic compared to lightroom, generally lightroom is for larger collection (bit like picasa) I think thats right :p Edit: Oh yea, Lightroom can make small HTML pages for you too, nothing special but :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaddsi Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Lightroom is more photography based.. they both pretty much share the same engine.. if you can do it on Lightroom, you can do it on PS with the exception of the albums collections thing, just use picasa for that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daxbash5000 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Photoshop is pretty basic compared to lightroom, generally lightroom is for larger collection (bit like picasa) whaa? O.o I don't think that's a valid thing to say amongst people who are obviously not failure with image editing- it's not entirely incorrect but it needs a little more detail about what exactly it is your referring to as "basic". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted May 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 1, 2008 Lightroom its mostly based on the Photoshop?s Camera RAW plugin with some database and gallery handling options added, so sorry if I dsagree but no, Photoshop its not pretty basic compared to lightroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Charming Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Photoshop is basic in its cataloging...it is an image editor, and its image editing abilities are better than Lightrooms. However, Lightroom has excellent cataloging and handling of large large numbers of photographs, and it presents post process options that are relevant to the tasks you'd usually want to do, such as adjusting the tone curve, white balance, colour saturation, hue, luminance, sharpening, noise reduction. Lightroom can import into CS3 (without an intermediary file in LR 2.0 beta), so I'd say they compliment each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted May 1, 2008 Veteran Share Posted May 1, 2008 Lightroom for basic corrections. Photoshop for detail work. Photoshop is far from basic in its editing capabilities. It's not a image managing software like Lightroom and Aperture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-DavidW Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Mostly contrast, colour, and sharpness corrections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tareqsiraj Posted May 2, 2008 Share Posted May 2, 2008 Mostly contrast, colour, and sharpness corrections. dude ... you stole the lamp post :p ... i have to learn how to do that ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-DavidW Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 But sometimes I post process too much: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR_Candyman Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I never post-process anything. I bracket shoot everything though, just so I can get a choice later on. I use filters extensively. I unfortunately can't post any pics I've taken because really they're all for calendars, ect. I really should give myself some free time and take some for myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VidER Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 It might be a good idea to start a Neowin Photo Processing Contest! Post one image and ask everybody to process it. then pick/vote/rate to find the best Neowinian photo processor! VidER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sask Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 It might be a good idea to start a Neowin Photo Processing Contest!Post one image and ask everybody to process it. then pick/vote/rate to find the best Neowinian photo processor! VidER That's a great idea! Anyone have a great photo with lots of potential? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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