88lx5oh Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 critique this picture.. first one is straight out of the camera.. the 2nd one is with some work in photoshop. critique both if you will.. first photo let me know what i did right and wrong. and the 2nd right and wrong of my post processing. http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/hoblick/DSC_0147-2.jpg http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/hoblick/DSC_0147copy-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs.cos Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I personally would like the second picture to be cooler. The dogs fur is too red for me, but again, just personal opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex L. Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 First one the white balance is off, and I see you tried to fix it in the photoshop version. The PS version came out a little too dark for my tastes, and a little bit too cool. Are you shooting in .RAW or .NEF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokin5s Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 I like the first one... the 2nd almost looks like a movie screen capture.... regardless I think that it's an awesome picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hobs it all depend on what "your" looking for. As I discovered on OR my screen here at the shop is way off...See "Stillman" in pics and vids. It looks like you shot pretty shallow 20-30mm, good Depth of Field. Your focus its right on. Im sure other will step in before I get home to look again. Oh .NEF and .RAW files are the same thing. Nikon just feels the need to be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted August 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 thanks guys keep them coming.. i did take note that the color was a tad to red on my dog. it was late when i shot it last night, and now that i woke up i see he isnt that red lol so i had another go at editing the photo http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/hoblick/aagad.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clifford Automotive Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 On the shop monitor I can see a big difference in the dog. 2nd edit it a lot nicer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 ^^^much better. awesome pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted August 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 here are a few more i shot today. these are after a little photoshop http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/hoblick/DSC_0234.jpg http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/hoblick/DSC_0246.jpg http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p301/hoblick/DSC_0260.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 If I may....here is my input: http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/116354635/original.jpg It's always tough when one isn't at the original scene to see the lighting or to gain reference points. One thing that will help is to either shoot a custom white balance or use a Kodak Gray card or a simple white page in the shot/scene and use Photoshop to adjust. Your initial shot is simply warm due to the incandescent lighting. Lots of cams have a tough time in auto mode with such lighting. I'm in a group however that prefers a slightly warm image vs a cold one. I adjusted the color and contrast a bit to give it a bit more punch and when comparing the curtain the background to yours, is the original red or gray? My guess is not gray. Let me know your thoughts. Again, not knowing the light source or a reference point makes things difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 Another: Great Looking Horse.....I mean pup! http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/116355151/original.jpg Again, just a few adjustments to color balance, contrast and warmth. Again, I prefer a warmer tone....to each their own though, nothing wrong either way. Oh, I cleaned your dogs teeth for the hell of it too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88lx5oh Posted August 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 the one you edited with the golden, the curtain in the background is more grey.. its really like a brown color, but a drab brown. and the walls are a drab green. i had a reference point to go off of there. plus my golden isnt as red as in your edit. the edit you did of my mastiff though looks better, pops more. any tips for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 22, 2009 Report Share Posted August 22, 2009 the one you edited with the golden, the curtain in the background is more grey.. its really like a brown color, but a drab brown. and the walls are a drab green. i had a reference point to go off of there. plus my golden isnt as red as in your edit. Here's another shot. No big deal either way. If you have access to the same scene, you can always shoot a white card there again, save the output as a curve adjustment in Photoshop and then apply that adjustment to this image. http://www.pbase.com/timothylauro/image/116355810/original.jpg the edit you did of my mastiff though looks better, pops more. any tips for me? Tips...your images look good, so outside just processing them to taste and some framing and composition corrections in certain situations, you're good. Keep an eye on any straight lines. Keep walls vertical and horizons straight when framing. Process out where needed any distortion to the extent you can. The Pop in my edit is quite simply my post processing to taste. Otherwise, color and contrast can be adjusted in-camera. However, in my world, I most always shoot RAW and process the images in batches or individually. DSLR's are good but one of the differences over P&S or Bridge cameras is that they typically require more processing to really make images shine. Not always, of course as it depends on the set up/lighting and user. I like processing them as I push things a bit to extremes in terms of appearance vs many that prefer completely neutral or faithful images. However, I'm not to the extreme. DLSR images respond well to edits though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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