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Good afternoon all
I made the transition do a digital SLR after forcing myself to learn with a film camera a few months back. I initially bought a d3000 and am now looking to upgrade to a d80 or d90. Whilst I have enjoyed the whole digital expereince so to speak, I can't help but feel slightly disapointed with many of the photos i take.
Compared to the results I had with film, many of my pictures look very 'washed out' and bland, a world away from the sharp and brilliant colours I see on flickr, seemingly using the same equipment. To counter this I have set about changing settings on the camera. I often boost the contrast and saturation, stick the white balance to cloudy, and use the colour balance tool once the photo has been recorded. The product is undeniably warmer colours and tones, yet due to the techniques used the photos have a certain yellowish and fake look. They are not bright and true like I would would! 1. I'm not sure whether i should be leaving the settings as they are, or whether this playing around with them is normal
Moving on from this, it has occurred to me that perhaps I am expecting too much from the initial image, and that a great deal of the effects seen in other people's work is due to sound post processing on photoshop or likewise. I haven't tried my hand at PS shop, liking to think that the fault lies more with me, but perhaps it is necessary in order to get really good photos. In essesnce 2. Is photoshop required for really sharp and bright photos
I made the transition do a digital SLR after forcing myself to learn with a film camera a few months back. I initially bought a d3000 and am now looking to upgrade to a d80 or d90. Whilst I have enjoyed the whole digital expereince so to speak, I can't help but feel slightly disapointed with many of the photos i take.
Compared to the results I had with film, many of my pictures look very 'washed out' and bland, a world away from the sharp and brilliant colours I see on flickr, seemingly using the same equipment. To counter this I have set about changing settings on the camera. I often boost the contrast and saturation, stick the white balance to cloudy, and use the colour balance tool once the photo has been recorded. The product is undeniably warmer colours and tones, yet due to the techniques used the photos have a certain yellowish and fake look. They are not bright and true like I would would! 1. I'm not sure whether i should be leaving the settings as they are, or whether this playing around with them is normal
Moving on from this, it has occurred to me that perhaps I am expecting too much from the initial image, and that a great deal of the effects seen in other people's work is due to sound post processing on photoshop or likewise. I haven't tried my hand at PS shop, liking to think that the fault lies more with me, but perhaps it is necessary in order to get really good photos. In essesnce 2. Is photoshop required for really sharp and bright photos