TDK ones. Tesco clearout mate. Fully sealed and packaged. Also got a 4gb flash drive for 50p too. I wouldn't be taking wedding pics though.
Why can't people just post what they take , Unlike some that mess about with photoshop For a good half hour then say here's mine , That's not a real image at all just a computerised fake .
I can't photoshop but it takes some talent to do it well. I'm no good with taking pics but if you can change them to make them better why not that option. Each to their own but with computers being a huge influence in everything today i don't think it would go back. But anyone who takes a great pic with no shop whoever it is gets a thumbs up from me
) Because it's not really your image , and it's not what's come off the camera And this I agree with raw is better and leave it alone . I think si is the only person I know that don't touch his pictures .
I do a bit, depending on photo, not photoshop as i can't use it and i don't have it. Usually a bit of sharpening and vibrance in camera RAW or Lightroom. Every image in mag print these days have been manipulated in photoshop or other image editor, as RAW is just a digital negative. Like it or not, when your camera shows you the jpeg image on screen, it's been processed in the camera, it's still not the true image, RAW is. the camera adds sharpening, vibrance, clarity, saturation, the lot when you see it on camera screen or import it (jpeg to your pc) ... with adding the RAW file to lightroom or photoshop, you are just editing the photo your way, not the one that's been edited in the camera by default.
Photoshop/gimp/paintshop and other photo editors do have there place in the photographic world but most people tend to way way overdo things and make large changes to their own photos normally not resulting in the best image. Si a lot of the algorithms used in Lightroom are directly ripped out of photoshop! So you can achieve the exact same things in photoshop that you can in Lightroom but the tools may be a little harder to access in photoshop due to being spread out due to its every growing list of tools and options. One issue with the RAW photo type is not many cameras except the large and expansive dslr's actually allow you to save the RAW image type, which like you say can be seen pretty much as a negative as its only storing the raw image data and not things like the colour and white balance levels etc adding these is where the likes of Lightroom come in.
This picture I'm sure there was a crash or road closed , for some reason But I can't remember why . I'm sure I've seen others pics with riders sitting In the shade , on this same stretch of road .
I use Photoshop a lot. I'm not that good a photographer not to. I spent years in the darkroom too, manipulating negatives and transparencies to produce what the photographer wanted from his work. The work's the same, the tools have changed. It's held me in good stead though. Learning how to make my own images look better has got a lot of kids through their degrees and saved the arse of a lot of professional photographers.
Parliament Square - Ramsey. Race stopped due to ride crashing at Bray Hill and running into some Spectators I think. Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr Cameron Donald by (MrB), on Flickr Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr Cameron Donald by (MrB), on Flickr
Thats what I'd love to learn Ken... There's lots if images I've seen, and thought 'WOW!". I can tell they've been enhanced, but the drama it adds to an image is stunning. But, I haven't a clue what to apart from the usual clarity and sharpness etc....One thing I can't stand is HDR, it has ruined every image I've come across that's used it. Wether photoshop etc has enhanced the image or not, it's still your own image, the composition is the same and so is the story behind it... I look upon of it simply enhancing the image. Adding or subtracting items in an image is another matter though I feel, but why not if it works and looks stunning.
Love those pics Mr B. So clear and colours are so vibrant. Brilliant. That's the kind of pics I want to be able to take.
I'm not a lover of HDR myself, Si. When I originally saw it, it was for astronomy. It still exists as Image Stacking software, like auto bracketing, then overlaying each exposure to build the density up of highlights and add detail to shadows. The results from that are stunning and virtually instant. Used subtly I have seen some glorious images with it, there's a set I saw on FB the other day, I'll send you the link, but they are far and few between. Photoshop's a roller cabinet full of Snap on Tools. You don't need them all, all the time but when that one 'how the feck do I do that' moment comes along, the tool'll be there. A bugger to find sometimes, but there. I use about 10% of it! but use the same 10% all the time. That's what my clients come to me for. 'Fix this' 'Repair that'.
Oh just remembered there is something I use PSP for, removing number plates from my pics. Untitled by (MrB), on Flickr
