Spring Camera
I've seen posts on two of the cool blogs I follow (Keep Calm And Carry On and Pixie Flute) that there is some new camera buying going on amongst my fellow bloggers. I just got a new Canon PowerShot SX200 and really have no idea what I am doing yet.
Below are a couple of pictures I took at the Mohegan Sun Casino.
I had to use iPhoto to adjust them as they appeared a bit dark and not quite as sharp as I like.
I see such great photos on the blogs that I visit. I'm wondering - do most people use their photos as is, out of the camera, or do the majority of photos need to be adjusted in some way with software? Sometimes I feel like I am 'cheating' a bit when I enhance photos before posting them. I'm curious as to what other's out there do and think.
Below are a couple of pictures I took at the Mohegan Sun Casino.
I had to use iPhoto to adjust them as they appeared a bit dark and not quite as sharp as I like.
I see such great photos on the blogs that I visit. I'm wondering - do most people use their photos as is, out of the camera, or do the majority of photos need to be adjusted in some way with software? Sometimes I feel like I am 'cheating' a bit when I enhance photos before posting them. I'm curious as to what other's out there do and think.
Comments
Shots taken outdoors seem to "come out right, the first time" more often than those taken indoors.
But, I tend to post those taken indoors more often. So far.
Before digital cameras were invented photographers made adjustments while processing prints in the darkroom using their artistic and technical skills to get the image just right.
It's not cheating to make adjustments using software.
Some digital cameras cannot capture certain colors very well. I always have to adjust my reds to make them less saturated.
Interior shots... most always have lighting that is too dim and yellow. The "not as sharp" part is because the lens has to stay open long enough to let enough light in to take the shot... a tripod would help. But in a pinch... rest your arms on a wall, fence, table or chair; take a deep breath; and take the shot... using yourself as a human tripod. - OR - set the camera down and use the self timer. - If people are moving within the frame they will blur a bit, but the background will be sharper.
The image is the message, not the process.
Love that glass sculpture of towering spirals.
Just keep taking photos that's how you get good at it - keep doing it.
I do feel cropping and/or removing an object is NOT merely "enhancing"... it is altering the original image. But, is that wrong? Dunno. A crappy shot is a crappy shot, period. Simply slapping a filter on a photo takes no talent. Photo retouching is an art in itself, requiring great technical skill.
My previous comment referred to using adjustments in photoshop, like... as a photographer would burn, dodge or adjust the exposure while printing in a darkroom.
Sorry CJ, this 3 day work week has given me too much spare time.