Shooting modes
I never shoot in those digital vari-program modes. These are the ones that have pictures on them…such as the flower for macro and such. If i wanted to use these, i would have brought a Point & Shoot instead.
The “P” or program mode is the one i use when i hand over the camera to a stranger in the park to take that candid picture of “me”. Read more
Workflow revisited
I have written several entries about workflow. Since workflow is a dynamic ever changing topic – i decided to document the workflow so that i can refer this everytime to refresh myself about what i am doing. Here it is: Read more
Post Processing…
A term often confused and mis-used. Technically speaking, if you shoot RAW – you are processing the image for the first time when you open the images in Photoshop or Lightroom or what ever RAW converter you use. This to me is “Processing” – not “Post Processing”. There was no “processing” done prior to this – this is the first time that the image is going through processing. “Post-Processing” to me is – denotes processing for output media. Such as for Printing, Web or Slideshows.
This step requires that you create “soft proofs” – soft, because this is “virtual” – you trick your monitor to act like the actual end product (“Photo Paper”). This requires that you first convert the image to the color space of the device (say your Epson 1800’s color profile, or Costco’s color profile) and then view the image. You might have to tweak the image slightly by bumping up the contrast, brightness or play with levels to get “just” that right look.
Once converted, this is ready to be uploaded to costco’s website or printed to your printer.
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