Post Processing Software Help

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Please Help me!
It seems that I am Learning more and more as we go, but one of my new problems is post processing. :thinking:

I use Canon's DPP for Raw
I also have Photoshop 6 if needed
I use Infranview to resize my images for internet upload

Any help with these programmes would be greatfully recieved.
Should I use something different? :bonk:

example!
nature_birds-img_0023b.jpg
 
Why do you think you should use something different? I'm really not seeing much wrong with this image except it's perhaps a tad dark and could stand lightening a bit. It was obviously also taken in very contrasty light, so it's well exposed in those circumstances.

I use Canon DPP and I'm very pleased with it. For the rest of my processing after RAW, I use a really old version of Paint Shop Pro, which I also use for resizing, but I'm sure the programmes you have are more than capable of fulfilling your processing needs.

I think you're worrying unduly, but if you've any specific questions sing out. :)
 
La La La La............(me singing)

Thanks CT

I guess i am worrying because I see other peoples shots and would like to think that Mine aren't too far behind. I think the images are good, but when they go onto the computer, not so much!!!!!
So it would be safe to say, my processing leaves much to be desired.
The image above took me 5 attempts to get it looking like this one (after several comments). I know everyone has a different view, but there seems to be a lot of commom ground on TP.

Thanks
 
LOL. Digital post processing doesn't come in 5 minutes, and the worst thing you can do at the stage you're at now is to swap and change from one package to another. You need to stick with what you've got and learn to use it - swapping to another package wont be a magic answer, it will just present another set of new problems all over again. ;)

Don't take this the wrong way, but apart from learning the processing, you're also learning photographic judgement - what looks right and what doesn't. You'll get there with perseverence, but it's not a horse race, and don't be so hard on yourself when you're probably comparing your stuff with people who've been doing it for years. :)
 
:agree: with CT :thumbs:
 
To true.
One thing though. I hear the term reducing Gamma. Is this done in DPP or another package? Where do I find it so I can have a play.....
Thanks again for the friendly advice...
 
ohh - I will indeed continue to try hard and get better so that I can one day post stuff that get the critics smiling......
 
SEPkent said:
To true.
One thing though. I hear the term reducing Gamma. Is this done in DPP or another package? Where do I find it so I can have a play.....
Thanks again for the friendly advice...
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I do gamma in PSP, but I'm sure there'll be a similar facility in Photoshop, although it's only one way to reduce levels in processing. On a practical note, have a look at the 'Help' files in DPP and in Photoshop, they really do give a lot of assistance with most problems. ;)
 
Cheers Chaz Photo.......
I think I had in camera issues. poor settings. Have alook at my robin pics and sparrow pics! What do you think now???

Thanks
 
The way i see it the picture is good, the right hand side is a tad too dark but thats down to the exposure on your camera. It almost looks to me as if its been desaturated slightly and given it that warmer tint in the photograph. When you next take a shot like that use program mode and knock up the exposure by 1 more from the center and take 2 shots. then do that again but another notch higher. When you look at the results on screen you may then have a better understanding of your image. 9 time out of 10 people get fixated with saying "Thats not a bad shot i will just edit it in photoshop" unfortunatly it doesnt work that easy. I use to find myself over sharpening images and giving them too much contrast so i could show the colour a bit more to make it look more appealing. My advice is take several and note exactly what you did from taking the shot (what mode ISO speed etc) down to the processing stage, print a copy of each image on the different mode and compare your results.

Hope i have helped

Kind Regards
 
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