tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post4851419300746491365..comments2024-03-18T01:15:17.741-07:00Comments on Better Family Photos: Post Processing Series: Episode 1360 Rumorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-90625722953055953492013-02-19T13:38:32.113-08:002013-02-19T13:38:32.113-08:00Thanks Mark for the feedback, I will make sure to ...Thanks Mark for the feedback, I will make sure to keep posting more post-processing posts, every couple of weeks as promised.mshafikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178862453786826299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-72172716756972422032013-02-19T13:05:43.217-08:002013-02-19T13:05:43.217-08:00Thanks for this great little article. It's rea...Thanks for this great little article. It's really helpful to see a 'case study' rather than just generic advice and I look forward to more of the same. I really don't like spending much time in Lightroom so your tip of getting a feel for the most used settings and then saving it as a preset to apply to all the photos you import is going to save me lots of time! Thanks!Mark Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-46693194260786674492013-02-18T11:25:22.300-08:002013-02-18T11:25:22.300-08:00Thanks for the comment Mic, I find that I agree wi...Thanks for the comment Mic, I find that I agree with all of your points, check my updated comment.mshafikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178862453786826299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-62545646033428755022013-02-18T11:24:11.807-08:002013-02-18T11:24:11.807-08:00I have updated the last part of the post with the ...I have updated the last part of the post with the following:<br /><br />UPDATE: to explain a bit here, one of my friends showed me a picture for people in a desert, with like 100% saturation added, you can try this setting in any of your images and see what will happen, I like to call it techni-color vomit. On the other hand, some images really require a lot of manipulation with the sliders, and the final result looks very good, but that's not the case usually.mshafikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178862453786826299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-39033663151429626272013-02-18T11:20:29.008-08:002013-02-18T11:20:29.008-08:00Hi Xiaoli,
Yes, I apply these settings to every i...Hi Xiaoli,<br /><br />Yes, I apply these settings to every image shot with the camera (they are applied automatically during import).<br /><br />As for how, it is purely subjective, I don't use any tools, it takes a while, maybe a month or two to get familiar with a camera's RAW file (depending on how much you shoot, you can do it in a week if you shoot daily).<br /><br />I do it by normally processing my files, then I notice that I almost always add a certain contrast value, and a certain blacks value, and I reduce the highlights a bit, and I like that sharpening setting a lot, you get the idea. After several files, I realize that I'd want these settings applied to all of my images since they look nice, and they get me 80% of the way in usual cases, maybe I'd have to adjust the exposure ore the white balance a little bit, but that's how I do it. For example, after switching from the APS-C Canon 60D to the 5D Mark II, it took me a long time to get files that I liked, my old settings didn't look as good on the 5D2.mshafikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178862453786826299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-14822481146281322492013-02-17T10:27:13.001-08:002013-02-17T10:27:13.001-08:00Hi Mohammad,
You mentioned in the post you have s...Hi Mohammad,<br /><br />You mentioned in the post you have some camera specific develop settings when import photos into Lightroom. Do you apply these settings (contrast, black, highlight, clarity, vibrance, and WB) to every images shot with the camera? And how do you come up with the settings? Do you create a camera profile using something like X-Rite Color Checker Passport or do it in a more subjective way?<br /><br />Regards,<br />Xiaoli<br /><br />Xiaoli Zhanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121610359039216124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-13546384425537282642013-02-15T09:33:35.712-08:002013-02-15T09:33:35.712-08:00Hi Mohammad. Thank you very much for this post. ...Hi Mohammad. Thank you very much for this post. (FYI: I was one of the folks who asked Mohammad about the postprocessing on this portrait.)<br /><br />Some comments:<br />1. Just a tangent about displays: I have a calibrated display on my laptop (still not that good) and a crappy office monitor. The interesting thing is that well-processed images like your portrait look good even on my crappy office monitor. Also, without exception, all photos with PP that I like end up looking good even on the crappy monitor, and they look even better on the calibrated display. I think in the same vein, David Hobby processes his images with the knowledge that they will be printed on newsprint, which has a very narrow range. The processing he uses to make sure the image still looks legible on newsprint also improves his images in my opinion. On the other hand, when I don't do a good job processing my image, it might look somewhat ok on my laptop but it looks bad on my crappy office monitor. Not saying that we should get a crappy office monitor. It's just an observation that I find interesting.<br /><br />2. For the white balance dropper, I try not only white or gray areas but black ones as well. I also try the whites of eyeballs and in my family's case, the highlights on the hair.<br /><br />3. I have a different philosophy about the amount of postprocessing. To me, I prefer to do little postprocessing but for some images that I think are worth it, I don't mind spending a lot of time to postprocess them. Here is an example: http://betterfamilyphotos.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-retrospect-search-for-second-flash.html<br /><br />I really enjoyed this post, my friend. Thanks!<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-43260887004265185412013-02-15T09:01:15.392-08:002013-02-15T09:01:15.392-08:00Thanks a lot for this walkthrough. I love your sub...Thanks a lot for this walkthrough. I love your subtle approach. The whole blog is fantastic - reading it in daily basis.<br /><br />Best wishes from Finland!<br /><br />JonneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com