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After many emails I got about my photography work, asking what "magic" or extreme post processing/production I do to my photos? Well, as I answered to some of you, I decided to post this, here are some pointers.
I'm not an expert in photo editing, as you can see in the examples.
I believe most of the work should be done with the gear on field, and photo editing should be done genteelly just to bring the most out of the already good photo.
I once read an article by a well-known photographer, he said that a good photo can be made great in Photoshop/dark-room and a bad photo will still be bad no matter how much time you spent in Photoshop/dark-room.
• You need to be an expert in operating your photo gear.
This is the most important matter in getting good photos, but I guess you already
know that…
• I shoot only RAW, and fix exposure and WB with the manufacturer software (Canon
= Digital Photo Professional)
• In Photoshop I will Crop the image if necessary (no more than 40% out)
• Straighten/level the photo.
• Usually will do "auto contrast" or add manual contrast.
• In some cases will enhance or reduce color saturation (in some cases "auto
contrast" will burst color saturation to much)
• If "auto contrast" or manual contrast will not bring the photo to my
satisfying look I will play a bit with the curves tool, very powerful tool but use it wise
as it can ruin your photo and make it look like S**t ;-)
• I do occasionally use some plug-ins that simulate Films to give the photo a more
realistic look, or do some contrast/color fix refines, there are many free in the internet.
• I do not sharpen and reduce noise on the full size file, only on the 800X533 web file
or full size to be printed.
• In very extreme cases of bad exposure and colors I will try HDR, I've had a few
successes with HDR, but most of them came out good only on landscapes photos,
not aviation.
That’s about it, I know there are many procedure and tricks I should learn in Photoshop to get even more of the photos, but for now this works for me.
If you have any question or want to share some tricks or tips in editing with all, feel free.
xnir
I had a great day today. I had a fair-size list of things that I wanted to get done today and managed to get them all (and a few others) done.
Onlookers often wonder why I put so much effort into some of the things I do. Sometimes I enjoy the process as much as I enjoy the finished product.
What you're seeing here is the slow-poaching method from David Chang's Momofuku. Essentially; slow-cooked in their shells, when cracked, are a perfectly poached egg with incredible textures and flavor.
I think eggs are so incredible. They are quite simple in appearance but are quite impressive when you start to break it down chemically.
When I get them right, the outer white is soft and creamy. The best part is the yolk when it becomes a gel. I find the yolk to be the best part about a cooked egg. When that golden yellow nucleus of of joy turns to gel and becomes spreadable, toast becomes a prized commodity.
The thing I like the best about this shot is how the water distorts the view of the eggs. In this case it actually makes them easier to see. That is what made me pick up my camera and get this shot.
I took these Four Photographs somewhere in the area of the Restored Depot in Hamlet North Carolina during a Weekend Trip to Hamlet, North Carolina sponsored by the Atlantic Coast Line & Seaboard Air Line Historical Society. We visited the Large CSX Hump Yard, Restored Hamlet Depot and several small Short Line Railroads in the Area such as the Laurinburg & Southern, the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western and the Aberdeen & Rockfish.
These Four Photographs show s Dry Commodity Processing-Storage Facility, in Laurinburg, North Carolina near the Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railroad Tracks.
If you look closely, you can see a Water Tower in the Background between the Silos and this Industrial Building !
Unfortunately, I didn't take adequate Notes during this trip, so I cannot identify all of the Cities and Towns, where I took many of my Photographs. We probably traveled within about a 50 Mile Circle around Hamlet, North Carolina.
I know we passed through the outskirts of Rockingham, North Carolina, because, I took a Photograph of the former NASCAR Race Track in Rockingham as we passed with our Vans.
You can find my Photograph of the Hamlet Depot in my Photostream at:
www.flickr.com/photos/aem-7_alp-44/14322275756/in/photost...
I believe the Depot is in Marks Creek Township in Richmond County?
DISCLAIMER #1: Any Marked Locations that I placed on the flickr™ Map, are only my Educated Guesses, because I failed to keep accurate notes during our Van Excursion back in October 2005.
DISCLAIMER #2: The Hexagons streaking thru the Photograph are Aberrations and Reflections caused by a Bright Light shining in the Lens of my Camera from an oblique Angle. They projects the shape of the Aperture within the lens and other reflections onto the Sensor in the Camera causing it to appear in the final Photograph.