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I hope you don't mind but I took the liberty of giving your first shot a minor tweak in Photoshop to show you how good your work really is.
{ A slight curves adjustment and a gradient contrast adjustment. }
Of coarse it would be better working on the original.
{ A slight curves adjustment and a gradient contrast adjustment. }
Of coarse it would be better working on the original.
for a guy with his first camera you certainly know how to take brilliant photos and its quite an accolade when wayland does likes he has cos you just need to look at his photos to realise he is a pro
Its interesting how much of a difference a few phtoshop tweaks can make. Those photos are nice but Wayland just brought something else out. I used to be into photography when younger with old film SLR, I am thinking of getting back into it with an enthusiasts conmpact or bridge camera (probably a fuji S series as its all I can afford). I do think digital allows amateurs with the right kit to do what was only really possible to professionals with the darkroom. I don't know what you guys think but a good or half decent camera, with a good PC and photoshop could mean an amateur turning out some good work IF they have an eye for the image in the first place. I kind of did but never focussed on it. This guy is a pretty good for a first test with a camera. Keep it up. Although , could be jealousy, the area you live in does help - what a beautiful bit of countryside!!
You are right about having the eye, I reckon everything else can be taught in a few hours but seeing pictures takes a lot longer unless it comes naturally.
My computer is sitting under the enlarger, in my now more or less redundant darkroom. I think that says it all.
My computer is sitting under the enlarger, in my now more or less redundant darkroom. I think that says it all.
Just out of curiosity (off topic sorry but the OP might still be interested too) what software would you recommend a newbie to get to enhance his/her photographs? I know Photoshop is kind of a standard but if you are not sure of how far you will be going into the hobby is there something else until you decide you need something better?
What kind of developing did you do? Colour or B&W? I have only done B&W a few times and was always daunted by the idea of colour processing.
What kind of developing did you do? Colour or B&W? I have only done B&W a few times and was always daunted by the idea of colour processing.
My darkroom could handle both but I preferred to stick to monochrome, It was much more expressive in my opinion.
Now the software has given me just as much control in colour as well so I'm spoilt for choice.
I started out with Paint Shop Pro which was easy to use but I made a rod for my own back because the transition to Photoshop later on was more difficult, as I had to re-learn the "Adobe" way of doing things.
I've never used Elements but I guess that transition would be easier if you needed to upgrade later.
The other option is Gimp which is free and very capable from what I hear.
It's reputed to be more difficult to use but I suspect that is coming from people used to one system and switching to another. I would imagine that it is no more difficult than learning Photoshop from scratch but it's a huge saving.
Now the software has given me just as much control in colour as well so I'm spoilt for choice.
I started out with Paint Shop Pro which was easy to use but I made a rod for my own back because the transition to Photoshop later on was more difficult, as I had to re-learn the "Adobe" way of doing things.
I've never used Elements but I guess that transition would be easier if you needed to upgrade later.
The other option is Gimp which is free and very capable from what I hear.
It's reputed to be more difficult to use but I suspect that is coming from people used to one system and switching to another. I would imagine that it is no more difficult than learning Photoshop from scratch but it's a huge saving.
I think you do have a natural eye for it and that is the most important thing.
The rest will come, exposure, colour balance etc etc, it's just a matter of tweaking it.
The rest will come, exposure, colour balance etc etc, it's just a matter of tweaking it.
I was lucky enough when I got my first digital camera that it came with a version of photoshop lite. Before that when I merely scanned pictures I would use paint shop pro (the free version), which a lot of people recommend.
Mind you, it's possible to do a lot with free downloads like Irfan view and Picassa (from google) these days, it's getting easier.
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