Community weekly poll: How much do you edit in your digital photos?
- 7/25/06 1:27 PM
How much do you edit in your digital photos?
by Marc Bennett - 7/25/06 1:27 PM
How much do you edit in your digital photos?
I change something in every photo (really?)
I edit most of my photos, but not all (what do you change?)
I don't alter very many photos
I never edit any photos (why not?)
I don't know how to edit them
Other
Editing Digital Photos
by Dreslinski59 - 7/25/06 5:20 PM In reply to: How much do you edit in your digital photos? by Marc Bennett
I LOVE digital photography although I don't use all the features that my Canon Rebel Xt offers. I do edit many of my photos- I like to try adjusting the color, crop them, use Sepia or black and white. All sorts of things!
some i edit, some I dont
by mittens - 7/25/06 5:43 PM In reply to: Editing Digital Photos by Dreslinski59I edit for contrast and brightness, mostly, since Im usually working outside and my sony mavica doesn't give me enough control over light and dark. Also, I will crop some, but not many, and if it's poor enough to need extensive work, then it's gonna show no matter what I do. I try to take a wide range of shots of one thing when I can, and usually will get one or two real keepers from that.
Some I edit, some I don't
by papa3131 - 7/25/06 7:31 PM In reply to: some i edit, some I dont by mittensI mostly crop the pics I take but got Adobe Photoshop CS2 and you can do some wild things with that. Having great fun with all involving digital. Can't imagine being without.
Editing pictures
by gvo - 7/26/06 5:37 AM In reply to: Some I edit, some I don't by papa3131I mostly adjust the brightness and contrast using Photoshop Elements.I took 100 pics outdoors last weekend at a kids party.Some of them were in the shade and came out to dark.
Editing Photos
by helenw4 - 7/29/06 11:46 PM In reply to: Editing pictures by gvoI also use Adobe Photo Delux Elements for adjusting coloring on the photos.
Find it very convenient, and also very easy to do. What I don't understand why one photo will be just right, and the next one will be dark, where I need to lighten it. What am I doing wrong??
Just purchased a KODAK C330, seems to do very well, but am still practicing with it. The other Digital Camera was a Kyocera, which I was very happy with, except slow in between taking photos.
Reply to Editing Photos
by BobCPhoto - 7/30/06 1:00 PM In reply to: Editing Photos by helenw4This is a common problem but is fairly easy to fix IF you have the time and the right equipment. First, not all editing programs, printers, and computer monitor screens are all calibrated to work together BUT they can be made to do so. Such programs as X-RITE's MonacoEZColor and Pulse help you calibrate all of these so that what ever you see on your monitor screen is what you will get when you print it out. If you are serious about this I recommend that you check several of these programs out. Don't necessarily get the least expensive (you get what you pay for) but check to see if you think that it will (1) fit your computer and editing program and (2) fit your needs (pocketbook). All serious and professional who make prints with the idea of selling them calibrate their computer, scanner, printer, monitor screen, etc. frequently as to changing paper, inks, etc., just to BE SURE that they are putting out the correct color. By the way, don't forget to calibrate your camera also as this can make a big differfence!!!
There are other ways but not as exact as calilbrating the color monitor, erc.. Check your computer manual to see what MODE your screen is showing, and be sure that your editing output (editing and printing) is the same thing. If they are not there will be a difference. Not the best way, but sometimes it works pretty well in a pinch - but maybe not ALL the time. Good Luck!
Why I edit the ones I do
by vegwriter - 7/25/06 10:16 PM In reply to: some i edit, some I dont by mittensOften I'll reduce the size, because I e-mail them more often than print them out, and if I didn't make them smaller, they'd take too long for some people to download.
I sometimes crop them to create a close-up shot, like of one particular baby duck among 10 that hatched in a planter on my lanai. This one duckling had unusual coloring and I named him Sunflower Seed. He was to me as Maddox must have been to Angelina when she saw him.
Sometimes I'll adjust the brightness, like when a night shot needs it.
I edit a few
by mlc465782 - 7/26/06 4:34 AM In reply to: some i edit, some I dont by mittensWhat I have found is that I generally need to edit for color, brightness, and I generally do crop a lot of my photos. This lets me get a few more good shots from a vacation, etc. The old saying was if you got a few really good shots from a roll of film you were doing good. now I would guess it would be add a few more to that old algorithm.
But I still find it difficult to trash digital photos that are so-so, so now where I had boxes full of photos when I used film, I now have a hard drive (and/or CD) full of photos that really shouldn't be 'keepers'
I edit most of my photos
by mandrewwhiteman - 7/25/06 5:37 PM In reply to: How much do you edit in your digital photos? by Marc Bennett
I use film. When I scan old prints, I have to adjust the brightness and tint to view on screen or online. I also adjust the size to use fewer pixels on photos which I post online.
I have not need to edit processed film converted to digital format but may have to edit size if I want to post in the future.
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What I edit.
by hardwarethree - 7/25/06 8:24 PM In reply to: I edit most of my photos by mandrewwhitemanGreetings,
I'm currently seeking PhotoShop certification. I've learned how to calibrate my monitor and printer. Now I don't do a whole lot of editing since I understand more of what is required with digital photography.
Most of edits tend to be Auto Color and Curves with some cropping.
When I initially got into PhotoShop I would twiddle and fiddle with a lot of the features. Now it is about getting my work done and doing something else like play my acoustic guitar;)
Stuff I edit
by katsmeowcom - 7/25/06 5:38 PM In reply to: How much do you edit in your digital photos? by Marc Bennett
When we have a big family group together I take a picture of the group with a hole left in it for me. Then I go to the spot where the hole was, the others leave, and my daughter-in-law takes a picture of me. Later I combine the pictures in Paint Shop Pro so the whole family is in the shot.
I clone out things like electric lines and telephone poles in scenic photos, adjust gamma and color, crop of course, straighten pictures when I held the camera crooked or there's a horizontal line that runs up or down hill. Then, as most of my photos are for online or email use, I optimize them for fast download on the web.
I edit 100% of my digital photos
by marge201 - 7/25/06 5:39 PM In reply to: How much do you edit in your digital photos? by Marc Bennett
Kodak EasyShare Software has a button "enhance" which makes 99% of the pictures better. It brightens them. It can even make a formerly bad too dark pic usable and decent. And the cropping is easy and effective.
Personal taste
by tbcass - 7/26/06 3:12 AM In reply to: I edit 100% of my digital photos by marge201It may be personal taste or the fact that my camera gives such good results straight out but to me that Easy Share enhance feature ruins every photo so I never use it.
Tom
I edit very few photos...
by slahone - 7/25/06 5:45 PM In reply to: How much do you edit in your digital photos? by Marc Bennett
but that is because, first, I am not a pro, I do not earn a living that way, and frankly, I am going to get criticized 
whether I edit them or not. So I might as well enjoy the time doing other things instead; and second, I really do not know how to edit them to make any substantial improvement to them.
Frankly, I have seen edited pictures from pros, and the original, for a few pictures at least, and it does make a world of difference, if you know what to do and how to do it. Obviously, I don't!
For me the biggest plus for digital has been that I don't have to worry about that possibly messed-up shot any more. Now I know!
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