Brett Cambern Posted December 18, 2006 Share #1 Â Posted December 18, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Just playing around with my Digilux2. JPEG straight out of the camera. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wda Posted December 18, 2006 Share #2 Â Posted December 18, 2006 Just playing around with my Digilux2. JPEG straight out of the camera. Brett, do you not need to tweak your digital images at all? Even a touch of Levels often helps. Â Also, I assume your rotation was deliberate? It adds a certain menace to the image. Â David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Cambern Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share #3  Posted December 18, 2006 David,  I haven't yet experimented with Photoshop (other than to compress files) but am anxious to learn how I can improve the final product. Any suggestions for this particular shot?  Also, the shot should be be shown in portrait, I unfortunately neglected to rotate it. You are right, it really changes the feel of the shot. Thanks for your response and I look forward to learning how to use all the digital tools available.  Regards, Brett  p.s. here is the proper perspective: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted December 20, 2006 Share #4  Posted December 20, 2006 David, I haven't yet experimented with Photoshop (other than to compress files) but am anxious to learn how I can improve the final product. Any suggestions for this particular shot?  Also, the shot should be be shown in portrait, I unfortunately neglected to rotate it. You are right, it really changes the feel of the shot. Thanks for your response and I look forward to learning how to use all the digital tools available.  Regards, Brett  p.s. here is the proper perspective: Brett, my comment was not meant to imply that I thought your picture needed treatment; rather than my surprise that you did not even consider it necessary.  Do you have Photoshop and if so which version?  David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Cambern Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share #5 Â Posted December 21, 2006 David, Â I have Photoshop Elements 3 but truthfully have not had the time to learn to use it. I am contemplating taking a class to really learn what it can do. Based on your experience, do you think it is something that can be easily self-taught or would a class be a good idea? Â Thanks, Brett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted December 22, 2006 Share #6  Posted December 22, 2006 David, I have Photoshop Elements 3 but truthfully have not had the time to learn to use it. I am contemplating taking a class to really learn what it can do. Based on your experience, do you think it is something that can be easily self-taught or would a class be a good idea?  Thanks, Brett Brett,  I started with PE 2 before moving on and up to CS2. However, it is worth studying PE3. I started by buying one or two books and worked through those sections which would help me. Then I joined a local part-time 2 hours a week series of ten sessions. It was fairly simple; we worked on projects at our own pace with a tutor to sort out problems. As a result 'layers' were no longer a mystery to me and I learned the advantages of quick mask which did not exist in PE2. However, my book described a work-around solution which helped. I suppose the twenty hours constituted a more disciplined approach to my self-learning programme and opend my eyes to the possibilities. Once your confidence grows you can continue acquiring new skills to suit your aims. I hope this helps.  David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Cambern Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share #7 Â Posted December 23, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) David, Â Thank you for your advice, it is appreciated and helpful. I went out and bought a book on Photoshop and will slowly start to work on my skills. I have been happy enough with the results so far shooting JPEGs that I haven't felt an urgent need to learn more about post-processing. That being said, I am anxious to see how much improvement can be made to images when shot in RAW. It will also be nice to have the option of having both color and B&W from the same image. I have been shooting almost exclusively B&W JPEGs. Â Thanks again, Brett Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wda Posted January 2, 2007 Share #8  Posted January 2, 2007 David, Thank you for your advice, it is appreciated and helpful. I went out and bought a book on Photoshop and will slowly start to work on my skills. I have been happy enough with the results so far shooting JPEGs that I haven't felt an urgent need to learn more about post-processing. That being said, I am anxious to see how much improvement can be made to images when shot in RAW. It will also be nice to have the option of having both color and B&W from the same image. I have been shooting almost exclusively B&W JPEGs.  Thanks again, Brett  Brett,  Make it your New Year resolution! I wish you well. Don't forget there is a lot of help available on the internet.  Happy New Year  David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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