The shot above is a stock shot, using tomatoes taken from our garden out in back. (Must have been the soil mix responsible for the largeness of the left one...) Below is the identical shot, taken on a tripod with a cable release, using just the ambient room lighting:
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Deleting Images Forever / Screen Saver for Photographers
Dear Gary,
I am very much enjoying your posts, and as always, they inspire me to pick up my camera (aging but still wholly capable KM-7D) and get snapping.
Now, then ... given the deluge of shots the digital age imposes on us, a blog post on post-processing workflow to get things down to a manageable number would be VERY much appreciated!!! I know, I know ... start with a glasses off, thumbnail view and take it from there. But WHERE to take it? Thumbnail view gives a good starting point with respect to composition & lighting, etc., but so much can be done in post production (especially with RAW files) that I wonder sometimes how to select between a half-dozen very similar shots. What should a basic keep/discard-rank decision heirarchy look like to make this efficient and unplug the front end of the post processing workflow ... and unclutter my folders? I've heard that stacks are useful, but then aren't you simply keeping second rate photos that should simply be discarded? I haven't managed to develop an effective, cut-throat process to help me let go of the also-rans. I'm sure that other readers face this same hurdle, where you probably do this in your sleep.
Now, then ... given the deluge of shots the digital age imposes on us, a blog post on post-processing workflow to get things down to a manageable number would be VERY much appreciated!!! I know, I know ... start with a glasses off, thumbnail view and take it from there. But WHERE to take it? Thumbnail view gives a good starting point with respect to composition & lighting, etc., but so much can be done in post production (especially with RAW files) that I wonder sometimes how to select between a half-dozen very similar shots. What should a basic keep/discard-rank decision heirarchy look like to make this efficient and unplug the front end of the post processing workflow ... and unclutter my folders? I've heard that stacks are useful, but then aren't you simply keeping second rate photos that should simply be discarded? I haven't managed to develop an effective, cut-throat process to help me let go of the also-rans. I'm sure that other readers face this same hurdle, where you probably do this in your sleep.
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