27-10-13, 11:52 PM
A decent lens is the most important thing in the camera tho, rather than maxing out on pixels etc? (you can tell I don't have much idea myself about kit, I'm sure!)
Can't decide on use of filters and how far to go with the photoshop stuff. Although it can produce some good results, it's not really "telling it like it is", is it? Oh, I know all those greens and greys can get a bit boring, but it's about catching the natural light - and that might mean being there at silly times of the day. I suppose if it's used subtley it's ok, and I guess with the professionals' work it might even be hard to tell. Hmmm, don't know, jury's out for me. I saw some work in a shop in Keswick, guy has some fantastic work in his repertoire, but there were a few where I thought he'd gone too far - looked like they'd been touched up with paint; colours were just too extreme and I thought I could even identify some of the ones he'd used - cadmium yellow, raw sienna etc. Others were brilliant tho.
All just theory for me tho, as I only have a cheap digital jobby, and no decent software to play with it later. Just happy snaps! (as I'm sure you've figured by the lack of clarity in my "work"). I do try to think about light and composition tho, to get the best with what I've got. But that's also why I can get in the hills and not worry about the weight and bulk of camera gear. Part of the idea for me was to get the pics home and use them to base some watercolours on, so just need a base for composition and an idea of the atmospherics. Haven't done much tho :rolleyes
Can't decide on use of filters and how far to go with the photoshop stuff. Although it can produce some good results, it's not really "telling it like it is", is it? Oh, I know all those greens and greys can get a bit boring, but it's about catching the natural light - and that might mean being there at silly times of the day. I suppose if it's used subtley it's ok, and I guess with the professionals' work it might even be hard to tell. Hmmm, don't know, jury's out for me. I saw some work in a shop in Keswick, guy has some fantastic work in his repertoire, but there were a few where I thought he'd gone too far - looked like they'd been touched up with paint; colours were just too extreme and I thought I could even identify some of the ones he'd used - cadmium yellow, raw sienna etc. Others were brilliant tho.
All just theory for me tho, as I only have a cheap digital jobby, and no decent software to play with it later. Just happy snaps! (as I'm sure you've figured by the lack of clarity in my "work"). I do try to think about light and composition tho, to get the best with what I've got. But that's also why I can get in the hills and not worry about the weight and bulk of camera gear. Part of the idea for me was to get the pics home and use them to base some watercolours on, so just need a base for composition and an idea of the atmospherics. Haven't done much tho :rolleyes