30-10-13, 08:44 PM
Just a wee snow flurry Nick at about this time last year, but I think it worked well for the snap.
Don't under estimate the power of the gimp.
I use Lightroom to catalogue my raw files and to set up the raw files up for use in photoshop.
Presumably it can be used on jpeg and tiff files - Tori?
Everything I do starts as a raw file so I wouldn't know.
Certainly if it can, it's a great way to import and catalogue your files and the develop module has the basic controls you need to set up and image and is very easy to use.
There are of course free alternatives. But not something I've looked into.
Photoshop is a pig, but Kelby's 7 point system book can turn anybody into a shark. It's a step by step dummies guide and it works.
I did look at that shot of yours. The exposure looks OK but there's a lot of noise which makes doing much with it difficult. That may just be the shortcoming of a basic compact - dunno.
There's some really good compact and small system camera out there that produce nice clean low noise shots. A Canon g15 for less than 300 quid for example. I think it's got a decent sized one inch sensor, so noise levels should be low.
I'm using a Panasonic G1 for my walking shots, it's got a 4/3rds sensor (decent size). You can get the much more up to date and much better G5 with a kit lens for about 350 quid I think. I got one because it's compact and light, plus there are good optics available. There's an EVF (electronic viewfinder) rather than an optical viewfinder. It's basically an SLR with the pentaprism and mirror box stripped out, which is why it's so compact and in turn the lens sitting closer to the camera allows for physically smaller lens.
My G1 is the first generation, I think Panasonic were dipping their toes in the water with a new concept and the sensor is not the greatest. So I'm itching to upgrade to the GH3 which has a much sweeter sensor.
Blah blah blah blah blah ............................
Don't under estimate the power of the gimp.
I use Lightroom to catalogue my raw files and to set up the raw files up for use in photoshop.
Presumably it can be used on jpeg and tiff files - Tori?
Everything I do starts as a raw file so I wouldn't know.
Certainly if it can, it's a great way to import and catalogue your files and the develop module has the basic controls you need to set up and image and is very easy to use.
There are of course free alternatives. But not something I've looked into.
Photoshop is a pig, but Kelby's 7 point system book can turn anybody into a shark. It's a step by step dummies guide and it works.
I did look at that shot of yours. The exposure looks OK but there's a lot of noise which makes doing much with it difficult. That may just be the shortcoming of a basic compact - dunno.
There's some really good compact and small system camera out there that produce nice clean low noise shots. A Canon g15 for less than 300 quid for example. I think it's got a decent sized one inch sensor, so noise levels should be low.
I'm using a Panasonic G1 for my walking shots, it's got a 4/3rds sensor (decent size). You can get the much more up to date and much better G5 with a kit lens for about 350 quid I think. I got one because it's compact and light, plus there are good optics available. There's an EVF (electronic viewfinder) rather than an optical viewfinder. It's basically an SLR with the pentaprism and mirror box stripped out, which is why it's so compact and in turn the lens sitting closer to the camera allows for physically smaller lens.
My G1 is the first generation, I think Panasonic were dipping their toes in the water with a new concept and the sensor is not the greatest. So I'm itching to upgrade to the GH3 which has a much sweeter sensor.
Blah blah blah blah blah ............................