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November 22, 2021 at 9:27 pm #66584RuthParticipant
How do I make a NEF a smaller file?
November 23, 2021 at 9:49 am #66586James StaddonKeymasterHow do I make a NEF a smaller file?
That’s a great question! NEF is the raw file format straight from your camera. It is unedited and not downsized. That means it is not generally what you want to submit. In the submission process , it says (in short):
1) upload edited high res (to Dropbox)
2) then upload edited downsized (here on the forums)NEF is neither edited nor downsized. And the forums here aren’t designed to take giant files like NEF. So, what do you do instead?
It has everything to do with what program you have on your computer to edit photos. Here are a few options:
* None – If you have no editing program, then it’s better to shoot JPG and not NEF. And really, if you don’t want to organize and edit photos on a computer, then maybe film photography would actually be more enjoyable. But thankfully, editing programs can be free or cheap.
* Windows machine – If nothing else, you can use Paint! It can downsize JPGs. But it can’t read NEF. So what other default program is on your Windows machine? Photos? That can read NEF files, edit, and downsize them.
* Mac machine – Anybody want to help me out? 🙂
* If nothing else, use Fast Stone Image Viewer. It is very primitive and works best with JPGs, but in a pinch you can do NEF.
* Affinity Photo (one time payment)
* Lightroom (monthly payment)
* Anyone else have any other suggestions?
* Of course, if you don’t have a computer fast enough to process your photography, move ALL your photos to an external hard drive(s) . . . and/or save up to buy another family computer.So, when submitting photos, it has to take a little bit more effort than just submitting your NEF. A simple workflow would look something like this:
1) Download NEF to your computer and save it in your Pictures folder
2) Tweak the NEF if needed and save it as a big JPG in the exact same place
3) Upload that big JPG to Dropbox
4) Open the big JPG and save it as a small JPG to a random place like your desktop
5) Upload the small JPG to the forums
6) Delete the small JPG off your desktopHope that helps!
November 23, 2021 at 8:31 pm #66592RuthParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 12:38 am #66647Jemima Janse van RensburgParticipantHi again everyone! This assignment was like Jenny said…a lot of fun! 🙂 First I tried to capture all the ingredients for the “Pumpkin Pie Tea.” I already had all the ingredients for it, and almost all where organic! I just love Rooibos, and for those who do not know “Rooibos” is a Afrikaans word (my home language) that means red bush! I must say that I was surprised to see a Afrikaans word on the ingredients list! 🙂 The light was not very good and I only got 1 photo that I liked. For my second shoot I tried to get as close to the window as possible for better lighting. This time around I took photos with fresh orange blossom honey, oranges, and lemons! We live on a citrus farm so we always have some in the kitchen. 🙂 I also tried to bring in some oils, like olive and coconut oil!
November 27, 2021 at 12:57 am #66651Jemima Janse van RensburgParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 12:55 pm #66662RuthParticipantWow @jemimajvr I’m really impressed! That’s incredible! I also love Rooibos!! It’s neat that you live on a citrus farm!! Diffidently something we can’t do in Virginia! Well I love your pictures!!
November 27, 2021 at 4:40 pm #66665Blessings CapturedParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 8:25 pm #66673Lowell SpratlingParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 8:39 pm #66682Lowell SpratlingParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 10:37 pm #66689Sarah BeersParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 10:42 pm #66691Sarah BeersParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 10:45 pm #66693Sarah BeersParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 10:57 pm #66695Christian H.ParticipantWhat background did you use @sarahb? Those oranges look very sweet and juicy. 😊
November 27, 2021 at 10:59 pm #66696Sarah BeersParticipantNovember 27, 2021 at 11:02 pm #66699Christian H.ParticipantFor my submission, I tried to illustrate the ingredients for Sarah’s Spiced Vanilla Orange Tea. I didn’t have assam tea… but I tried to give the “tea” feeling with the white porcelain teacup (in keeping with Sarah’s request for “white and bright”) in my photos. But everything else is there: Cinnamon, Ginger, Cloves, Orange, and Vanilla Beans!
These are my best shots from this setup. But I think in the two where I got really close to the ingredients, I think my clove buds got too fuzzy and out of focus…
Anyways, like several others have said, this was a really fun assignment!
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