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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Photo editing? in the forum Photography Q&A 6 days, 19 hours ago
Just a bump for this thread in case someone is still considering Affinity Photo. They’re having a sale right now for 50% off all Affinity products, as well as a free 90 day trial!
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Photo Editing Software in the forum Photography Q&A 6 days, 19 hours ago
All Affinity products are on sale for 50% off right now, and you can also get a free 90 day trial if you want to “try before you buy”.
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Sunrise in the forum Photo Critique 2 weeks, 5 days ago
I’ve tried to shoot in manual several times, but most of the photos never turn out super great because I don’t know the ‘system’
Have you investigated why they don’t turn out well? That’s how you learn! 🙂 Next time a manual exposure doesn’t work well, switch to one of the “auto” modes and take a picture, and then compare the settings between…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Wedding Photos in the forum Photo Critique 2 weeks, 5 days ago
I agree with James that you did pretty well for your first wedding!
Also, I think my camera like buffered or something (idk if that’s the right word) because for one of the couples my camera would not take the picture. 😩
How many frames per second were you shooting? 🙂 You should be able to get in ~20 shots before the buffer is full, and even t…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic tree out in the snow in the forum Photo Critique 3 weeks ago
It’s fun experimenting isn’t it? 🙂 Good job on getting rid of all the distractions in the background!
The photo is definitely underexposed. Here’s a trick to help you tell if your snowy image is underexposed… Take a piece of white paper and hold it up beside your photo; is the snow as white as the paper? (Of course, the screen brightness will…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Sunrise in the forum Photo Critique 4 weeks, 1 day ago
@buddingphotographer thanks for the tips:) I’ll have to experiment with different settings on my camera so that photos aren’t underexposed… I’m still learning, so everything is trial and error for me!
You’re very welcome!
The likely reason that the photo was underexposed is that your camera was pointed straight into a brilliant light source.…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Camera Upgrade in the forum Photography Q&A 4 weeks, 1 day ago
Here are a few more links with interesting discussions about full frame sensors, and megapixels, and much more. :)…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Camera Upgrade in the forum Photography Q&A 4 weeks, 1 day ago
If you already own and like your 60D, then it might make sense to just upgrade to a newer model, like the 80D. It’s 6 years newer, and probably checks all the boxes (except maybe the budget. 🙂 ) I would imagine that it would feel the most “familiar”, (hopefully all the layout/buttons, etc would be similar).
I’ve heard great things about the 7D…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Sunrise in the forum Photo Critique 1 month ago
I’m not qualified to give any additional tips on composition, other than the ones that have been already given; @jamesstaddon is the acknowledged expert in the composition arena. 🙂
But when I saw everyone else giving their suggested edits, then I figured I’d chime and contribute my 2 cents. James is right; if you had a RAW file, or even the…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 1 month, 3 weeks ago
I was thinking the same thing, @jamesstaddon
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
Wonderful!
Now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense to get that kind of results from copying color prints. I hope the printer learned a valuable lesson from this. 🙂 There’s no way you’ll get anywhere close to the right quality from scanning/reprinting. :/
I’m also curious as to how it would be cheaper to copy instead of print…
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
Or can I go through and override the defaults like shown in the the article you linked.
What you can do is check the images, and make sure they’re set to “Use Document Default” (like it shows in the screenshot in that article).
You’d need to follow these instructions if the images are already in your file:If you have already imported an…
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
Are you ready for a long read? 🙂 Here’s an article that seems to have a few insights into some of the intricacies of CMYK in InDesign <-> Photoshop. https://creativepro.com/my-cmyk-images-change-when-i-print-or-export-pdf/
So I should ask him if the the printer we’re using is offset and if it is I should use “press quality” with colors conve…
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
Something you could try is to ask him to print one of your files straight from your export. Don’t worry about adjusting margins, or whatever he needed to adjust. Just print it straight through, and see if the colors are better. That would eliminate the worry that his “resaving” is causing any issues.
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
I don’t mind going through all the pictures again. It’s an inconvenience to but I sure am learning a lot about printing. I’m just so thankful that the rest of my calendars don’t have to look so bad!
Ya, well this is definitely a good learning experience, if nothing else! 🙂
The printer said he had to adjust some of the layout to make everyth…
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
The more I think about it, the stranger it seems… There is no good reason that a normal photo with normal edits should print out so badly. I wonder if there is something going on at the printer’s end too.
I’ve printed hundreds of photos, and several calendars, and never had such drastic color issues. Most of the time they need some exposure twe…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
So from here, should I start again from the raw file and go through the prosses outlined in Photoshop Workflow (for higher end printing) then do a sample print?
Yes, I’m afraid so. 😐 That will be the best way to make sure that there aren’t any lingering color issues. I’m rather surprised that the colors on the good/final file are getting “blown…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
Thanks for sending me the files. Here’s a screenshot that shows the 2 side by side:
Can you clarify to me which one was the sample, and which was to be the “final” print? I’m guessing the one that says “RESIZED” was the sample print, correct? You can clearly see a difference in colors even in the screenshot.
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help! Colors blown-out when printed in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
I used this online pdf resizer.
Oh dear… 🙁 It very likely messed with the color space to something else during the “resizing”. I just did a test on a PDF file of my own, and it definitely changes colors. 🙁 My original PDF was in CMYK, and the resulting looks like it got converted to RGB. (That’s just a guess, because I’m not sure how to…[Read more]
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Ezra Morley replied to the topic Help recommend a camera in the forum Photography Q&A 2 months ago
I don’t think I’ve ever recommended bridge cameras before, but what you’ve said makes sense. Perhaps bridge camera technology has advanced more than I was aware of. I guess the thing that bothers me most is the shutter lag. Also, the fact that they’re usually so small, and use a screen instead of a true viewfinder, makes me feel like I can’t g…
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