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| Thread ID: 54936 | 2005-02-26 05:49:00 | Correcting exposure on digital photos. Which program? | Billy T (70) | Press F1 |
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| 328395 | 2005-02-26 11:15:00 | Hi gibler. My camera comes with an options to automatically take 3 pics with different exposure values.. Sounds interesting. What is it? Thanks. :cool: Canon G3. I'd go for a SLR these days. Of course you have to wait for the shutter three times - helps if the memory card is fast. As someone else suggests looking at your ISO settings is a good way to go but at the risk of some introduction of noise. I've seen some shocking results of indoor shooting with digital camera before. |
gibler (49) | ||
| 328396 | 2005-02-26 11:28:00 | I use photoshop elements for semi serious enhancing of pics but I can achieve 90 % of the improvement I can gain in PS in a tenth of the time using irfan view's gamma, saturation and basic colour controls. | the highlander (245) | ||
| 328397 | 2005-02-26 11:39:00 | Hi Billy While all the programs suggested above will all do a certain amount to correct problems with your photos, the idea is to take as accurate as possible photo first according to the conditions and all most all of the programs suggested will turn a good photo into an excellant one |
Arnie (6624) | ||
| 328398 | 2005-02-26 11:49:00 | Picasa2 :thumbs: | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 328399 | 2005-02-26 17:42:00 | Picasa2 all the way, You can even do batch processing, and tilt correction. Plus it doesn't change the actual image, just makes a log of what changes need to be done and then does it on the fly! Oh and by the way It wasn't free then google came along -- and well -- the rest is history! |
moldboy (4870) | ||
| 328400 | 2005-02-27 01:17:00 | I agree that having the camera set up correctly is the easiest answer but even with a reasonably good camera like mine - FujiFinePix S5500 - I find some photos need a bit of tweaking. I use Photoshop 7 - image - adjustments - try the various methods offered there. Second choice is ACDSee 7 - modify - adjust image exposure - auto exposure. Always good to try the various other controls even though they don't specifically mention exposure - I find "curves" in both programmes - helps a lot. | katharinem (3459) | ||
| 328401 | 2005-02-27 01:57:00 | Well, I have given Picasa2 a good workout on a whole pile of photos taken in all sorts of circumstances, including some taken by my kids and drastically under-exposed . My conclusion is that Picasa2 can recover surprisingly good results from images I would have thought werre lost causes, and for the degree of correction I normally require, it is a breeze . :) So thanks Metla, and thanks for all the other suggestions guys . I appreciate the comments re tripods, monopods and "getting exposure right the first time" etc, but as I said in an earlier post, I am an experienced photographer and already take all the reasonable steps available . My problem is that tripods & monopods are not often usable, flash is not an option because the range is too limited and use would lead to a well exposed foregound and an obliterated background . Lighting is variable from poor down to dreadful, and all I usually want to do is be able to use the image information as a record of the site detail . Very rarely would I need to print out a photo . I usually set shutter speed and aperture manually to the values I want and do any correction needed in software, though I have had amazingly good results for non-business related night shots using our kick-around Kodak CX6230 . I will also look at some of the other programs recommended, and I'll try to find the gamma correction features in Irfanview, but it escapes me where they are . I have version 3 . 85 so maybe it is a bit old . Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 328402 | 2005-02-27 03:47:00 | I wouldn't go so far in using higher ISO and running NR. My cam NR is only option when you get to a shutter speed of 1sec or longer. In PS Elements is there something like curves, levels, highlight/shadows? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 328403 | 2005-02-27 05:21:00 | Billy, I am currently using Irfanview V3.92. In there after opening an image, click on the 'image' option at the top. Select 'enhance colours'. This opens a new window, with slider controls for brightness, contrast, colour balance RGB, saturation, and also Gamma. Is it there in your V3.85 ? | Bazza (407) | ||
| 328404 | 2005-02-27 05:34:00 | Billy, I am currently using Irfanview V3.92. In there after opening an image, click on the 'image' option at the top. Select 'enhance colours'. This opens a new window, with slider controls for brightness, contrast, colour balance RGB, saturation, and also Gamma. Is it there in your V3.85 ? Nope, but it sure is there in V3.95 which I have just downloaded. Talk about an embarrassment of riches! I am getting more new options than I thought possible, and I haven't downloaded all the program options yet. Of course, that is why I posted the question, to tap the collective knowledge of PF1 members, so why should I be surprised at the result? :p Cheers Billy 8-{) :D |
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