Photoshoot with a Friend

[Drake]

Shoot RAW if you have to, it'll give you more latitude later.

Learn to post process.

[DENZILDON]

Originally Posted by Drake

Shoot RAW if you have to, it'll give you more latitude later.

Learn to post process.

+100000000

I have turned ugly to alright pics and turned them to awesome and cool shots with the help of photoshop!!!

[DENZILDON]

[QUOTE=Drake;822313]Shoot RAW if you have to, it'll give you more latitude later.

Learn to post process.

[QUOTE]

+100000000

I have turned ugly to alright pics and turned them to awesome and cool shots with the help of photoshop!!!

[Drake]

Maybe it's a throwback to my traditional film days, but I still feel that when you're working with the camera your focus should be on subject, composition and lighting; color correction, processing and everything else is something best done off camera.

[Whateverman1579]

Originally Posted by six4

the best angles come not from static shots but from live in game action. this way the person being photographed is not "posing". i like to take pics right up inside the action,,from over the shoulder and down the rifle or from the front just under the line of fire. btw,,,expect to be shot doing live action photo's/video but its well worth the price for the choicest shots.

I haven't had a chance to get to any games in a long time >.< so with this camera photoshoots are all i've done, when at a game though i usually take photos throughout it, i have another thread i posted here called game pics from february or something showing ingame pics i took with my first camera, some 10 year old fujifilm p&s... i hope to try using this camera ingame this weekend though for the first time

Originally Posted by Drake

Shoot RAW if you have to, it'll give you more latitude later.

Learn to post process.

I actually do shoot in RAW, but i have yet to fully figure out post processing >.< most of these were pped just to look normal, since the originals were dark and barely saturated because the light yesterday was far less than ideal...

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Whateverman1579

I actually do shoot in RAW, but i have yet to fully figure out post processing >.< most of these were pped just to look normal, since the originals were dark and barely saturated because the light yesterday was far less than ideal...

Well, what I'd suggest... check your histograms. They'll tell you a lot about what's going on with your shot, color-wise. A normal shot with a normal range of colors will have curves that cover most or all of the histogram's width. If you pay close attention to the shots you posted, you'll notice the curve is all bunched up to one side. If you're using Photoshop you can use the Levels tool and bring the rightmost slider (highlights) out of the "flattened" area and back to the base of the curve. This will brighten your image overall and also give your shot a better range of colors.

The Hue/Saturation tool will also help you correct colors and breath life back into flattened colors.

Those two tools alone can take you a long way.