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[trevorh]

Hi,

i'm total newbie to photography, no formal training, so sorry for my lack of knowledge, but i wanted to check with you all and see if there is anyone nice enough to drop me a few tips.

i like to take a lot of outdoor photos. the included photo is from a hike i did along a mountain ridge. i'm shooting with a digital camera, 3.6 MP sony cybershot. my outdoor photos tend to show up lacking detail, and bland. how do i turn these photos into vivid, colorful images? i have photoshop CS, but i'm not that good with it. any suggestions?

thanks!

-Trevor

 

[Karalee]

Hi and welcome to the forum

On a sidenote, you might want to resize your photos so theyre smaller when you post em, that things way too big for my puny screen :LOL:

 

[hobbes28]

Welcome to the forum!!! You'll like it here a lot.

That is an awesome picture but you do need to resize it to a smaller size. I usually size mine at 640x480 but some size at more or less.

 

[Canon Fan]

Yup I'm with the crowd here. I resize mine to under a 640x480 almost always (just good for any res that way).

Welcome to TPF!!! Yay! :cheer: another member!

In this pic I would like to see a little more contrast and saturation personally. I often overdo it in my own but I think this one could really benefit from a little adjustment. Start with the levels and then move on to saturation. Finish with a little contrast if needed. That is my VERY basic philosophy on most outdoor shots. Try it, if it looks like crap start over!

Welcome again!

 

[Corry]

Welcome to the forum!!!!!!

 

[trevorh]

Hi All,

Thanks for the warm welcome!

Canon Fan: I tried applying levels, saturation, and contrast using adjustment layers.

What do you think? should I make more adjustments?

Thanks

Trevor

 

[Mitica100]

Welcome, Trevor!

 

[santino]

welcome!

 

[aggiezach]

Welcome yo


Zach

 

[anua]

welcome!-

 

[trevorh]

what do you guys think of the pic now? does it look fakey or too photoshopey?

 

[Canon Fan]

I like it but would crop out some sky to make it a little more "panoramic" there is just way too much blue up there. Otherwise looks good to me

 

[mygrain]

Welcome to TPF!!! You've come to the right place for help, these guys know what they're talking about!!!

 

[mrsid99]

Welcome aboard Trevor and your pic looks good to me!