D-B-J
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Sometimes I get really annoyed when friends and family get upset with me when I show them the SOOC and "after" shots--they feel it's a lie. A forgery. That I'm enhancing to the point of unrealistic levels. In response, I posted the below on facebook with some examples.
Photography is not just about taking a picture--in reality, that's only half the process, if even. I shoot in RAW format, which is as it sounds--a raw file, not processed in any way (the camera processes JPEG's by adding contrast, saturation, etc). I then take the image into Adobe Lightroom, edit to taste, and in this case, took it into NIK Silver Efex (a black and white conversion software) and push processed the image, brought it back into lightroom, made some minor adjustments, then exported the image as a JPEG. In my editing arsenal I have 5 different editing programs, and each has their purpose. Sometimes it takes just one program, and sometimes it takes four.
What I want to show you is that what comes out of the camera is a RAW file--unprocessed, dull, lacking creative touches. It is in editing and processing that an image truly comes to life. Editing allows each photographer to put their individual touches on an image...it allows us to make the image our own. Anyone can TAKE the same photo, but can they process it in the same way? Likely not.
And these comments ensued:
So what do you think? Do you get annoyed? Are you a SOOC shooter?
Jake
Photography is not just about taking a picture--in reality, that's only half the process, if even. I shoot in RAW format, which is as it sounds--a raw file, not processed in any way (the camera processes JPEG's by adding contrast, saturation, etc). I then take the image into Adobe Lightroom, edit to taste, and in this case, took it into NIK Silver Efex (a black and white conversion software) and push processed the image, brought it back into lightroom, made some minor adjustments, then exported the image as a JPEG. In my editing arsenal I have 5 different editing programs, and each has their purpose. Sometimes it takes just one program, and sometimes it takes four.
What I want to show you is that what comes out of the camera is a RAW file--unprocessed, dull, lacking creative touches. It is in editing and processing that an image truly comes to life. Editing allows each photographer to put their individual touches on an image...it allows us to make the image our own. Anyone can TAKE the same photo, but can they process it in the same way? Likely not.
And these comments ensued:
So what do you think? Do you get annoyed? Are you a SOOC shooter?
Jake