Red blotches

[krackken]

I am very new to photography. I have noticed that many of my photos of people will show red blotches on the arms or top of chest area that looks like a sunburn. This is usually in somewhat shady areas. Out in the sun doesn't seem to be a problem.
I am using a Nikon d5300 with a 18-55 lens. Set to jpeg fine 14bit. I then plug my camera with a usb cord to my computer and copy the images to my computer to look at them.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[dannylightning]

never saw that kind of thing happen before. maybe you should post a photo showing the issue..

 

[480sparky40 39]

A sample image would be wonderful.

 

[HeldInTheMoment]

Just like a mechanic on your car, we need to see the problem to help fix it...sample photo?

 

[TheLibrarian]

I'm learning too, I tend to see this when I'm trying to increase brightness (editing on just standard picture viewers that come on the computer) or too much saturation. This happens in shady areas where the original picture may be underexposed then I try to lighten it which washes out the colors and so I increase saturation to put some color back then I get red blotches. I try to keep my extreme tweaking of these levels to a minimum ie no more than 25% saturation even if it means I cant get it as bright as, as colorful as or as whatever as I want.

I also find the two basic viewer/ editors I use automatically enhance my photos which angers me to no end. Then when I go to edit, inside the edit view it totally changes everything again, auto enhance or not. Even turning off enhance the pic looks different depending what I look at it on or with. I'm shooting raw nef and last night did not change that when I exported out of the cameras own app might be part of my problem. I need to pony up and buy photoshop or LR I guess... not to mention learn something about editing.

 

[HeldInTheMoment]

I'm learning too, I tend to see this when I'm trying to increase brightness (editing on just standard picture viewers that come on the computer) or too much saturation. This happens in shady areas where the original picture may be underexposed then I try to lighten it which washes out the colors and so I increase saturation to put some color back then I get red blotches. I try to keep my extreme tweaking of these levels to a minimum ie no more than 25% saturation even if it means I cant get it as bright as, as colorful as or as whatever as I want.

I also find the two basic viewer/ editors I use automatically enhance my photos which angers me to no end. Then when I go to edit, inside the edit view it totally changes everything again, auto enhance or not. Even turning off enhance the pic looks different depending what I look at it on or with. I'm shooting raw nef and last night did not change that when I exported out of the cameras own app might be part of my problem. I need to pony up and buy photoshop or LR I guess... not to mention learn something about editing.

Get LR over PS any day, or just get Adobe CC for Photographers ($9.99/month) for both LR and PS.

Anyway, when editing you can push your saturation far over 25% if you need. Just use brushes and work on certain areas without effecting the entire image. Takes more time, but looks much better...welcome to semi-professional editing lol

 

[waday]

I have noticed that many of my photos of people will show red blotches on the arms or top of chest area that looks like a sunburn. This is usually in somewhat shady areas.

That might be the zombie filter. Try turning it off. Or kill the zombies.

 

[tecboy]

Could be the dust spot on the sensor.

 

[480sparky40 39]

.......... Or kill the zombies.

Don't you need a silver mouse to do that?

 

[dennybeall]

Could it be the software set to give an indication of blown out areas?

 

[table1349]

And people wonder where the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" came from. It came from photo forums trying to answer questions like this with out a picture.

 

[480sparky40 39]

And people wonder where the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" came from. It came from photo forums trying to answer questions like this with out a picture.

I hope it doesn't mean we need a thousand words (or a thousand posts) before we see an image.

 

[table1349]

And people wonder where the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" came from. It came from photo forums trying to answer questions like this with out a picture.

I hope it doesn't mean we need a thousand words (or a thousand posts) before we see an image.

If it does than this question will become one of the great unsolved mysteries of the world like does Donald Trump wear a topee or Who put the bomp In the bomp bah bomp bah bomp. Who put the ram In the rama lama ding dong.

 

[tirediron]

And people wonder where the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" came from. It came from photo forums trying to answer questions like this with out a picture.

I hope it doesn't mean we need a thousand words (or a thousand posts) before we see an image.

Don't worry; I'll lock the thread at post #999!

 

[table1349]

And people wonder where the phrase "A picture is worth a thousand words" came from. It came from photo forums trying to answer questions like this with out a picture.

I hope it doesn't mean we need a thousand words (or a thousand posts) before we see an image.

Don't worry; I'll lock the thread at post #999!

Please move this post to #998 before you do. Thanks.