I am a huge fan of Haskar's beautiful images. He commented "I prefer the one on the left. I would just reduce its exposure, excluding the first flower." I wasn't quite sure how much of the first flower to remove , but I was really pleased with the end result. It made me realize how many of my images are actually over exposed. So thank you so much Haskar! And a big thank you again to everybody who suggested which of the two previous versions they preferred. That made me realize that one object can become many different images. Cheers Rob
Photography is subjective, so influenced by personal feelings, tastes & opinions. We all like different things. I do like your new edit but equally I liked your left hand original. 😊
Well, I have to disagree. To my eye,the first version the petals were white, these look a bit gray…like the trickiness of getting snow to be white but not overexposed. What did your histogram show?
Thanks for your responses Carole and Paula. What you have said makes so much sense. And I think our own individual likes change over time too as we trial different ideas. It makes for a super hobby!! :) @bluemoon@carole_sandford
@jgpittenger Hi Jane - Thanks so much for your response. I have a bit of a lack of knowledge! :)
I use two different editing programs - one is just the Windows editing program - which actually has an "exposure" edit available. But then my main old Microsoft Digital Editing Program has no such individual option. It allows you to alter Shadows, Midtones, Highlights and Contrast. It also displays your changes on the histograms. So, Haskar's suggestion that I reduce the exposure was interesting to me - but I was a bit unsure what and how to do so. After trialling some changes which resulted in the above image and then reading your comment I think I have a better idea of a suitable technique to utilize both programs. The outcome using the histograms showed a result which incorporated Haskar's suggestion and yours... The best of both worlds!! Thanks so much for taking the time to write your response. Cheers Rob
Thank you very much for this distinction. I really liked taking photos on slides. Because there you had to hit the mark. And it was either wonderful or trash. Now that we are editing each shot, there are many possibilities for processing. And what I like now will be terrible in 10 minutes. I love it and hate it at the same time. These endless edits take away the joy of photography. So I try to edit everything through Lightroom so that I don't have too many opportunities to play around with editing.
This is such an interesting discussion. I prefer the first version, too, but that may be because I love the bright white of flannel flowers glinting and catching the light. Having said that I like the cropping of the second version and the detail.
I like the adventure of review and processing, although it takes time and a lot of thinking. It takes me out of the realm of 'happy snapping' (which I also love doing) and into thinking a lot about what I want a photograph to look like and say and what it will look like to others.
This is the most interesting part of this site. And like you, Rob, I am a great fan of Haskar's ( @haskar) photos.
@haskar Hi Haskar. Thank you for your comments and your inspiration. I can really identify with your comments about editing - I always keep a copy of the original - and often find, after 10 minutes of playing around, that I like the original better!! But- what a great hobby!! Cheers Rob
Hi Suzanne. Thanks so much for your comment. "Happy Snapping" is indeed so much fun - and so easy with a camera that always fits in your pocket. :) But, I think the second, editing part is almost like a second hobby - it lets you be creative in a different way, and if it's often not good - it doesn't matter.. And the icing on the cake is to a part of a lovely group of people who let you play and are always supportive. :) Cheers Rob
December 15th, 2023
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I use two different editing programs - one is just the Windows editing program - which actually has an "exposure" edit available. But then my main old Microsoft Digital Editing Program has no such individual option. It allows you to alter Shadows, Midtones, Highlights and Contrast. It also displays your changes on the histograms. So, Haskar's suggestion that I reduce the exposure was interesting to me - but I was a bit unsure what and how to do so. After trialling some changes which resulted in the above image and then reading your comment I think I have a better idea of a suitable technique to utilize both programs. The outcome using the histograms showed a result which incorporated Haskar's suggestion and yours... The best of both worlds!! Thanks so much for taking the time to write your response. Cheers Rob
I like the adventure of review and processing, although it takes time and a lot of thinking. It takes me out of the realm of 'happy snapping' (which I also love doing) and into thinking a lot about what I want a photograph to look like and say and what it will look like to others.
This is the most interesting part of this site. And like you, Rob, I am a great fan of Haskar's ( @haskar) photos.