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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

09/25/2006 07:26:32 PM · #1

I just cant get the colours right in these shots and was wondering if anyone has any ideas what I could do? This was my very first time shooting RAW so I was new to the converting process too, maybe I am messing up somewhere?

All comments / critique appreciated, thanks :o)

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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

09/25/2006 08:11:57 PM · #2

*bump* no one got any ideas?

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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

09/25/2006 08:20:12 PM · #3

Not necessarily a colour boost, but a luminance boost would help. The images just seem a bit flat and need a bit more contrast.

If you feel like playing with a new program, try Adobe Lightroom. It's currently a Beta version so it's free.

Also, you don't necessarily have to do all the processing in the conversion. You may still need to apply curves/levels in photoshop.

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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

09/25/2006 08:30:58 PM · #4

Hi Colette,

Thanks for your reply. I use RAWShooter as my RAW converter and tend not to do very much but adjust things more in Photoshop, I am finding more often than not though my images, as you rightly say, seem a bit flat and I'm getting fed up!

I will take a look at Adobe Lightroom, thanks :o)

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Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

09/25/2006 08:32:57 PM · #5

There's a couple of tutorials for Lightroom that I stumbled upon. I'll dig up the links and post here.

//labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom/?trackingid=KRTF

edit: added link for Lightroom. Links for tutorials are on the right of the page.

Message edited by author 2006-09-25 20:34:16.

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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

09/25/2006 08:50:19 PM · #6

Thanks Colette, after a goodnights sleep I will check the links out :o) Really appreciate your help :o)

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Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon

09/26/2006 01:05:26 PM · #7

Try using Canon's Digital Photo Pro (its free). DPP seems to give better color than RSP sometimes. Otherwise, try upping the contrast/saturation/vibrance (and the black point for the picture in the upper right)

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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

09/26/2006 01:28:07 PM · #8

I'm no expert, but I think these may be slightly underexposed. If you take them into Photoshop, and adjust the levels, and the brightness and contrast, you get dramatic results. What are you using to convert from .raw? If you use rawshooters essentials, which is a free download, you can adjust the exposure, and the shadow and hightlight contrast before you convert to .jpeg, and that might help.
These are great captures.
This is with a few minutes of playing around with levels and curves, and a bit of hue/saturation adjustment in PS by a complete amateur...

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