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12/03/2003 08:42:26 AM · #26 |
Yes! I have done most of these.
My all time, " I feel like and idiot" thing though is driving over an hour to a specific location with a specific picture in mind and realizing I forgot my memory card... GRRR!
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12/03/2003 09:55:52 AM · #27 |
How about changing the costum settings so it's possible to take photos without the compact flash memory card. Then take group photos of all of the freshmen classes in my school, and realising that one time I forgot to put the card in (after reading from it). Went to get the class to come back, problably not making the teacher happy, then find out that the class had gone home for the day. The next day I was sick, got my partner to set all the lights up and get the class, went in the lunch brake to take few photos (without dusturbing theire teacher). When I was done, going back home, one of my teachers happened to walk by. Not happy, asking me why I didn't show up for school but here I was anyway taking photos. I tried to make him understand, but he didn't believe me.
Why, why was I so stupid to change the custom settings to be able to take photos without the memory card, why ?
Message edited by author 2003-12-03 09:58:11. |
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12/03/2003 10:13:40 AM · #28 |
Looking at a photo I took for a challenge , not being very excited by it, or even thinking it is very good, and submitting it anyway.
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12/03/2003 10:25:51 AM · #29 |
Going to Toronto on vacation -- get out of the car and see a great picture -- get the camera out and shoot -- uh oh what's wrong with the camera -- don't even tell me it's broke -- crap -- left the batteries at home (in New Jersey) sitting in the charger. Spend 3 hours on the best weather day in Toronto hunting down a battery and having them charge it for me so I can use it. Now that is idiotic.
Also did most of the above concerning the timer. |
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12/03/2003 10:30:14 AM · #30 |
Gordon, care to elaborate just a little on that third point of your original post - editing in lighten or darken mode. Are you saying you create a new layer, edit that layer in lighten or darken mode? (My language may be off, I'm using PSP not PS).
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12/03/2003 10:35:00 AM · #31 |
Originally posted by uabresch:
Gordon, care to elaborate just a little on that third point of your original post - editing in lighten or darken mode. Are you saying you create a new layer, edit that layer in lighten or darken mode? (My language may be off, I'm using PSP not PS). |
Assume you are trying to remove a dark spot from a light background.
You sample some of the background with the clone brush and brush it away - the spot dissappears, but the background also gets changed, blurred/ smeared or whatever.
If you change the brush mode to 'lighten' then it only changes the spot, and leaves the background more intact - same for the reverse case of a white spot on a dark background - darken mode is less destructive and does a much much better job when cloning spots.
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12/03/2003 10:47:18 AM · #32 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by uabresch:
Gordon, care to elaborate just a little on that third point of your original post - editing in lighten or darken mode. Are you saying you create a new layer, edit that layer in lighten or darken mode? (My language may be off, I'm using PSP not PS). |
Assume you are trying to remove a dark spot from a light background.
You sample some of the background with the clone brush and brush it away - the spot dissappears, but the background also gets changed, blurred/ smeared or whatever.
If you change the brush mode to 'lighten' then it only changes the spot, and leaves the background more intact - same for the reverse case of a white spot on a dark background - darken mode is less destructive and does a much much better job when cloning spots. |
This was my "Moment Of Enlightenment" when it came to cloning. I don't think I've used 'normal' mode for six months. I learned it while editing a race car photo immediately after a race...I would have gone completely insane trying to remove each and every bug/piece of rubber on the nose of the car. Using lighten mode I kept all the highlights, lost all the bug juice, and didn't have to use a 4 pixel brush.
Awesome points, G.
Pedro |
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12/03/2003 10:47:48 AM · #33 |
Ok, thanks! I got it. I didn't realise that :)
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12/03/2003 10:54:07 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by uabresch:
Gordon, care to elaborate just a little on that third point of your original post - editing in lighten or darken mode. Are you saying you create a new layer, edit that layer in lighten or darken mode? (My language may be off, I'm using PSP not PS). |
Assume you are trying to remove a dark spot from a light background.
You sample some of the background with the clone brush and brush it away - the spot dissappears, but the background also gets changed, blurred/ smeared or whatever.
If you change the brush mode to 'lighten' then it only changes the spot, and leaves the background more intact - same for the reverse case of a white spot on a dark background - darken mode is less destructive and does a much much better job when cloning spots. |
I just tried it. This is NICE, it works great!!! THANKS AGAIN!!!
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12/03/2003 11:09:22 AM · #35 |
So, now I'm wondering... how is using the clone tool in Lighten/Darken mode different from using the Healing Brush? (There is also a training movie about the Healing Brush and Patch Tool available here.)
Message edited by author 2003-12-03 11:16:28. |
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12/03/2003 11:13:32 AM · #36 |
Originally posted by Adrian Tung:
Hmm let's see what kind of stupid things that I'm guilty of....
- Forgetting to turn on the flash for my flash shots
- Leaving the ISO at 800/1600 and then realising it only after taking the shot
- Using auto contrast and auto levels in Photoshop
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:)atwl |
Another question. Why is it so bad to use "auto" options (besides the obvious lack of fine control)?
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12/03/2003 12:24:14 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by EddyG:
So, now I'm wondering... how is using the clone tool in Lighten/Darken mode different from using the Healing Brush? (There is also a training movie about the Healing Brush and Patch Tool available here.) |
You can also use the healing brush in darken or lighten modes to similar effect. The healing brush is just a more auto way of doing things like this, which includes a blending step. Depending what you are trying to do, the healing brush can be much better, or much worse- due to the additional blending steps. Its good for large, colourful areas, but works badly close to edges - unless you use selections in combination with the brush. I use clone tools and healing brushes (and patch tool) to achieve the same effects, in different situations. Like most of the tools in photoshop, the basic approaches give you more control, but more opportunity to do it badly - the auto tools like auto levels, or healing brush can be great, but you are in less control. |
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