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03/04/2010 07:18:23 PM · #1 |
So I decided to take a few stock photos to try and get into that in my free time and thus far all have been rejected.
Here is one photo, they are all similar so figuring out what is wrong here will help me with all of them.
Here is the reason for the rejection:
Reason: Exposure problem: Image is too dark or too light, not properly exposed. You may be able to try using 'Levels' control in Photoshop to fix depending on how bad the issue is. Thanks.
So is it just that this image is overexposed? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Info on the photo:
Taken in a light box
Lit with 2 strobes
Shutter 1/200
f/36
iso 100
Taken on tripod with remote shutter release
28-135mm canon lens with IS off and manual focus
focal length of 100mm (to get the f-stop up
My strobes are fixed in their settings but I do have a speedlite that I just got a wireless transmitter for. |
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03/04/2010 07:25:45 PM · #2 |
For stock purposes, it's underexposed, not overexposed. Have you tried adjusting levels in Photoshop?
Message edited by author 2010-03-04 19:26:17. |
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03/04/2010 07:25:51 PM · #3 |
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03/04/2010 07:34:45 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by Louis:
For stock purposes, it's underexposed, not overexposed. Have you tried adjusting levels in Photoshop? |
No, I only cleaned up the dust spots in PS. Do you have any tips for how bright the shot should be? |
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03/04/2010 07:44:20 PM · #5 |
there's no whites in it. Go into levels in photoshop, hold 'alt' and move the rightmost slider inward until the whites appear. Then do the same with the blacks until the blacks appear.
That will at least sort the contrast and make it less muddy. Then to adjust brightness, move the middle slider.
Total work= 20 seconds. |
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03/04/2010 07:59:35 PM · #6 |
Here you go. A combination of white balance, levels, minor masking.
Its not perfect, I didn't intend it to be, as I spent all of 60 seconds on this.
But, from my understanding, you should be targeting something like this from the start, without having to photoshop the photo to this goal. The main reason is that when I looked at the before/after histograms, I pulled a LOT of the lower levels to the upper, which isn't ideal for a quality stock image.
As it is, the balance of light/dark still isn't right, at least to my eye. Add another diffuse light source for the shadow regions.
Message edited by author 2010-03-04 20:00:40. |
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03/04/2010 08:14:42 PM · #7 |
I forgot to add that I did a crop.
I put my editing steps in the photo comments. Sending a pm. |
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03/04/2010 08:30:51 PM · #8 |
The "chick" looks like a rabbit to me. It's the rabbit. They don't like rabbits, so they are using the exposure as an excuse.
It could be that your monitor is set too bright, making the image look good at your end, and darker to everyone else.
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03/04/2010 08:38:31 PM · #9 |
| Your background is what they're talking about regarding exposure. Rabbit ...err chick is kind of small and doesn't demand attention from the viewer in my opinion. |
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03/04/2010 09:19:50 PM · #10 |
| Thank you all for your comments they have been really helpful. I will adjust some setting on my camera and lighting (possibly use a custom white balance) and find a new object to shoot as Easter is a bit close to get something approved and marketable. i also can see how this image itself isn't all that great for a business perspective. I also took a few health related shots that got the same rejection reason so these tips will help with those as we.. Instead of messing around with these in photoshop I will do the adjustments to get them closer so there will be as little processing needed as possible. Thank you all again. |
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