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Comment by Lilly posted on weekly competition: 34 Street Furniture at 27/02/2008 - 12:04
Both are very very nice
Comment by Lilly posted on Holkham Hall - HDR Warning!!! at 26/02/2008 - 16:49
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Lilly - thanks for both explaining about teh possible sharpening and also that popping colour tip.
Given teh texture of teh granite would you ever reduce sharpening from whatever you would 'normally' use? When feeling confident about an image (I nearly said lazy) I tend to use SilkyPix and work from its presets. It has a default sharpening that it applies - would you expect to reduce this for an image like yours?
Mike
I never use presets for sharpening , I always go and view at 100%, then decide what level of sharpening it needs, amount % and Radius can vary depending on subject matter, so yes I wd tend to hold back. I use CS3 BTW.Lilly - thanks for both explaining about teh possible sharpening and also that popping colour tip.
Given teh texture of teh granite would you ever reduce sharpening from whatever you would 'normally' use? When feeling confident about an image (I nearly said lazy) I tend to use SilkyPix and work from its presets. It has a default sharpening that it applies - would you expect to reduce this for an image like yours?
Mike
Also, sometimes after reducing size of pic for web it may need to be sharpened again slightly.
You just need to experiment.
Matt has some info on this subject on his web site.
Lilly
Comment by Lilly posted on Weekly competition 34: Street furniture at 03/03/2008 - 11:43
First of all thanks Mike for placing me SECOND and not making us wait too loong and congrats to SoW.
Secondly, re: your comment "My only reservation lies in the stone – has it suffered with sharpening?"
No, definitely not from sharpening, the texture you are seeing is that of good old Cornish granite which has the speckled look.
I have tried revealing colour on mono in many ways, history brush, hand tinting etc; some more complicated than others, however a few days ago my friend who also has a K10D (but is very shy to come on this forum yet!) posted me this very easy method, so here to share with you all is the link, have fun!
cheers Lilly
http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Video-Tutorials/Search-Results/Imaging-Techniques/...
Secondly, re: your comment "My only reservation lies in the stone – has it suffered with sharpening?"
No, definitely not from sharpening, the texture you are seeing is that of good old Cornish granite which has the speckled look.
I have tried revealing colour on mono in many ways, history brush, hand tinting etc; some more complicated than others, however a few days ago my friend who also has a K10D (but is very shy to come on this forum yet!) posted me this very easy method, so here to share with you all is the link, have fun!
cheers Lilly
http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Video-Tutorials/Search-Results/Imaging-Techniques/...
Comment by Lilly posted on Weekly competition 34: Street furniture at 03/03/2008 - 09:35
Comment by Lilly posted on Weekly competition 34: Street furniture at 29/02/2008 - 13:13
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The proimaging service sounds great.
When developing JPEGs (from RAWs) from Silkypix for it, should they be in sRGB or AdobeRGB? I can't find the answer on their website.
I've seen the info on the colour profile - but all Silkypix can do with it is change the display option (which I will do).
Any tips on sharpening? How much more, relatively, needs to be applied compared to making images for viewing on a monitor? I know that's a "can of worms" question but any rough guidance at all may be helpful.
(I don't have Photoshop)
Cheers,
Pro Am have a Forum of their own, and I did notice this thread there...The proimaging service sounds great.
When developing JPEGs (from RAWs) from Silkypix for it, should they be in sRGB or AdobeRGB? I can't find the answer on their website.
I've seen the info on the colour profile - but all Silkypix can do with it is change the display option (which I will do).
Any tips on sharpening? How much more, relatively, needs to be applied compared to making images for viewing on a monitor? I know that's a "can of worms" question but any rough guidance at all may be helpful.
(I don't have Photoshop)
Cheers,
http://forum.proamimaging.com/viewtopic.php?t=2129
Comment by Lilly posted on Commercial printing, large size at 25/02/2008 - 13:22
Matt, one more small wee thing if you can help me on, by going Pro Am I see I really do have to get my LCD screen properly calibrated, I know I am slow in this but keep putting it off, scares me!
Anyway, I will do it now and I see Pro Am reccommend Spyders, I see the Express is £65 & Suite is £125, double the price.
The only difference being Suite gives you:
Advanced features – including RGB pre-calibration function, multiple gamma and colour temperature options
&
ColourVision PrintFIX PLUS software
Is it worth paying double the price for these extra feature as I really do not understand what they actually do.
Lilly, thanks...
Anyway, I will do it now and I see Pro Am reccommend Spyders, I see the Express is £65 & Suite is £125, double the price.
The only difference being Suite gives you:
Advanced features – including RGB pre-calibration function, multiple gamma and colour temperature options
&
ColourVision PrintFIX PLUS software
Is it worth paying double the price for these extra feature as I really do not understand what they actually do.
Lilly, thanks...
Comment by Lilly posted on Commercial printing, large size at 25/02/2008 - 11:48
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Lilly,
For up to 18x12" I would always use Pro AM Imaging - www.proamimaging.com
You do have to fully prepare the image (upsize to correct pixels and apply a colour space transformation) but the price is stupidly low (£1 for an 18x12) and the quality is absolutely top drawer - I mean razor, razor sharp.
Anything bigger than that and I'm not too sure, except that I have a Photo Artistry 36x24" canvas hanging in my office which is awesome too http://www.photoartistry.co.uk/
(They do large format as well).
HTH!
Matt
Oh Wow, that is cheap, I was quoted £14.99 at my local shop for A3 and it wd take a week!Lilly,
For up to 18x12" I would always use Pro AM Imaging - www.proamimaging.com
You do have to fully prepare the image (upsize to correct pixels and apply a colour space transformation) but the price is stupidly low (£1 for an 18x12) and the quality is absolutely top drawer - I mean razor, razor sharp.
Anything bigger than that and I'm not too sure, except that I have a Photo Artistry 36x24" canvas hanging in my office which is awesome too http://www.photoartistry.co.uk/
(They do large format as well).
HTH!
Matt
Will def try Pro Am out, thanks, will keep you posted.
Thanks. Matt
Lilly
Comment by Lilly posted on Commercial printing, large size at 25/02/2008 - 11:10
I am looking to get some A3 enlargements done of my mono and colour work.
Has anyone got any recommendations for mail order companies that they have had good results from, please.
cheers, Lilly
Has anyone got any recommendations for mail order companies that they have had good results from, please.
cheers, Lilly
Comment by Lilly posted on Commercial printing, large size at 25/02/2008 - 10:29
Nicely developed, good tonal range, delicate touch, soft & gentle light, but I agree with others I don't like the very obvious trees leaning inwards. I have just discovered the 'distort' correction filter in CS3 which cd easily correct this, with not a lot of crop afterwards.
I don't particulary like to mess about with my images with unnecessary filters, but in certain cases I think it is allowed.
I don't particulary like to mess about with my images with unnecessary filters, but in certain cases I think it is allowed.
Comment by Lilly posted on mono trees at 21/02/2008 - 22:22
cheers Lilly