Friday, February 13, 2015

Country Morning Still Life, Round 2 (Be Still 52 #5)

Yesterday, I posted the top still life, which is cropped, but otherwise straight out of the camera. I shot it with side lighting on the right a white reflector on the left. I did no post processing because it was part of a lesson on capturing light in various ways. 
This second image is the same one processed on my computer to make it more to my liking. I brightened the image, increased the color saturation a bit, decreased the contrast and sharpened it a little.
Just for fun, I took the image with basic side-lighting (no reflector) and processed it to my liking. this is what I ended up with:
I had to use add more brightness and decrease the contrast even more to get this result. And I don't like it as much as the one taken with the reflector. What that tells me is that, even though post-processing can help, it is still better to get the lighting right during the shoot.
Again, the differences become a little clearer if you click on the photographs to enlarge them.
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5 comments:

  1. CheriFebruary 13, 2015 at 10:35 AM

    I've learned the same lesson - multiple times. Only so much post-processing can do with a bad photo. But it is fun when you have something that is decently composed and well focused to just play!

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  2. alexaFebruary 13, 2015 at 2:34 PM

    A lesson for us all, Rinda, in learning how to use our cameras. Though your processing has achieved lovely effects!

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  3. SianFebruary 14, 2015 at 4:10 AM

    Interesting stuff! Getting enough light in the first place is a constant struggle here..

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  4. Carola BartzFebruary 14, 2015 at 10:04 AM

    Yes, it's always a good idea to get the lighting right for the shot. I also often get the bluish tint that you have in your photos, and it's something I don't really know what to do about. I also love to use white reflectors - and funny, I often like a black backdrop. That came as a surprise to me.
    Beautiful arrangement. You are lucky to have such a productive lemon tree!

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  5. AnonymousMarch 7, 2015 at 3:18 AM

    A good lesson for all of us. It's so hard at this time of year to get proper lighting and with the time change tomorrow it will be worse for a couple of weeks.

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