Good move
I'm sure you'll enjoy LR a lot as you discover its huge potential -
I've been using it since it came out with renewed pleasure and ease of
use.
Amitiés
Philippe, just upgraded to LR4
Le 2 janv. 13 à 17:00, Paul Braun a écrit :
> I've decided that if I'm going to pony up the cash for LR, then I'd
> better
> start learning how to use it properly.
>
> That photo of the drive-in theatre was an eye-opener for me about the
> abilities of good image processing software... yesterday was clear
> sky,
> harsh sun in Valpo. The back of the movie screen is a big, off-
> white slab
> facing the sun, which puts the ticket booth in a virtual shadow due
> to the
> difference in reflectivity.
>
> Simply adjusting the exposure in LR either gave me a nicely-lit
> booth and a
> blown out screen, or a nicely-lit screen and a booth that was really
> dark.
> Just for fun, I grabbed the sliders for "highlights" and "shadows" and
> played with them....
>
> Suddenly I was able to bring the screen down a bit and bring the
> booth up
> just enough and voila'! I had a nice overall exposure that pretty
> much
> matched what I saw with my eyes. I'm thinking I need to spend some
> time
> with some tutorials and really start to learn how to use the tools
> beyond
> simple curves tweaking. Hmmmmm.... the more I think about it, the
> more I
> think that this PAW concept that I'm blatantly borrowing is really a
> good
> thing for me and my abilities.
>
> Also - I did a extreme crop of just the signage on the front of the
> boot to
> see how the E-M5 and 12-50 combo did... I was probably 200 to 250
> feet away
> when I shot that, and you can see all of the lettering and it's pretty
> sharp. I am very satisfied with my choices so far...
>
> --
>
> Paul Braun
> Music Junkie
>
> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan
> Howard
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