shooting football during sunny days and turf is way to bright in photos

[photographerinoregon]

i am shooting football and as you know it the sun is very bright. well the problem i am having is the players are exposed right but the file turn you is very very light cause of the sun. is there anyway to fix this so i can make the fileld closer to gree then what it shows in this photo.i have photoshop i have paintshop i have dpp but paintshop dont have raw support so i guess that wont help but is there any way in photoshop ican darken the field turf so it looks semi green instead of so bright

kevin

[liam5100]

Its over exposed.

I think you'll find the results much more pleasing if you dial it down a few notches. Its a common mistake to overexpose in sunlight like this. Mostly because shooters look at their camera's and chimp, I am guilty myself. But your eyes have adjusted for the sun, so on your camera with your eyes and the bright light it will look WAY darker than the file actually exposed.

When I "chimp" in bright sunlight I dont even look at the file, I just adjust exposure until something white on the uniform juuuusssst starts to blow out, I keep my "highlight warning indicator" on just for this purpose.

How are you doing your post, if shadows are really too dark I usually adjust them in Lightroom, or if I want more specific control I'll use the highlight/shadow adjustment in PS.

[photographerinoregon]

liam5100, but if i over expose it would take alot to bring out the maroon numbers on their black jerseys wont it> is there anything in post processing that i can adjust to try to get the turf a bit gree. i shut my highlight warning off but i wll defeintly now turn it back on. thank you for your input

kevin

[liam5100]

What program are you using for post?

[photographerinoregon]

im jave capture one, dpp and photoshop for my raw files andi also have bibble labs, acdsee, and paintshop pro which of bibble labs and acdsee dont support canon 50d yet.

kevin

[liam5100]

Then put your PS to good use, learn the shadow/highlight tool, its one of the most used ones in my sports arsenal.

There is only so much dynamic range a camera can capture, expose for whats important, but I think you went just a little too far in trying to save shadow detail that was already there, but you thought was lost.

I looked for something maroon as an example, close as I could get. But below is two shots from a track meet, very direct almost overhead summer sun. Not quite completely back lit but close, I exposed to the point I was JUST starting to blow out highlight, look at the grass and trees, not completely blown out, and there is still detail in the shadow of her uniform.

And also, the same image with a touch of shadow/highlight adjustment. Probably too much but I wanted to show you the detail still in the shadows that could be brought out.

[photographerinoregon]

yea i been messing around with the shadows and highlights maybe i need to get photoshop for dummies. you think that would help me. and something else why when i shoot on av or tv mose ALL my pictures come out way to dark. If i manually adjust it its ok part fo the time but not all cause i cant adjust as shoot so its like 6 of one thing and half a dozen of other things. i was metering off the black jerskeys and still to dark.

kevin

[liam5100]

yea i been messing around with the shadows and highlights maybe i need to get photoshop for dummies. you think that would help me. and something else why when i shoot on av or tv mose ALL my pictures come out way to dark. If i manually adjust it its ok part fo the time but not all cause i cant adjust as shoot so its like 6 of one thing and half a dozen of other things. i was metering off the black jerskeys and still to dark.

kevin

Also you might consider purchasing a circular polarizer if you dont already have one for sunny days, you'll be pleased.

And I feel like the trick with the shadow/highlight is to just barely use it, usually I'm never over 4-10 adjustment in the shadows and about the same with the highlights.

[photographerinoregon]

yea i have just bought one off ebay should be her ein about a week i got the hoya double coated i will lose like 1.5-2 stops but in that kind of weather i can it wouldnt be a problem. so why are my pictures always onteh dark side wheni shoot in av or tv mode if i use the exposure compesation will that help?

kevin