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Which excites you more: taking pictures or post processing?

 
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Mar 22, 2010 20:15 |  #16

I try to get the shot right in the camera, so I only need to do minimal post


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Mar 22, 2010 20:44 |  #17

I enjoy both. If I'm shooting a nice car like the Viper I shot last friday, then the shooting is more fun because I usually take a ride in them before/during/after the shoot. I also love post processing because that's where I take a picture and turn it into a photgraph. I like seeing the final result of 1/200th of a second for the pic and a couple hours of post editing haha.

But then again if I'm shooting a piece of toast, I like editing better.


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Mar 22, 2010 21:09 |  #18

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I try to get the shot right in the camera, so I only need to do minimal post

Yup, get as close as possible framing and exposure with good lenses.


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Mar 22, 2010 22:51 |  #19

I like both too. I actually enjoy post processing now. It really relaxes me and of course I have a few cold ones on the desk while performing the task. :)




  
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Mar 22, 2010 23:10 |  #20

Working in the darkroom. Nothing beats the feeling of having a nice print.


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Mar 22, 2010 23:12 |  #21

I really enjoy taking the photos and really dislike post processing. Even though I'm the "computer guy" I really do not like spending a lot of time editing photos, I'd much rather get as much right in camera as I can than thinking that I can fix it in post.


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Mar 23, 2010 02:23 |  #22

Shooting. I'm not much of a post processing & major editing type. I'll do it to make a good photo better if I need to but unlike most people I won't take a crappy photo and try to make it look good in photoshop. There's a difference between using photoshop to make good photos better vs. taking a crappy photo and using photoshop as an excuse for a crappy picture.


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Mar 23, 2010 03:19 |  #23

Good point Mikey. I'm starting to learn that as I progress. Ask me 2 months ago and I would've had 90% keepers because I would make them keepers but now as I sort I only pick the best of the best and work on those. I can honestly say it's brought my final pics to a whole new personal level.


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Mar 23, 2010 03:27 |  #24

the process of picture taking!!

travelling, driving, getting dirty, getting all sweaty, chasing, running, getting into uncomfortable positions, the action...!!!

then afterwards, post processing to show off to love ones hahaha


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Mar 23, 2010 06:58 |  #25

CHIMPING! :D


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Mar 23, 2010 07:22 as a reply to  @ DStanic's post |  #26

I think most folks here responding try to first 'get it right' in the camera: post processing is not merely a corrective exercise. Also, just to note, twiddling with saturation, color, sharpness, and other parameters in camera is effectively post processing.


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Mar 23, 2010 08:30 |  #27

Shooting excites me most, most of the time.

However taking a good photo of the CF card and transforming it into a wall hanger is a pretty sweet moment as well.

The photo attached was pretty good out of the camera but a little contrast/saturation/cl​oning (bhoys in the water) etc made it so much better. (apologies for the jpeg artifacts - i had to seriously resize and compact it for use here)


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Mar 23, 2010 09:00 |  #28

neilwood32 wrote in post #9853640 (external link)
However taking a good photo of the CF card and transforming it into a wall hanger is a pretty sweet moment as well.

Meta art. :)




  
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Mar 23, 2010 10:26 as a reply to  @ gonzogolf's post |  #29

100% shooting because it means I'm outside (or with the family) doing something worth shooting... I don't mind PPing, but I do it at night after the suns gone down and I can't really shoot. Even then some nights I go out shooting anyway. As a computer geek as well I don't mind PPing, but shooting is MUCH more fun.


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Mar 23, 2010 11:05 |  #30

gonzogolf wrote in post #9853759 (external link)
Meta art. :)

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