[Leica] Tina's softness/sharpness/focus issue - might be solved, in part

[Tina Manley]

I should make it clear that this is MY problem, not the problem of anyone
who is trying to help.  It is my trap that I have made for myself.  I need
to learn to filter out what I can use and what is irrelevant to my
editing.  I take every comment entirely too seriously which is a problem I
have had all of my life and has nothing to do with fiddling with exposure
settings or anything else.  I just need help editing content.  I would love
to hire a full-time editor. I can't.  I appreciate any comments I can get
on content.

Tina

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> But now it doesn't look like dawn which was the whole point to me.
>
> I have fallen into the trap, again, of trying to adjust my photos to
> please everyone.  I will never get through 16,000 edits at this rate.
> Right now, all I am doing is going through the photos as quickly as I can
> and selecting those which might merit more detailed work later. I hit Auto
> in LR to get in the ballpark.  LR adjustments are non-destructive and I can
> go back to the untouched photo at any time.  I post the ones I am
> considering and hope for comments on the content and/or composition.
> Anything to do with white balance, exposure, lifting shadows, suppressing
> highlights, contrast, spotting, sharpening can and will be done much later,
> after I have finished all of the editing.
>
> Maybe I should just post the photos straight from LR with no adjustments
> at all?  Or maybe I should just not post them at all.  It's too
> discouraging and demoralizing.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Tina
>
> On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 6:54 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> I was wondering why the combo didn't deliver what it should have and may
>> have found the WB to be the main cause.
>>
>> Please view this before/after screenshot.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/d/407159-1/Image+1.png
>>
>> And I went a little further although starting from the jpeg
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Playground/Image+2.png.html
>>
>> I think that editing from the RAF would work wonders
>>
>> Hope this helps
>> Philippe
>>
>> One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to
>> the eye. Antoine de Saint Exupéry in Le Petit Prince.
>> NO ARCHIVE
>>
>>
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