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

[Richard Man]

There are a thousand people on LUG, and probably another 2-3 thousands on
the other lists you send stuff to. Do you really want 4 thousands editors?
:-)

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 7:02 PM, Tina Manley <tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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> >
> >
> > --
> > Tina Manley
> > www.tinamanley.com
> > tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
> >
> >
> http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Tina Manley
> www.tinamanley.com
> tina-manley.artistwebsites.com
>
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>
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