Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/08/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Tina, from what I read, we use about the same trick with LR and it confirms my feeling that the auto values are not always best. I enjoy your Latin America series very much, keep sharing. Bien amicalement Phx Tina Manley wrote: > At 07:46 AM 8/10/2008, you wrote: > >> Back from holidays Tina - >> A nice compostion it is. >> A question, have you exposed it such as you show it or have you >> "pushed" it in LR? >> The greens, the hat and the colour of the face make me think you have >> - right? >> Thanks for sharing >> Phx > > > Thanks, Philippe! When I import photos into Lightroom, I do it with a > preset - all sharpening and noise reduction turned off (stock agencies > don't allow either), Auto exposure turned on, Clarity slider on 20, > Vibrance on 10. Then I look at individual photos and almost always > reduce the contrast and brightness chosen by Auto. Then I choose the > White Balance - sometimes I like Daylight better than Auto. In this > case I chose Daylight - that's probably what you're seeing in the > greens, hat and face, but Auto looked entirely too blue to me. The > Clarity slider increases the contrast in the midtones and I like > Vibrance better than Saturation for giving a little punch. That's it! > > Tina > > Tina Manley > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >