Quote (harasmussen @ Aug 28 2013 01:41pm)

self portraits for the most part are pretty cheesy IMO.  Unless it's done to make it not look like one.

That picture you took could use some editing in lightroom.  Her face looks flat compared to her hair to me. 

I'm bored most nights, if you wanna send me the raw so i can show you what i'd do to it, let me know.  People have their own style though, so if you're completely happy then that's great!

This picture was pretty flat when i took it.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3689/9536437418_516c287b03_z.jpg

Quote (cooper888 @ Aug 28 2013 07:17pm)

Day 3:

http://i.imgur.com/P8itJO8.jpg

This is Zoe, she's really pretty. You'll probably see more of Zoe.

Quote (cooper888 @ Aug 28 2013 05:10pm)

Could you post the before if you have it? So i can see what you mean?

I also don't have lightroom, just ps and their edit software but i didnt shoot her in raw cus I was just messin around and it turned out better than expected.

Quote (Canadian_Man @ Aug 28 2013 09:35pm)

I didn't have lightroom, then I got it. It's a great investment. I got it for the same price I got CS5.

If you aren't fully aware of how useful shooting in RAW is, go on YouTube or Google and find some examples of before-and-after shots (RAW unprocessed vs. RAW after it goes through Lightroom).

Quote (cooper888 @ 29 Aug 2013 08:51)

Yeah, RAW is really useful but it's a hassle to have to convert all of em to .png to look at.

I'll start shooting moreso in RAW throughout the day though, cuz yea I agree 100% RAW improves photos by 100x

Quote (jayandnix @ Aug 29 2013 06:34pm)

many basic programs will display raw photos, windows 8 does it on its own

Quote (lithfkn @ 29 Aug 2013 13:39)

You need a thumbnail plugin for windows 7

I can't remember it for the life of me!

Quote (jayandnix @ Aug 29 2013 08:36pm)

sure it can be done with a camera codec pack

Quote (lithfkn @ 29 Aug 2013 17:39)

Yeah I thought so too.. I remember the windows 7 codec didn't do it.. maybe it does now??