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Jul 22 2009 09:53am
So I decided to make this guide,
because I have seen a lot of photos on the forum that could be much better by just using just the basics.
I am not saying all photos will need this but most likely it will make them look better.

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The Tools:

Levels- Adjust the levels of your photos so that you have some absolute white and black. It adds contrast to make details pop.

Cropping- You want your subject to be the object of focus. Play around with crop till you get it just where you want it.

Saturation- Normally you would go to the setting hue/saturation, DON'T DO THAT. Go to color variations, click on saturation and move the intensity bar all the way down. Now just add a little saturation each time until you find the color you want.

Remove Color Cast- Often times we get that ugly color cast in our picture, normally it's that horrible blue light we get from flash.This tool will help to get the lighting to look more natural. Just click on the tool, an eye drop will appear, then click on something that was suppose to be white.

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Doing this to each photo before you post is a must in my opinion.

Thanks for Look and Take Care,
~Donny
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Jul 22 2009 10:30am
I don't mean to be rude or anything but how is this of any use to people? Isn't everything in here common sense? It looks like the coloring and bolding code took longer than creating the substance in the guide.
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Jul 22 2009 10:43am
Quote (nobrow @ Wed, 22 Jul 2009, 16:30)
I don't mean to be rude or anything but how is this of any use to people? Isn't everything in here common sense? It looks like the coloring and bolding code took longer than creating the substance in the guide.


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+ this isnt even covering 1% of the tools you SHOULD use. :)
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Jul 22 2009 10:49am
Quote (nobrow @ Wed, Jul 22 2009, 09:30am)
I don't mean to be rude or anything but how is this of any use to people? Isn't everything in here common sense? It looks like the coloring and bolding code took longer than creating the substance in the guide.


These are just the basics for Beginners.
It was the first thing I was taught to do in Digital Photography class.
This does seem rude, especially with your last comment. I'm just trying to help the beginner photographers.
I've seen quite a few photos on here lacking these few things.

This post was edited by Antisk8er on Jul 22 2009 10:54am
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Jul 22 2009 11:18am
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These are just the basics for Beginners.
It was the first thing I was taught to do in Digital Photography class.
This does seem rude, especially with your last comment. I'm just trying to help the beginner photographers.
I've seen quite a few photos on here lacking these few things.


Does this "guide" tell people how to do these actions you suggest they do to their pictures? For adjusting the levels it doesn't say how much they should be adjusted and in what circumstances they should be adjusted. Who are you to judge art? These weren't options before digital cameras existed, so from reading this it sounds like your implying that film photography isn't an art. I consider my self a beginner in photography, never taken a class but everything that you posted in this "guide" is common sense. Its like telling a drowning person to float. On a final note what is wrong without cropping your pictures, sometimes the background in the picture is worth looking at.
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Jul 22 2009 11:28am
maybe they need some improving... BUT they arent LEGIT after that.
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Jul 22 2009 11:34am
Quote (nobrow @ Wed, Jul 22 2009, 10:18am)
Does this "guide" tell people how to do these actions you suggest they do to their pictures? For adjusting the levels it doesn't say how much they should be adjusted and in what circumstances they should be adjusted. Who are you to judge art? These weren't options before digital cameras existed, so from reading this it sounds like your implying that film photography isn't an art. I consider my self a beginner in photography, never taken a class but everything that you posted in this "guide" is common sense. Its like telling a drowning person to float. On a final note what is wrong without cropping your pictures, sometimes the background in the picture is worth looking at.


Okay kid, No need for rant.
Don't know why you are accusing me of false implications.
I never said film photography isn't an art.
I'm simply letting beginner Digital Photographers, know that these are the best tools to use without losing the natural quality of the photo.

And as for the levels, it is always different depending on the image, and the amount of B&W in them.
I never said to crop every image, nor did I say every image needs these.
I was simply stating the most common tools used on a photo, and the reeason it makes them better.

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Jul 22 2009 11:43am
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Okay kid, No need for rant.
Don't know why you are accusing me of false implications.
I never said film photography isn't an art.
I'm simply letting beginner Digital Photographers, know that these are the best tools to use without losing the natural quality of the photo.

And as for the levels, it is always different depending on the image, and the amount of B&W in them.
I never said to crop every image, nor did I say every image needs these.
I was simply stating the most common tools used on a photo, and the reeason it makes them better.


The most obvious comment is how does me being 9 days younger than you make me a kid and not you? Birthday: Aug 27 1991 (Male) Only reason I am complaining is because what you posted is colorful common sense that doesn't really help anyone.
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Jul 22 2009 01:06pm
I don't want to seem rude as I do find it a nice thing that you made a guide (it benefits both you and the reader!) but it is rather short and imho there are some slightly more appropriate tools to be adopted by beginners before or in conjunction with these. For instance, the fringe removal tool, spot healing brush, lens flare removal etc. Now this doesn't mean that the ones you listed aren't important, but I do think that you should develop on this guide and help explain to beginners how exactly they can access these tools etc :) I think making guides are one of the most fun and educational things you can do so don't be discouraged from this comment! The best thing to do with guides is to make them the best you can before you post them so that you can knock the readers away ^_^ Best of luck,
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Jul 22 2009 02:25pm
The most obvious comment is how does me being 9 days younger than you make me a kid and not you? Birthday: Aug 27 1991 (Male) Only reason I am complaining is because what you posted is colorful common sense that doesn't really help anyone.

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