08-26-2010, 04:08 PM
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1282833960' post='2223']
'll have plenty of time to get used to my gear and I'll take the time and one of the things I am wondering is of course how to approach what you call the digital work flow! Apart from the manual, which I am sure is long and heavy <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> , is there good information in the manual on how to get started simply, and then progress? Frankly, I am not worried about the photography part, but the adjustment part before you get there concerns me <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
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I'd suggest you shoot both Raw and jpeg to start with, adjust th esettigns for contrast, saturation, colour and sharpness so that you are happy with the jpegs that come out straight away. This provides you with a good reference point, to start working on the Raw files. Furthermore you will also have something to hand out quickly this way, if the need arises.
Next steps can be several. Get a good intro book on Raw processing and/or Photoshop or whatever PP software you will be using, to provide you with the basic steps needed. Alternatively you can look on the internet, although you will likely find specific subjects rather than a complete overview. Several sites that come to mind are the following (note: for some of these you may have to pay):
[url="http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/tutorials-pdf.htm"]http://www.thelights...torials-pdf.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.outbackphoto.com/booklets/dop3002/DOP3002.html"]http://www.outbackph...02/DOP3002.html[/url]
[url="http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/photoshop_cs5_by_juza.htm"]http://www.juzaphoto...cs5_by_juza.htm[/url] (all articles: [url="http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles.htm"]http://www.juzaphoto...ng/articles.htm[/url])
[url="http://photography.about.com/od/?once=true"]http://photography.a...m/od/?once=true[/url]&
[url="http://www.jaycjayc.com/photoshop-tutorial-simple-photoborder-frame-2/"]http://www.jaycjayc....border-frame-2/[/url]
There are actually 100s of pages with information out there. If you want a few more, let me know, I'll gladly help; I sorted through some of the rubbish already, which may save time <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />.
After a good read and some experiments I would seriously consider some good tools to enhance Photoshop or whatever you use. If you are used to darkroom work, I highly recommend Nik Software. Not cheap, but very, very good and easy to work with: [url="http://www.niksoftware.com/index/en/entry.php?skontaktid=314152&skontaktkey=nCfdqMb6YxMZHnNU4pzaQAesu7pOfC"]http://www.niksoftwa...U4pzaQAesu7pOfC[/url]. Works with Photoshop, Lightroom, and Nikon software, on Mac and PC. All the stuff you would want to do the long winded way in PS, are integrated here in a simple to use tool, in a way that is fairly natural to those who have worked in a darkroom to develop and print photographs. Just more extensive. There also is Topaz Labs software, but that works always on the whole photograph, and you have to be careful not to overdo it: [url="http://www.topazlabs.com/"]http://www.topazlabs.com/[/url].
Regarding to use/techniques, there is so much available that I won't even try to create a list here, but since you also asked about flash, have a look here at the possibilities:
[url="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html"]http://strobist.blog...ghting-101.html[/url]
Anyway, there is plenty more, so just list your direct needs <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />. I think I stored some 2000 links so far on photography related stuff on my PC; I might just be able to still find something reasonably fast. Do note that I do have only very few Nikon-related links however <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.
HTH, kind regards, Wim
'll have plenty of time to get used to my gear and I'll take the time and one of the things I am wondering is of course how to approach what you call the digital work flow! Apart from the manual, which I am sure is long and heavy <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> , is there good information in the manual on how to get started simply, and then progress? Frankly, I am not worried about the photography part, but the adjustment part before you get there concerns me <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote]
I'd suggest you shoot both Raw and jpeg to start with, adjust th esettigns for contrast, saturation, colour and sharpness so that you are happy with the jpegs that come out straight away. This provides you with a good reference point, to start working on the Raw files. Furthermore you will also have something to hand out quickly this way, if the need arises.
Next steps can be several. Get a good intro book on Raw processing and/or Photoshop or whatever PP software you will be using, to provide you with the basic steps needed. Alternatively you can look on the internet, although you will likely find specific subjects rather than a complete overview. Several sites that come to mind are the following (note: for some of these you may have to pay):
[url="http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/tutorials-pdf.htm"]http://www.thelights...torials-pdf.htm[/url]
[url="http://www.outbackphoto.com/booklets/dop3002/DOP3002.html"]http://www.outbackph...02/DOP3002.html[/url]
[url="http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/photoshop_cs5_by_juza.htm"]http://www.juzaphoto...cs5_by_juza.htm[/url] (all articles: [url="http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles.htm"]http://www.juzaphoto...ng/articles.htm[/url])
[url="http://photography.about.com/od/?once=true"]http://photography.a...m/od/?once=true[/url]&
[url="http://www.jaycjayc.com/photoshop-tutorial-simple-photoborder-frame-2/"]http://www.jaycjayc....border-frame-2/[/url]
There are actually 100s of pages with information out there. If you want a few more, let me know, I'll gladly help; I sorted through some of the rubbish already, which may save time <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' />.
After a good read and some experiments I would seriously consider some good tools to enhance Photoshop or whatever you use. If you are used to darkroom work, I highly recommend Nik Software. Not cheap, but very, very good and easy to work with: [url="http://www.niksoftware.com/index/en/entry.php?skontaktid=314152&skontaktkey=nCfdqMb6YxMZHnNU4pzaQAesu7pOfC"]http://www.niksoftwa...U4pzaQAesu7pOfC[/url]. Works with Photoshop, Lightroom, and Nikon software, on Mac and PC. All the stuff you would want to do the long winded way in PS, are integrated here in a simple to use tool, in a way that is fairly natural to those who have worked in a darkroom to develop and print photographs. Just more extensive. There also is Topaz Labs software, but that works always on the whole photograph, and you have to be careful not to overdo it: [url="http://www.topazlabs.com/"]http://www.topazlabs.com/[/url].
Regarding to use/techniques, there is so much available that I won't even try to create a list here, but since you also asked about flash, have a look here at the possibilities:
[url="http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101.html"]http://strobist.blog...ghting-101.html[/url]
Anyway, there is plenty more, so just list your direct needs <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />. I think I stored some 2000 links so far on photography related stuff on my PC; I might just be able to still find something reasonably fast. Do note that I do have only very few Nikon-related links however <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.HTH, kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....