Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

To all you ace photographers out the

What do you do to get good reds? We've got a great camera now, and can get
true colors in every hue but some reds. I posted a pic in abpo of Dtps.
Taisuco Firebird, but the true color is a deeper and richer fuscia than what
we captured.

We get the "brown" reds, and the maroons are perfect. But the hot fuscias
are a problem. Any advice welcome!

Diana

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:28:19 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
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To all you ace photographers out the

What do you do to get good reds? We've got a great camera now, and can get
true colors in every hue but some reds. I posted a pic in abpo of Dtps.
Taisuco Firebird, but the true color is a deeper and richer fuscia than what
we captured.

We get the "brown" reds, and the maroons are perfect. But the hot fuscias
are a problem. Any advice welcome!

The color balance of digital cameras often needs tweaking. Most
cameras permit you to do it before tripping the shutter release, or
you can do it post production in Photoshop of PaintShop.

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

Diana, I have the same problem with my Sony with some of the colours of the
Catts.
Try taking photos at different times until you see something close.
I tried adjusting your photo using Irfanview but it came out softer.
I then searched on Google Images & wow! There is one photo there that is
spectacular!
I can see why you chose this one.
--
Cheers Wendy
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"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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: To all you ace photographers out the
:
: What do you do to get good reds? We've got a great camera now, and can
get
: true colors in every hue but some reds. I posted a pic in abpo of Dtps.
: Taisuco Firebird, but the true color is a deeper and richer fuscia than
what
: we captured.
:
: We get the "brown" reds, and the maroons are perfect. But the hot fuscias
: are a problem. Any advice welcome!
:
: Diana
:
:

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

Diana,

Red is a very difficult color to capture in an image - either on film or
with digital. I am sure there is a nerdy explanation for this involving lots
of complicated properties of physics, but I'm not that nerdy to know. =)

Digital pictures (and scans of film) offer the advantage of the power of
Photoshop. You can look at the flower in real life and adjust the colors on
the screen and/or printout to get a good match.

This month's Orchids magazine has last year's specialty award winners in it
and they even comment on the Miltionopsis award how difficult it is to
capture a good red on film. =)

Good luck!

-Eric in SF

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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To all you ace photographers out the

What do you do to get good reds? We've got a great camera now, and can
get
true colors in every hue but some reds. I posted a pic in abpo of Dtps.
Taisuco Firebird, but the true color is a deeper and richer fuscia than
what
we captured.

We get the "brown" reds, and the maroons are perfect. But the hot fuscias
are a problem. Any advice welcome!

Diana

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

Thanks, all. I know about adjusting color post-photo, but still haven't
been able to capture that particular plant's color. Nice to know the pros
have problems too......

I think that one of these days we'll have to spring for Adobe Photoshop.
From everything I hear, that's the best one without spending obscene amounts
of money. That program is about as obscenely priced as we'd want to get.

Diana

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

Thanks, all. I know about adjusting color post-photo, but still haven't
been able to capture that particular plant's color. Nice to know the pros
have problems too......

I think that one of these days we'll have to spring for Adobe Photoshop.
From everything I hear, that's the best one without spending obscene amounts
of money. That program is about as obscenely priced as we'd want to get.

Diana

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

Thanks, all. I know about adjusting color post-photo, but still haven't
been able to capture that particular plant's color. Nice to know the pros
have problems too......

I think that one of these days we'll have to spring for Adobe Photoshop.
From everything I hear, that's the best one without spending obscene amounts
of money. That program is about as obscenely priced as we'd want to get.

Diana

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:04:53 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote in Message-Id:
. net:

Thanks, all. I know about adjusting color post-photo, but still haven't
been able to capture that particular plant's color. Nice to know the pros
have problems too......

I think that one of these days we'll have to spring for Adobe Photoshop.
From everything I hear, that's the best one without spending obscene amounts
of money. That program is about as obscenely priced as we'd want to get.

Diana


Photo Shop is intended for professionals in the printing trade, so it
is priced accordingly. It does everything, but the learning curve can
be steep.

Paint Shop Pro is a very capable program at a reasonable price.

$79 Download:
http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/


Free trial:
http://www.jasc.com/products/trialre...d=K-PSP8-USDIR

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

I actually prefer Photo Shop 7.0 by Jasc to Adobe's Photoshop because it
is easy to use and very affordable. Of course, there are a number of
things that work better with Photoshop; i.e. cutting-out a complex
object.

.. . . Pam
Everything Orchid Management System
http://www.pe.net/~profpam/page3.html

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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:04:53 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote in Message-Id:
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Thanks, all. I know about adjusting color post-photo, but still haven't
been able to capture that particular plant's color. Nice to know the pros
have problems too......

I think that one of these days we'll have to spring for Adobe Photoshop.
From everything I hear, that's the best one without spending obscene amounts
of money. That program is about as obscenely priced as we'd want to get.

Diana


Photo Shop is intended for professionals in the printing trade, so it
is priced accordingly. It does everything, but the learning curve can
be steep.

Paint Shop Pro is a very capable program at a reasonable price.

$79 Download:
http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/

Free trial:
http://www.jasc.com/products/trialre...d=K-PSP8-USDIR

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

Good reds are very difficult with a diverse background. I've found that the
best way to get a good red is to provide a monochromatic background of blue
(especially), yellow, brown, gray, or just about anything but purple and
some greens. I know there are technical explainations of why the reds are
difficult but this is the best work-around I've come across. It may not be
"natural", but you'll get the red you want.
Gary

"Diana Kulaga" wrote in message
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To all you ace photographers out the

What do you do to get good reds? We've got a great camera now, and can
get
true colors in every hue but some reds. I posted a pic in abpo of Dtps.
Taisuco Firebird, but the true color is a deeper and richer fuscia than
what
we captured.

We get the "brown" reds, and the maroons are perfect. But the hot fuscias
are a problem. Any advice welcome!

Diana

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

Photoshop Elements isn't bad for the money.
--
Reka

I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
http://www.rolbox.it/hukari/index.html

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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:04:53 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote in Message-Id:
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Thanks, all. I know about adjusting color post-photo, but still haven't
been able to capture that particular plant's color. Nice to know the
pros
have problems too......

I think that one of these days we'll have to spring for Adobe Photoshop.
From everything I hear, that's the best one without spending obscene
amounts
of money. That program is about as obscenely priced as we'd want to get.

Diana


Photo Shop is intended for professionals in the printing trade, so it
is priced accordingly. It does everything, but the learning curve can
be steep.

Paint Shop Pro is a very capable program at a reasonable price.

$79 Download:
http://www.jasc.com/products/paintshoppro/


Free trial:
http://www.jasc.com/products/trialre...d=K-PSP8-USDIR



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Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:22:25 -0800, profpam wrote in
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I actually prefer Photo Shop 7.0 by Jasc to Adobe's Photoshop because it
is easy to use and very affordable. Of course, there are a number of
things that work better with Photoshop; i.e. cutting-out a complex
object.

Yes. For power and ease of use, Jasc's Paint Shop is the tool of
choice. If you need to do color separations, match commercial
printing ink colors, or complex rendering, PhotoShop can do it at a
price.

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:09:56 +0100, "Reka"
wrote in Message-Id: :

Photoshop Elements isn't bad for the money

I'm not familiar with that. Tell me more.

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 21:22:25 -0800, profpam wrote in
Message-Id: :

I actually prefer Photo Shop 7.0 by Jasc to Adobe's Photoshop because it
is easy to use and very affordable. Of course, there are a number of
things that work better with Photoshop; i.e. cutting-out a complex
object.

Yes. For power and ease of use, Jasc's Paint Shop is the tool of
choice. If you need to do color separations, match commercial
printing ink colors, or complex rendering, PhotoShop can do it at a
price.

Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
 

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 07:09:56 +0100, "Reka"
wrote in Message-Id: :

Photoshop Elements isn't bad for the money

I'm not familiar with that. Tell me more.