Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
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 |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds?
On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 22:28:19 GMT, "Diana Kulaga"
wrote in Message-Id: . net: 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. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
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 Remove PETERPAN for email reply "Diana Kulaga" wrote in message ink.net... : 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 : : |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
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 ink.net... 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 |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
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 |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
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 |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
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 |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
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 |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Larry Dighera wrote: 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 |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
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 ink.net... 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 |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
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 "Larry Dighera" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... 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 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.583 / Virus Database: 369 - Release Date: 10.02.04 |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
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. |
#13
|
|||
|
|||
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. |
#14
|
|||
|
|||
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. |
#15
|
|||
|
|||
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. |
Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Orchid Photos: Getting Those Reds? | Orchids | |||
Rosie Reds | Ponds | |||
Rosey Reds | Ponds | |||
Rosie Reds | Ponds | |||
Fragrant reds (was Pics (including Double Delight)) | Roses |