ATTENDING: Jerry L, Tom B,
Gene N, Larry T, Bob G, Ed M, Erin M.
We
were all shocked to hear that our friend Jack Heater had passed away
suddenly since our last meeting. We will miss him and his wonderful
stories of his railroad days.
TOPIC: Post Processing
Digital Photos - Part I
ADOBE
LIGHTROOM 4 - Jerry
gave us a detailed demo of his favorite software for making a picture
mo' better. Here are some of his notes:
Most photos could use correction of some or all:
Exposure/Contrast
Straighten (hate
lakes that slope!)
Crop
Correct color
balance (make whites, white)
Sharpen
Reduce noise
Eliminate Red
Eye
I expect most programs can do the above. The better ones can:
Dodge to correct
local exposure problems
Clone (eliminate
hard edged objects) and Heal (eliminate facial marks)
Adjust highlights,
light, dark and shadow levels independently
Adjust above
using histogram as a guide
Reduce noise
more effectively
Correct perspective
(GraphicConverter, $40))
Correct lens
distortion (pin cushion and barrel)
Make Panarama
(PTGui is one of the best, $107))
Add labels, Cloning
(Photoshop Elements, $80)
Other Lightroom features I like
File storage
is totally open, not hidden behind computer assigned names
Original is never
touched
A breeze working
with RAW files
DNG is great
GPS is WONDERFUL!!!
JPG = 256 levels
of each of R, G, B color (8 bits) , 16 million colors
Camera produces
12 bit depth 4096 levels per color
A color calibrated monitor is important in making good color balanced
prints. The Pantone Huey MEU101 ($90) is a reasonably priced calibration
tool.
We
were all shocked to hear that our friend Jack Heater had passed away
suddenly since our last meeting. We will miss him and his wonderful
stories of his railroad days. 
