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| Looks very cold, does't it? (click to enlarge) Olympus E-M1 Mark II, 12-100mm f/4 PRO lens @ 18mm; 1/640th sec. @ f/16; ISO 200 |
Since I use more than one camera system, I have made it a habit to caption any images with camera brands and lens settings. I include:
camera
lens
focal length
shutter speed
aperture and
ISO
Is that information helpful to you in any way?
I don't know if or if it doesn't make a difference to you. When I was younger and learning photography I found it helpful to understand perspective, motion blur, depth of field, etc., if I knew what settings a photographer used when I studied any specific image.
However, if it doesn't make any particular difference to you let me know and I will stop the practice and save some time.
Let me know. Thanks.
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Thanks for looking. Enjoy!
Dennis A. Mook
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I for one find it very useful. I always look for that as well as where a photo was taken if its anything unique and not readily identifiable.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your feedback, Eric. I appreciate it. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI too find it useful in understanding how an image was captured in a given environment.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Happy New Year to you!
DeleteHi Dennis, sometimes I am interested; sometimes I only want to know a few parameters; sometimes I am inspired be the picures, without a need for more; most often I am inspired by all your work in understanding and teaching me things about photography I did not know. Thank you for that and please keep going. A happy New Year for you and your family. Ton van Schaik (the Netherlands)
ReplyDeleteTon, thank you for your reply. Also, thank you for your kind words. If there is anything specific with which I can help you, email me and ask. My email address is on my website. I will be more than happy to answer questions or help in any other way. Happy New Year to you and your family.
DeleteI always find this information useful.First I appreciate the photograph but afterwards the details add a little extra.I hate the modern trend in UK magazines to often leave the details off.
ReplyDeleteCliff, thanks for the feedback. I appreciate your time and effort to reply to my question. Being a fan of Thomas Heaton, Gary Gough, Derek Forss, Jason, Jones, Lynn Luxon-Jones, Nigel Danson, Simon Booth, Craig Roberts, and others, other UK landscpae photographers, I am a bit envious of your Peak District, Lake District and the close proximity to Snowdonia. I wish I could come over and visit for about a month and just photograph on all of the islands. Happy New Year.
DeleteBesides the basics, what I find useful is how the image was metered. Was it spot or averaged? Do you tend to ETTR or use some other form of exposure compensation. How does the metering choices reflect in your final output. Thanks for your blog. I alway enjoy the thought that goes into your hardware choices.
ReplyDeleteThank you Curtis. I’ll keep the metering question in mind. Generally, I use the histogram that is displayed in the EVF as my guide to exposure, then use the exposure compensation dial to make minor adjustments. Typically I will tend to expose to the right (ETTR) as that methodology results in the most information captured and the best quality image. Happy New Year!
DeleteI find focal length,aperture,shutter speed and ISO in that heirarchy very useful. Camera and lens less so. I would appreciate you continuing this practice
ReplyDeleteGreat! Thank you for your feedback. Happy New Year!
DeleteHi Dennis,
ReplyDeleteI'm probably in the minority with this, but I would like to understand how much post-processing goes into creating the images you post. For example, I know you shoot raw, but what else do you do besides simply converting the raw file? Do you make many changes to colour, contrast, white balance and sharpening? I'm trying to get to grips with the "what and why" of post-processing.
Thanks for your great blog and Happy New Year.
Jeff, thank you for your feedback. I think it would be difficult to explain how I edit any images included with any particular post. I don’t think it would particularly “fit” with my narrative, in most cases. But I don’t mind sharing. That is how we help each other learn and enjoy our craft.
ReplyDeleteGenerally, most of my images get adjusted for luminance (brightness), assigned a “profile,” either one of Fujifil’s film simulations or Olympus’ camera profiles, then a bit of clarity, adjust the highlights and shadows, white balance, etc. The vast majority have nothing very fancy.
If you are interested in how I edited any particular image, email me (my email address can be found on my website) and I will be happy to explain the editing on that image by return email.
Happy New Year and thank you for your feedback and kind words.
I am another who likes all the info I can get, it's helpful. Also along the lines as Jeff wrote, sometime would you write a column as to what you do to a photo. I've looked at a lot of them on the web and yours always seem to be the sharpest. I would like to learn how that is done.
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing Lloyd. I guess every once in a while I’ll have to write a post on how I edit my images. Of course, each one is treated differently, but the procedure is generally the same. Happy New Year!
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