 Joyce A. Meck |
Low Contrast with the Canon Digital Rebel
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Michael H. Cothran |
RAW files are pretty much what the name implies. With Tif or Jpeg files, you can control color, contrast, saturation, etc in-camera. RAW files require the use of after market editing software such as PS to perform these tasks. So the difference is - do you want control over how your image looks, or do you want the camera to second guess for you? If you want the control in your hands, choose RAW. As far as the contrast is concerned, I would not be alarmed. In RAW mode, you will have to apply all of this once the file is opened, but the nice thing, is you can apply exactly what is needed. If you choose to shoot in tif or jpeg, check out your camera's manual, and see how you beef up the contrast a little. Michael H. Cothran www.mhcphoto.net
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Kerry L. Walker |
Not a digital guy so I may be wrong, but I suspect that there is nothing really wrong. You probably just prefer a higher contrast to your photos. We film guys change films to get higher contrast. Digital folks just "Photoshop".
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Jon Close |
Even when storing as .jpg files, DSLRs like the Digital Rebel perform much less sharpening and contrast adjustment than digital P&S. Try setting The Digital Rebel to Parameter 1, or manually creating your own Parameter Set (up to 3 custom sets available) where you adjust the Contrast, Sharpness, Saturation, Color Tone settings to your preference.
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Jon Close |
P.S. Low contrast in that very sunny waves-on-the-beach scene could also be lens flare related. A lens hood is always a good idea.
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Joyce A. Meck |
Thank you folks! I will be experimenting with RAW format this weekend, as well as the Rebel's 'parameters'. I saw that, but never experimented with that either! I am assuming that by digital P&S you mean 'point and shoot'? Humm, curious! I will definately look into a lens hood, and now that I think of it, that particular lens does not have a filter on it....hummm, guess I'd better check to see if one from another lens will fit... Again, thank you for your responses! Joyce
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