 Jennifer W |
digital Rebel contrast issues I've noticed many times when I use my digital Rebel that my photos lack contrast. It's nothing that a nudge in Photoshop can't fix, but I'm wondering what the problem is. Is it me? Is it my camera? I take pictures the same way I took them with my film Rebel, and I never had this contrast issue. It has become a problem 'cause I agreed to do a fundraiser for our dog park, taking photos of dogs in Xmas costumes. I just found out they plan to have a printer on site to give people prints right away. No time to do a quick photoshop touch up. What can I do to solve this problem? It doesn't seem to be specific to any light situation - sunny, overcast, shade, etc. The contrast is off. Thanks!
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Justin G. |
digital cameras have a nack for showing the flaws of every lens. don't know what lens you're using but maybe it's a consumer lens. pro-am and pro lenses have a lot better contrast. just a guess. how's your white balance?
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Jon Close |
RAW or JPEG? If JPEG, what are your parameter settings? You may need to bump up the settings for Contrast (and maybe Saturation and Sharpness too) to get straight-out-of-the-camera images to your liking. Note that Parameter 1 settings are forced when shooting in the Basic exposure modes (green box and icons).
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Jennifer W |
Uh-oh, I have very little idea what you guys are talking about, so that doesn't bode well for me. :) It's the lens the body came with 18-55 and a Sigma 70-300. It's jpeg, but I don't know how to change parameter settings (I lost my manual while on vacation!! *gasp*) Is there a website I can look at to learn more? White balance -- I've tried fiddling around with that, but I think I'm doing something wrong, 'cause even when I change it the pictures look exactly the same (I've tried it to get rid of "yellow" look to my indoor non-flash shots.)
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doug Nelson |
You may not be doing anything wrong. Many shots I take with a digicam and scans, too, need a tweaking in Photoshop Levels. You can set the camera up, perhaps, to give more contrast, but in doing so, you may be blowing out highlights or losing shadow detail. The way you are doing it now may give you a better image in the long run. Perhaps someone who gets consistently good results from the camera-to-printer method can advise you better. I remain skeptical.
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Jon Close |
A .pdf of the Digital Rebel's instruction manual is HERE Lots of info also at the Canon Digital Learning Center.
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Jennifer W |
Thanks, Jon. Yay, a manual again. :)
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