 Louise Panther |
correction of VERY over exposed photos. Info: canon eos 350, hot sunny day 1/10 SEC manual f-stop f/5.6 apt value f/5.6 iso 100 focal length 17.0mm I know this hasnt worked for me, but what exactly went wrong?. The photos are from a wedding, so im hoping to recover as much as I can. Luckily I only shot a dozen or so before changing back to 'P'. Please if anyone has any ideas, drop me a line, thank you all.
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Samuel Smith |
kinda welcome louise,geez.1/10 of a sec in full sun.your shooting manual and selected that? your diagnosis is flawed.manual and suitable setting?? at least 1/250th.1/500 with a bit of fill flash... a dozen or so,ain't digital a hoot????? you need to stay in auto.
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Justin G. |
yes in full sun you should've had a base point of f/16 at the reciprocal of the ISO setting (1/125 in your case) then determined your equivalent exposure from there. that doesn't help you now but maybe in the future. as for now, there's not really much you can do. what's blown out is blown out. that means that there is no detail in the highlights at all to darken, it's just pure white. sorry for the bad news :-(
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Jenny D |
Hi Louise, if you have photo shop try using the multiply filter. I think that will help you quite a bit. There will probably still be some areas too blown out, but the multiply filter has saved the day for me quite a few times! JD~
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David A. Bliss |
Louise, were these shot in jpeg or raw? If jpeg, you might have problems. If raw, then they might be salvageable. If you did shoot them in raw, let us know, and we can help you through the process. Sam.... what? When shooting at a wedding, does a dozen pictures seem excessive? Even when I shot film, a dozen pictures at an event was a drop in the bucket. Prejudices cause asinine statements...
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Louise Panther |
Hi and thank you all very much for your imput cheers, yes I was expecting a bit of stick, but hey every one stuffs up at some stage! Im afraid I did not shoot in Raw only jpeg oh dear, I really didnt think there was much I could do post but I will try your idea JD. Where is the multiply filter found in ps? Ive looked down filters cant find. Thanks again, louise.
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Jenny D |
Louise, I sent you an e-mail. Did you get it?
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Louise Panther |
Thanks yes I did, will now hop on and try what I can do.
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Pete H |
Hello Louise, and sorry to say, based on the image you posted; you are out of luck as many areas are at or above a 255 RGB level (i.e) blown hilites. Now if you want to spend several hrs with photoshop, you can do a (reconstruction)...this is simply being an artist with a high degree of blending, saturation, cloning, skin tone replication etc etc...It CAN be done; I did it once and never again. LOL Pete
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Louise Panther |
Thanks Pete, man Ive learnt a big lesson to check what mode I use my camera in! I will only work on a couple and see how I go, I dont think I will work on them for hours though! Thanks again Louise
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Samuel Smith |
hey david,i thought with digital the instant review was a help?ya got instant review results,so adjustments could be made,corrections as to iso and shutter speed,aperture,so what,in this instance happened?dozens of shots overexposed..explanation;DOZENS OF SHOTS OVEREXPOSED,NOT THAT AT A WEDDING,a lot of,dozens,need to be taken. i actually used my caps lock key. I would prefer that I made a mule statement,moronic in your view,but a bit closer to the actual question.. hopin theres a digital sumption? that was using a smaller english frame of english,splainin as we go... ok digital,back to fixin shtuff?where's the love? sam
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Louise Panther |
sam sam sam, your knickers are in a twist over this one aye? I had planned on setting my camera on p as I usally do, but yes I made a mistake. Hence I changed it back within 10 shots. You might want to lighten up, and read how others responded to me. Indeed they didnt have an answer, but it was a very tricky question which truthfully I didnt expect to much reply.
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David A. Bliss |
Sam, you know I love the banter!! ;-) I now understand your intention, and apologize for my comment based on a misunderstanding. Still, who here can say they have never had their camera, be it digital or film, on the incorrect settings? There was a digital assumption from you; that people shooting digital chimp after every shot. ;-) Louise, looks like a couple of people have you on your way. Unfortunately, there is not going to be a quick or easy way to recover, and its possible there isn't going to be a complete recovery. I've been there, and I know it sucks. Good luck!!
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Samuel Smith |
this is just info. and I ask louise?what were your settings in auto?well,since next time you may choose manual again? oh the caps lock,i was just checking. aye?
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