Digital photography brightness part 2 (with pictures)?
Question:
They are just random photos I took yesterday some have filter effects. I would be interested in any commentsas to what to do and if you like the effects??
The site is here
http://public.fotki.com/poshrat/brightne...
The picture hottie eye has been brightened.
I am using a Megxon C480 8 MP camera. I have just put in a new 1GB SD card BUT still when I take pictures they look nice and bright on the camera screen but when I upload to the computer they are darker??
I am using a HP75 monitor and everything is great apart from the fact that I have to increase the brightness on each photo.
Is there any test I can do?
If I change the brightness to each photo then when I picture share the photos may be too bright for them?
I never use a flash and the pictures are being taken on a bright day.
Answer:
A couple of thoughts.
Before you do any image manipulation with Photoshop, how are the images printing? On your home printer and commercially?
I suspect your monitor is not calibrated properly. I looked at one image (roosters) that was crisp and had good contrast (though a little blown out on the high end) when viewed on my 17" wide laptop.
The other suggestion I have is to be sure you make copies of the originals before you start tinkering with image editing.
But check your monitor settings first. If you don't have a monitor calibration program, do it the old fashioned way. Hold up one of your prints next to the monitor display of the same image in the lighting conditions you normally work on your computer. If you work in dim light, shine a flashlight on the print to give it a fair chance vs. the monitor's brightness. Not scientific, but it should be a reasonable test of whether the monitor is displaying what your camera is capturing and your printer is printing.
Nice pix.
Nice pic! Do you have 'photoshop'? It's a great way to manipulate the image afterwards and very easy to correct brightness/contrast/colour balance etc. If you do lots of didgital photography, it is a very good investment! [cosicave].
I wonder if your monitor's 'inflexibility' is partly to blame? I am using a Macintosh G5 with a 21 inch monitor. Your stuff looks great on here but does benefit from an increase in contrast. No doubt you have considered visiting friends to see your stuff on their screens?
Some good work by the way. Thanks [cosicave]M
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