Comments on: Focus on Photos – ISO! http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/ the place to stay connected with the Shabby Shoppe Fri, 24 May 2013 23:32:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: beckie http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-94069 beckie Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:24:26 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-94069 Hi Alina! Yes, in the photo examples I provided at different exposures, I slowed the shutter speed down each time to allow in more light in each subsequent photo. And you're right - if that were a moving subject, 1/100 probably wouldn't be an ideal shutter speed! So if it was my son instead of those flowers, I would have opened up my aperture (lower f-number) or gone ahead and just bumped up my ISO even higher. Backlit photos are very hard to take (where the lighting is strong behind your subject). If it's very bright, you inevitably end up "blowing" the background just so you get a properly exposed subject. It can also be hard to get good focus on strongly back-lit subjects, too. good for you regularly shooting at high ISOs!! I just did an entire event at ISO6400 - inside of a sanctuary where I didn't want my flash distracting the ceremony. and i love the results! Hi Alina! Yes, in the photo examples I provided at different exposures, I slowed the shutter speed down each time to allow in more light in each subsequent photo.

And you’re right – if that were a moving subject, 1/100 probably wouldn’t be an ideal shutter speed! So if it was my son instead of those flowers, I would have opened up my aperture (lower f-number) or gone ahead and just bumped up my ISO even higher.

Backlit photos are very hard to take (where the lighting is strong behind your subject). If it’s very bright, you inevitably end up “blowing” the background just so you get a properly exposed subject. It can also be hard to get good focus on strongly back-lit subjects, too.

good for you regularly shooting at high ISOs!! I just did an entire event at ISO6400 – inside of a sanctuary where I didn’t want my flash distracting the ceremony. and i love the results!

]]> By: Alina http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-92248 Alina Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:23:21 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-92248 thank you so much for this blogpost! i always have issues regarding light in my shots and often take shots with 3200 or even 6400 iso. sometimes it is inevitable. when there is light in the background everything looks a bit strange, especially faces. so i will try in adjusting my shutter speed (i suppose you think of slowing the shutter speed, when you talked of reducing it?). this may be another issue when children or pets are the target but i will give it a try. thank you! thank you so much for this blogpost! i always have issues regarding light in my shots and often take shots with 3200 or even 6400 iso. sometimes it is inevitable. when there is light in the background everything looks a bit strange, especially faces. so i will try in adjusting my shutter speed (i suppose you think of slowing the shutter speed, when you talked of reducing it?). this may be another issue when children or pets are the target but i will give it a try. thank you!

]]> By: beckie http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-92045 beckie Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:04:47 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-92045 no prob! it's a completely different post, I can imagine that all this different info at once is totally overwhelming! I honestly don't know if you can do edits like that directly in PSE - I've always just used ACR (before I got LightRoom!). no prob! it’s a completely different post, I can imagine that all this different info at once is totally overwhelming! I honestly don’t know if you can do edits like that directly in PSE – I’ve always just used ACR (before I got LightRoom!).

]]> By: Rosy http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-91999 Rosy Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:12:40 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-91999 Oh, thanks Beckie! I must have totally missed what that post was really saying! Oh, thanks Beckie! I must have totally missed what that post was really saying!

]]> By: Jess http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-91799 Jess Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:52:57 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-91799 Great post, thanks so much :)! Great post, thanks so much :)!

]]> By: Raylene http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-91588 Raylene Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:16:59 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-91588 Wow! Thanks for the post, I tend to underexpose and then try to fix it in PS but I get lots of noise! So far, I'd rather get the shot than not get it, but I certainly will try your tips to correct my exposure! Wow! Thanks for the post, I tend to underexpose and then try to fix it in PS but I get lots of noise! So far, I’d rather get the shot than not get it, but I certainly will try your tips to correct my exposure!

]]> By: Beckie http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-91508 Beckie Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:50:19 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-91508 Hi Rosy! My hubby doesn't even know what ISO is, LOL! ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) comes as a part of the PSE package. In this post http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/04/focus-on-photos-5/ there are instructions on how to open a photo in ACR through PSE. ACR has several tabs on the right, and if you look through them, there is noise reduction! Hi Rosy! My hubby doesn’t even know what ISO is, LOL! ACR (Adobe Camera Raw) comes as a part of the PSE package. In this post http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/04/focus-on-photos-5/ there are instructions on how to open a photo in ACR through PSE. ACR has several tabs on the right, and if you look through them, there is noise reduction!

]]> By: Rosy http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/index.php/2012/01/25/focus-on-photos-iso/comment-page-1/#comment-91505 Rosy Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:46:08 +0000 http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/blog/?p=15451#comment-91505 Thanks for this post, Beckie. My hubby thinks I use too high ISO settings, but I always say that I'd rather have a photo with a little noise than not have captured the moment at all! Do you know if there are any noise reduction tools in Photoshop Elements? Thanks for this post, Beckie. My hubby thinks I use too high ISO settings, but I always say that I’d rather have a photo with a little noise than not have captured the moment at all! Do you know if there are any noise reduction tools in Photoshop Elements?

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