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ET Photography blog #157. | 37 comments (37 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
Re: Aix-en-Provence (4.00 / 2)
Nice quality for a phone camera.

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Fri Sep 17th, 2010 at 09:43:18 PM EST
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Re: Aix-en-Provence (none / 0)
It's a sketchbook camera. OK for documentation, but the pictures are not usable except in low-res media such as web. These pictures also required a bit of tweaking even for this use: a tad more contrast, a bit of colour correction and a final sharpening at destination size.

However, when tied to the phone's other capabilities - location information, dictation, bar code reading etc - the phone becomes a useful professional tool that is highly portable.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Sep 18th, 2010 at 02:58:53 AM EST
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Re: Aix-en-Provence (4.00 / 3)
You did a good job at tweaking!

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sat Sep 18th, 2010 at 11:50:28 AM EST
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Re: Aix-en-Provence (none / 1)
Depending on the metering system for the original shot, and of course personal taste, I find a little bit more contrast, a little colour correction in the mid range when needed, and a minor sharpening look good on a web page.

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by Sven Triloqvist on Sat Sep 18th, 2010 at 01:15:02 PM EST
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Re: Aix-en-Provence (none / 1)
Yes, I often do that even with my better camera/lens shots. Many really need it since I'm mostly shooting RAW anyway. A levels color adjustment in Photoshop alone (resetting both ends of the histogram for each component color) works wonders for color and the contrast and clarity slides in Adobe Camera RAW or adding a slight "S"to a curves layer for contrast in Photoshop also helps.

The only images that rarely need much sharpening for the web are those from the Foveon sensor (DP2 camera). They are tack sharp right out of the camera.  

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by Gringo (stargazing camel at aoldotcom) on Sat Sep 18th, 2010 at 10:56:49 PM EST
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