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zSCOTTz wrote:
yeah they came out big for some reason, I printed a couple of those in 8 x 10 for my brother and they didnt print out that noisy, I am going to re do them
I don't know whether you are just using Lightroom or also Photoshoto (even Photoshop Elements), but in general, the maximum size you should post here is 900 pixels on the longest end of your photo. If your photo is vertical, then the photo should be 900 pixels high. If they photo is horizontal, then 900 pixels wide.
In Photoshop, you may size photos by going to the Image menu and selecting Image Size. See this tutorial for more:
zSCOTTz wrote:
#4 was shot with a rebel t2i. I did shoot RAW in photos 1 - 3. Im not fully understanding white balance as of yet, so correcting it in lightroom 3 I am just guessing when I mess with the settings as there are alot of custom settings in lightroom.
To put it scientifically, the human eye can see a range of light wavelengths as white, but a camera sees only one wavelength (at a time) as white. White balance is the Kelvin Temperature representation of those wavelengths of light.
In many light sources used in everyday lighting, the white balance stays the same all the time. For instance, if you went to an office building which uses florescent lighting in the entire building and uses the same type of florescent bulbs throughout, you could take a custom white balance reading at one end of the building and use it the whole way through (so long as nothing else changes, like the addition of outside lighting, so in this example, there are no windows). Take a look at https://www.google.com/search?q=Custom+WB+Canon+7D to see a multitude of videos on how to set a custom white balance on your 7D.
Unfortunately, many indoor arenas use lights which "cycle" meaning that the wavelength of light emitted (while it still looks white all the time to the human eye) cycles. I may changes from red to green or yellow to green or something like that, but it makes setting a White Balance that works for the gym all the time a nightmare.
What's worse: some gyms use mixed lighting and have lights that cycle. That is to say, the main lighting in the arena cycles (so every shot is different, WB-wise), but the background is light by florescent lights, so no matter what what the other lights are doing, these lights stay at the same wavelength. Now, you have to correct an image that is red in the foreground and green in the background.
If you want to read more about cycling lights, professional photographer Guy Rhodes has a writeup here: http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=20873
zSCOTTz wrote:
I have a question about bumping my ISO up to 3200. I get alot of noise at 2000, so with 3200 won't the noise be even worse, and if so, is it correctable in lightroom to make the picture look good? I value all the comments I receive on here, and am really grateful for all the feedback and help I receive on here. I really want to learn as I have a passion for sports and photography, and I want to combine the two.
If you look at noise on a linear scale, then yes, the noise gets worse the higher you set the ISO. What mkchang says above rings true: there are more important things in your image than noise. You can get a Pulizer Prize winning photo with lot's of noise where everything else is correct about the image, but if you're worried about noise and the picture is all blurry and out of focus, then you won't get that Pulizer Prize.
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Frankly, it's helped me step up my game and focus my efforts in one particular are of my photography, so I'm fine with that. But I'm not about to give the guy an ounce of advice or do anything to help him become a better shooter.
Now that my son is playing more sports, I could use a little help, espicially with basketball shots. I will post some soon. Thanks again.