@Screeeech
Typically what do you tend to adjust for such images screech in acr/lightroom and then PS or the like for your images? They seem fairly balanced and life like whilst still being enhanced.
Thanks, I had a number of comments from other people on other forums asking how I process images, I really don't do much to them at all. I shot film for a long time so I got used to getting things right in camera, when you shoot film you have to understand exposure perfectly, with digital cameras it's about knowing the sensor and the light. I'd say the biggest thing I learnt is holding off taking any shots until things are perfect, then get the longest exposure possible to the point where I'm just starting to clip highlights, by shooting manually and checking the histogram - I know from experience how much I can claw back with the recovery slider, depending on the sensor.
The second thing I learnt is that less is always more when it comes to processing, people may disagree - but photographs that see too much processing - even if it's done by someone who's "pro" at processing, tend to look artificial and end up looking a bit off, I literally process the bare minimum, my workflow looks like this;
Capture one;
1> When I take the shot memorise how it looked (sounds obvious, but it really matters for white balance)
2> Apply lens correction profile
3> set the white balance to match my memory of how it looked
4> Recover any highlights just to the point where they're no longer clipped
5> If any shadows look underexposed, push them slightly - but only slightly, pushing shadows too much can make the picture look like Crysis, rather than a photograph
6> Apply a slight colour balance tweak, depending on the shot - for the above shot I added an ever so slight green/cyan balance, (but ever so slightly, so it's almost unnoticable)
7> Apply a very slight S curve, being careful not to push the shadows down again
8> Before uploading the pic anywhere, check it on an iphone - an image can look great on a nice calibrated Eizo monitor, but often look all wrong on an iphone or tablet, which is how most people view images these days
9> Finally - a weird one that helps; view the final image at a very small size, for some reason I find it easier to notice things that are wrong with a small image, than a large one (especially composition) but that might just be me
Sometimes I export it to photoshop to do the final resizing and maybe some sharpening, as PS is great at those.
That's about it!
