So, who is luckier?, the kid who gets to play hockey or the parents who get to watch?
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It’s a toss up I would say.
This photo I took at a game this morning. I’ll show you the original in a moment. When I take hockey photos, I always start with the white balance on Auto and take a photo of the rink. Then I use that photo to set the Custom white balance in the camera. That works in helping set the white balance correctly. Given the conditions of the rink, I always have a high ISO and fast shutter speed.
When I get the photos on my computer, I open up Photoshop. I shoot in RAW, so first I open the photo in Camera Raw and do a white balance adjustment. Then I open the photo into Photoshop and do any cropping that I want. Sometimes I also do a levels adjustment, although on this photo I did not. Then I sharpen the photo. From there I convert my RAW photo to a JPEG. I make it into a JPEG because that makes it easier to share with other parents on the team.
Here is the original:
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So, what do you think? who is luckier? What do you think of my adjustments and workflow?
Written in response to the Daily Post prompt: The Luckiest People
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You are really good at telling how to do things. I appreciate posts like this–I feel lucky to read it. I’m going to try your white balance technique.
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Thanks, I’m glad that you stop by to read and find it helpful.
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I agree, Amy. Both the parents and the kids are luckier. Your top photo does seem to have crisper, sharper colors and greater detail.
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Thanks, I edit a lot of hockey photos of the course of the season 🙂
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Great photo! I’d have to agree that it would be a toss-up as to who is the luckiest! Can’t wait until I figure out my camera and fancy editing so I know what you’re talking about! LOL All in good time. Keep up the good descriptions!
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Thanks, and you will figure out all the settings eventually 🙂
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Smashing picture Amy . Great picture to be able to share . Which one is your youngster I wonder 🙂
all depends I guess on the subject matter . Thanks for that .
I think I’ll try that white balance tip .. it’s not something I’ve concerned myself with too much at the moment .. when I did try something else out which was suggested in a book I actually got a very definite pink cast over the whole picture
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Thanks! You are right that white balance can be a bit tricky to set up. In this case, because I am so often shooting in these conditions, I just make it part of my workflow while I am there. In a lot of other situations, I leave the white balance on auto and just do edits later.
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Well if you are playing….you are the lucky one!!! Not all can enter the game of life. Great photos.
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I guess you are right about that 🙂 and I’m glad you like my take 🙂
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Oh, definitely the watching and photographing part Amy..hahahah. I would break my neck there on that ice. Great shots hon! 😀 *hugs*
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That’s a good point, I would break my neck out there too 🙂 I’m glad you like the photos and thanks for stopping by 🙂
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