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cc, thank you. I truly appreciate your input, and everyone else who chimed in. So I take it the colors look okay, not dull or lacking some punch. I saved what you do as your workflow for my own notes as I get more and more involved in this, and I am glad you mentioned “Save For Web” as I meant to ask about that, too.

Thanks again, all. But if you have other things you can share to consistently have my photos look good overall, feel free to let me know. I value everyones constructive pointers.

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Oh, and also, I read up a little on Color Settings, so I matched up my Lightroom 4.4 and PS CS5.1 to sRGB, but I read something that for anyone shooting RAW, it may be beneficial to use ProPhoto RGB.

Additionally, maybe you guys can share your workflow when editing your photos for:

1. showing or proofing online

2. sending to printing lab (which I think involves converting to CMYK, if I understood what I read correctly)

3. choosing between saving the final work as JPG vs TIFF (or do I even consider PDF)

Thanks in advance for your responses and tips.

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You guys are fantastic and extremely helpful. So here’s a link to a sample image I have on flickr — http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_jo/11105931864/

I hope this helps to shed some light on what I could be doing wrong or I am missing when editing photos. I hope you all enjoying this Thanksgiving. 🙂

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@nairbynairb, yes, across PC platform it looks awfully dull. So @Worst Case Scenario is probably right, as I see this problem viewing the photos using IE. @cameraclicker, I stand corrected. I just looked at the EXIF data and the Color Space is RGB but the Color Profile is sRGB. So is that it then? Guys, I hope that is it. I just want the colors to pop as shot.

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I believe I have it defaulted to sRGB, but I will check. But is it as simple as that?

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Anjanette,

I can relate wanting to pursue photography more as career. With over ten years of having my insurance business, it isn’t quite as easy to just close those doors to open new ones in photography. But I have a plan to make the transition.

But yes, it’ll be good to meet up, as I also want to pick your brain on designing.

~j

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iliketag,

Thank you for your valuable input and taking the time to look at the images.

And thank you to all, for taking the time to look and comment, for suggesting a change in the name, for sharing what it means to be professional, for encouraging to keep shooting to further develop my skills and not rely so much or overdo filtering or editing to the point the subject looks unnatural. I surely will keep your comments to mind.

One last thing, I know when shooting a wedding for example, editing can be overwhelming with the number of photos taken. I do my best to shoot close to “perfection” (a subjective term, I know) so I don’t have to edit as much. But does anyone outsource the editing to someone else to give you more time to market or do something else for your business, or do you do your own editing? I know it’s important to convey your style and brand in your work, and can potentially lose those things if the photos are farmed out to someone who don’t know your style. But I’m sure no one just farms out the photos to anyone without really getting to know each other’s style of work. Thoughts?

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Anjanette,

Beautiful stuff! The lighting is naturally superb. I can’t wait to see what you can do when you launch your photography into full force. Maybe we can collaborate some time and see more of your photography and design work.

~j

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Thom,

Wow! I humbly accept your compliments, man. Thank you so much. I have work to do to get better, I know, but comments like yours sure are inspiring to get better.

I do need to get rid of the “cutesy” stuff naming the photography biz — duly noted. Thanks again.

~j

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dont.care,

What a fantastic way to define “professional!” I like you how went beyond just the technical aspects of the business. Thanks. It greatly applies to any kind of profession.

~j

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ErisedDawn,

I agree — not at pro level or even close. I have lot to learn for sure. Thanks for your input, but kindly define “pro level” because I have seen works of by so-called “professional,” and the only thing that makes them say they are a pro I think is that they get paid doing photography for others, but their work is far from what I would call “professional.” Others humbly say they are amateurs but my gosh, their work looks professional! The word is very subjective. But what do I know.

Is the name “rerunvp” you’re referring to that you hate, or is it the Clicks-n-Pics, or my real name Jeremy, or all of the above? 🙂 Rerunvp is Rerun Van Pelt, a Peanuts Gang character, little brother of Lucy and Linus; but of course, no one could immediately know that. That’s where I got that from.

Clicks-n-Pics… that’s kind of self-explanatory with photography and all. As for the name Jeremy, I like my name for sure. I’m just glad my parents didn’t give me some fancy or whacked out combination of names.

Thanks again.

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alarnold,

Yes, good to know of another Vegas person on here. Sweet!

I don’t have a favorite per se, but I do enjoy shooting in the downtown area, the little art district we have, and quite a bit out of the way — Nelson’s Landing.

Where do you shoot? And what do you like to shoot? I’d like to see your work.

~j

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Thom,

Thanks for your kind words and for the link. I sure would like to fine tune what I want to do with my photography, and your comment on “nice family photos” helps for sure.

Thanks again.

Jeremy

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Oh, wait… getting paid to do shoots isn’t really saying much. Never mind. I’m such a fauxtog sometimes. Sheesh!

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Rachel,

Congrats on winning with that sunset photo at your local contest! That photo is fantastic — it’s beautiful and I just really liked the composition. Professional photographers (which I am not) may have a thing or two to say about it as far as maybe a minor tweaks here and there, but I think overall, the composition is good.

For me I think you nearly nailed the Rule of Thirds with that one, which makes the photo quite appealing on top of the dramatic scenery that it already has. You did really well there.

Chase Jarvis, an awesome Nikon photographer, once said that the best camera is the one you that you have. He said that while shooting using his iPhone! He even published a book of photos he took with his iPhone. The guy has just about every Nikon camera and lens out there — I think he is an official spokesperson for Nikon — and yet he can shoot amazing photos with his iPhone.

My point being, it’s all in the composition, which is framing your subject or a portion of it. The skill in that takes a lot of practice and learning by looking at what others have done. Everything has been done before so look at some of the most amazing photos you have seen and copy away; re-create the image. Do it over and over again until it becomes you, your skills.

I, too, have a flckr account so maybe I can add you and you post more photos and I can maybe critique more in detail. (Disclaimer: I am not a pro but I have been told I have the eyes of a photographer. With that said, I have done paid shoots for weddings, boudoir, high school senior portraits, sporting events, etc. So maybe I know a little about photography. Hee hee…)

Best wishes,

Jeremy

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