using canon powershot S5 IS

vistet · May 29th, 2008, 21:03

Texting is done in a separate layer , that is created when you click the text icon in the tools palette. Check that the text is the topmost layer in the layers palette before flattening into a jpeg , if not click and drag the layer up in the stack.

Hyderabadi · May 29th, 2008, 21:04

Here's a site that seems interesting:

http://www.sketchpad.net/photoshp.htm

vistet · May 29th, 2008, 21:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by mantru

Do you put that on your flash so that the subject does not receive direct light.......

Softer , but yes , on top . There are a few tons of stuff like that on the web , try searching "flash diffuser" on instructables

Nick-H · May 29th, 2008, 22:24

I used to do proof and press passing for colour printing, I used to do phototypesetting, I was a Unix systems manager --- and yet, when people start talking about photoshop layers, paths, bitmaps and vector graphics, I just seem to suffer concept blindness. I'm sure if I could just start getting to grips with the language I could make some progress.

The_Londoner · May 29th, 2008, 23:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by mantru

hey guys what is this raw format.......do i have this option in S5IS...is the the format i click my photos before transferring into the comp.....what is the difference betwn jpg and raw...when i resize using photoshop i save using jpg format....I am confused??

RAW format is unprocessed image, image as it is captured by your camera image sensor. It's what image is before is is processed by your camera into formats like jpeg. It's more or less an image you'll find in conventional film. This format is used mostly by professionals as it allows them to edit image on more accurately for printing by applying white balance, contrast and so on as original image data is not altered. Beware, RAW format image file is very large as it is uncompressed.

mikewill · May 29th, 2008, 23:52

Quite right Londoner. The S5IS (which I think we are just about to buy) doesn't support RAW format - it seems Canon are preserving that for their SLRs and the G series compacts. Jpeg files have already been compressed a bit and every time you save them there's a little more data lost as a result. RAW is what's known as a lossless format, but yes, the files are huge.

I've read really good things about the S5IS - one review described it as the best overall superzoom camera, although others (Fuji, Sony etc) do parts of the job a little better. For me the big appeal is the big zoom, though it would have been nice to have a slightly wider angle at the short end. It might stop V complaining about not being able to take pics of far-away birds and mammals that I can get with my SLR.

Nick, the lens cap does still seem to be an issue!

Mantru - your photos look good to me. You might want to take a look at this forum (just watch out for the techies) http://photography-on-the.net/forum/index.php look for the S5IS in the small compact section. Just keep practising - and re-reading the manual! At least Canon manuals are usually pretty good.

Hyderabadi · May 30th, 2008, 00:09

Raw Shooter Essentials, free, is another way to process .RAW files. Huge files as mentioned above, typically about double the size of JPEGs!
http://www.download.com/RawShooter-E...-10374172.html

More on Wikipedia:

Quote:

A raw image file (sometimes written RAW image file[1]) contains minimally processed data from the image sensor of a digital camera or image scanner. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed and ready to be used with a bitmap graphics editor or printed. Normally, the image will be processed by a raw converter in a wide-gamut internal colorspace where precise adjustments can be made before conversion to an RGB file format such as TIFF or JPEG for storage, printing, or further manipulation.

Raw image files are sometimes called digital negatives, as they fulfill the same role as film negatives in traditional chemical photography: that is, the negative is not directly usable as an image, but has all of the information needed to create an image. In addition to raw files from cameras, raw data from film scanners can also be referred to as digital negatives. Likewise, the process of converting a raw image file into a viewable format is sometimes called developing a raw image, by analogy with the film development.

Like a photographic negative, a digital negative may have a wider dynamic range or color gamut than the eventual final image format. The selection of the final choice of image rendering is part of the process of white balancing and color grading.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAW_image_format

There is a Canon users forum too if you want to check it out:
http://forums.canonphotogroup.com/

mantru · May 30th, 2008, 20:51

hey guys...i ma happy i started this thread...lots to learn from....

hyderbadi thanks for the photoshop tutorials.....

guys chk this photo is the shadow due to lens out....i have noticed in come photos like this one there is a dark portion at one end....an someone tell me and how do i avoid...

vistet · May 30th, 2008, 21:38

Yep , that´s the lens . Check and make a note of what focal length the photo is shot at (MENU : File : file info )

Nick-H · May 30th, 2008, 22:37

I'd really like to have one of those around-the-lens flash units. Built-in-flash and macro just don't go together; there is always going to be shadow.

vistet · May 31st, 2008, 00:40

Why don´t you build one ?

Hyderabadi · May 31st, 2008, 00:48

Those are nice Nick, but expensive, around US$500.00 or so...

I have a cheaper, way cheaper, work around for that

, use a tripod. I bought mine for around $20.00 at Wal****.

Also consider building a 'Light Box' in your spare time:

http://digital-photography-school.co...ve-light-tent/

and:
http://jyoseph.com/blog/detail.cfm/post/18

EDIT: I see Vistet has a link to making a ring flash! Off to explore that...

Hyderabadi · May 31st, 2008, 00:57

Here's another poorman's 'Ring Flash':

http://www.adidap.com/2007/12/20/diy...an-ring-flash/
(Page loads a bit slowly)

Nick-H · May 31st, 2008, 01:01

all those Canon-brand accessories are expensive. There might be a cheap alternative for the S1/2/3/5; I know there are cheaper wide-angle and telephoto attachments available.

Making a ring flash.... Hmmm... nice idea!

A tripod would be good too, and it has been on my to-buy list for ever. Whenever I go looking they seem to be cheap and flimsy, or a bit to heavy and very expensive! Beetles do have a tendency to have wandered off by the time one has fetched it too!

Yes, like the light box too. Hello Beetle! This way, please! Beetlebeetlebeetle!

(Actually, I read a hint once, that professionals put insects in the fridge for half an hour. Makes them all sleepy so they'll pose for you, and they're fine when they warm up again)

Hyderabadi · May 31st, 2008, 01:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick-H

Yes, like the light box too. Hello Beetle! This way, please! Beetlebeetlebeetle!

(Actually, I read a hint once, that professionals put insects in the fridge for half an hour. Makes them all sleepy so they'll pose for you, and they're fine when they warm up again)

OK then, we won't talk about bug spray, turmeric, poisoned sugar, superglue......

Actually, I prefer not to use the onboard flash, or any flash (that opinion may change very quickly when I'm able to afford a nice 5-600 dollar flash unit). It's, imho, far easier to fix a picture taken at a high ISO setting (getting rid of the grain/noise) than to get all the nasty shadows out of a flash picture. I do have an ancient Canon 300D with a couple of decent lenses, one of them with image stabilization, as full disclosure.

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May 29th, 2008, 21:04	#32
Hyderabadi Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GA,USA. Posts: 1,107	Here's a site that seems interesting: http://www.sketchpad.net/photoshp.htm

May 29th, 2008, 23:52	#36
mikewill Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Exeter, England Posts: 276	Quite right Londoner. The S5IS (which I think we are just about to buy) doesn't support RAW format - it seems Canon are preserving that for their SLRs and the G series compacts. Jpeg files have already been compressed a bit and every time you save them there's a little more data lost as a result. RAW is what's known as a lossless format, but yes, the files are huge. I've read really good things about the S5IS - one review described it as the best overall superzoom camera, although others (Fuji, Sony etc) do parts of the job a little better. For me the big appeal is the big zoom, though it would have been nice to have a slightly wider angle at the short end. It might stop V complaining about not being able to take pics of far-away birds and mammals that I can get with my SLR. Nick, the lens cap does still seem to be an issue! Mantru - your photos look good to me. You might want to take a look at this forum (just watch out for the techies) http://photography-on-the.net/forum/index.php look for the S5IS in the small compact section. Just keep practising - and re-reading the manual! At least Canon manuals are usually pretty good.

May 30th, 2008, 21:38	#39
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,733	Yep , that´s the lens . Check and make a note of what focal length the photo is shot at (MENU : File : file info )

May 30th, 2008, 22:37	#40
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,879	I'd really like to have one of those around-the-lens flash units. Built-in-flash and macro just don't go together; there is always going to be shadow.

May 31st, 2008, 00:40	#41
vistet Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Umeå , Sweden Posts: 1,733	Why don´t you build one ?

May 31st, 2008, 00:48	#42
Hyderabadi Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GA,USA. Posts: 1,107	Those are nice Nick, but expensive, around US$500.00 or so... I have a cheaper, way cheaper, work around for that , use a tripod. I bought mine for around $20.00 at Wal**. Also consider building a 'Light Box' in your spare time: http://digital-photography-school.co...ve-light-tent/ and: http://jyoseph.com/blog/detail.cfm/post/18 EDIT**: I see Vistet has a link to making a ring flash! Off to explore that...

May 31st, 2008, 00:57	#43
Hyderabadi Maha Guru Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: GA,USA. Posts: 1,107	Here's another poorman's 'Ring Flash': http://www.adidap.com/2007/12/20/diy...an-ring-flash/ (Page loads a bit slowly)

May 31st, 2008, 01:01	#44
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 26,879	all those Canon-brand accessories are expensive. There might be a cheap alternative for the S1/2/3/5; I know there are cheaper wide-angle and telephoto attachments available. Making a ring flash.... Hmmm... nice idea! A tripod would be good too, and it has been on my to-buy list for ever. Whenever I go looking they seem to be cheap and flimsy, or a bit to heavy and very expensive! Beetles do have a tendency to have wandered off by the time one has fetched it too! Yes, like the light box too. Hello Beetle! This way, please! Beetlebeetlebeetle! (Actually, I read a hint once, that professionals put insects in the fridge for half an hour. Makes them all sleepy so they'll pose for you, and they're fine when they warm up again)

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