Hey all,
After recently joining the crew here at Jetphotos I thought that I would start a new discussion in regards to uploading pictures and things to consider before uploading. This may be mentioned somewhere else deep within the forums, but nothing better than starting a fresh!
During screening there are a few things that stand out, which I thought I'd address here, that will hopefully help some of the newer uploaders and/or even the ones stuggling to get that shot accepted.
1. Be as sure as you can about your photo being level. I have seen many great photos be rejected due to being out of level by up to 3 degrees at times. Leveling can be done by as simple as using another open window on the computer as reference! If the shot is a close up and you haven't really got anything to reference off, then try and go on what "feels" best for you. Chances are it could be fine!
2. Again, many great shots are just too soft. Each person will have their own way of sharpening a photo. I was once shown how to use the Unsharp Mask in Photoshop and have never looked back. Each will have their own settings and so on, but if you feel you are having a bit of trouble in what you may think is correct or not, a good place to start is looking at others in the database. Another good place of reference is the "Screener's Choice" section on the front page. Once you have a lot of "jaggered" lines on your photo, like airline titles, trailing edges of wings etc, then maybe your sharpening has been a little too much.
3. Dust spots. These are a problem for us who own a Digital SLR camera. For those of us that do, a quick check during editing, may save that great shot from a dreaded rejection. Equalisation in Photoshop is a good way to check for these.
If anyone else has any tips/tricks to add feel free to do so.
So anyway I hope this helps some folks out there. Keep all the great photos coming. There are some great photographers out there!
Happy snapping!
After recently joining the crew here at Jetphotos I thought that I would start a new discussion in regards to uploading pictures and things to consider before uploading. This may be mentioned somewhere else deep within the forums, but nothing better than starting a fresh!
During screening there are a few things that stand out, which I thought I'd address here, that will hopefully help some of the newer uploaders and/or even the ones stuggling to get that shot accepted.
1. Be as sure as you can about your photo being level. I have seen many great photos be rejected due to being out of level by up to 3 degrees at times. Leveling can be done by as simple as using another open window on the computer as reference! If the shot is a close up and you haven't really got anything to reference off, then try and go on what "feels" best for you. Chances are it could be fine!
2. Again, many great shots are just too soft. Each person will have their own way of sharpening a photo. I was once shown how to use the Unsharp Mask in Photoshop and have never looked back. Each will have their own settings and so on, but if you feel you are having a bit of trouble in what you may think is correct or not, a good place to start is looking at others in the database. Another good place of reference is the "Screener's Choice" section on the front page. Once you have a lot of "jaggered" lines on your photo, like airline titles, trailing edges of wings etc, then maybe your sharpening has been a little too much.
3. Dust spots. These are a problem for us who own a Digital SLR camera. For those of us that do, a quick check during editing, may save that great shot from a dreaded rejection. Equalisation in Photoshop is a good way to check for these.
If anyone else has any tips/tricks to add feel free to do so.
So anyway I hope this helps some folks out there. Keep all the great photos coming. There are some great photographers out there!
Happy snapping!
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