how do i take digital pictures and get extremely vibrant color? most of my shots are just normal color. is it the camera or settings or lighting or editing? thanks!
2007-03-18 14:44:12 · 6 answers · asked by RFJ 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
You can alter the color profile of most digital cameras, but I prefer to do this in Photoshop Elements, which is what I use. You can increase the entire spectrum or single out individual colors.
This is not a "great" photo, but it benefited from some increased saturation in the red and magenta spectrum.
Apples with increased red saturation - Nikon Coolpix 4600 - ISO 50
http://www1.snapfish.com/slideshow/AlbumID=57759389/PictureID=2531239713/a=75953750_75953750/t_=75953750
Here's one where I goosed up the barn roof on this overcast day. I think I gave the sky a little more blue in its own adjustment layer, too. It was a rather gray day.
Trench Road Barn - Nikon D200 - ISO 200 - Nikon 18-200 @ 200 mm - f/10.0
Enhancements: Saturation adjustments to the barn roof and editting out phone poles and street signs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04/409564890/
2007-03-18 17:52:10 · answer #1 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check your camera manual and see if it will allow you to increase the saturation. Most cameras will allow you to do this, and this will make your colors more vibrant. If you can't do it in the camera, use whatever software that you use for post processing to increase the saturation. Just about every package will allow you to do this basic enhancement to a photo. This will make the colors more vibrant, but don't over do it! Good luck.
2007-03-18 22:59:19 · answer #2 · answered by Tony 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Edit your photos.
Or, it could be your camera. I have a regular digital camera, and I have an SLR camera, and the pictures I get from my SLR are so full of color, and alot more detailed. What is the megapixel of your camera? What kind of camera is it? Is it grainy at all?
2007-03-18 22:02:12 · answer #3 · answered by artgirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st >> camera settings.
2nd >> post processing : brightness / contrast, saturation/hue curves.
2007-03-19 07:21:09 · answer #4 · answered by dand370 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't. You'll have to edit it with Photoshop or Paintshop.
2007-03-18 21:55:33 · answer #5 · answered by zombi86 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use photoshop and increase the contrast (and brightness), but don't go OVERBOARD :)
2007-03-18 21:52:04 · answer #6 · answered by Alyssa 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋