The "Contrast" issue

suigion · 29th December 2008

hi,

how to increase the contrast in Nikon D60?

Below i put my sample picture...

1. low contrast / not sharp
http://suigion.deviantart.com/art/lonely-107641298

Details:
Model: NIKON D60
Shutter Speed: 5/100 second
F Number: F/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 100

2. higher contrast / sharper (edited by using Photoshop)
http://suigion.deviantart.com/art/lo...ss-2-107641842

thanks...

Rashkae · 29th December 2008

I suggest you read your manual.

catchlights · 29th December 2008

Read you camera owner manual, under set picture control.

btw, using slow speed without proper support and large aperture are recipes of lack of sharpness.

suggest reading: Photography Notes For Newbies

Blur Shadow · 29th December 2008

Dude... About the 2 issues...

1. Contrast
You should be able to adjust the contrast in the Picture Control segment of your Nikon D60 menu.

2. Sharpness
You shot the image at 1/20s. Was it handheld or badly supported? Because I think there may be hand-shake blur. I believe that took a toll on the overall sharpness of the image.

BhLoAlCeK · 29th December 2008

if you are familliar with photoshop... then shoot in RAW if you can and create the S curve in the tone curve. (pull the lights up and the shadows down)
works for me every time.

as for sharpness.. it has much more to do with how u took the photo.

Reportage · 29th December 2008

my intrepetation of the colors. Colors can be fixed mostly but there is no solution for out of focus photos. try F/11 or F/16 for a "group" shot. F3.5 is more for a portrait shot imo.

If you are trying to use lines as a guide, would be best if the line lead to the kid.

Shoot more, Learn more.

Simon_84 · 29th December 2008

you using p mode ?
in p mode at 18mm wide the cam will auto default aperture settings to f3.5

maybe you could set exposure to +0.3 to +0.7 so that you will have a brighter background.
for cooler effects, set your WB to +1 or +2.
last of all, i hope your lens is the 18-55mm vr kit.

Daedalus Trent · 29th December 2008

it's somewhere in your camera. I'll give a big hint: it's in the "shooting menu"

btw, your initial photo looks underexposed, hence colour rendition wasn't so good. Oh and imho, your edited photo looks over-constrasty

dorts · 30th December 2008

Why not just do it during PP? You can control the amount of contrast, saturation, depending on what you want to achieve.

29th December 2008	#1
suigion New Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 11	The "Contrast" issue hi, how to increase the contrast in Nikon D60? Below i put my sample picture... 1. low contrast / not sharp http://suigion.deviantart.com/art/lonely-107641298 Details: Model: NIKON D60 Shutter Speed: 5/100 second F Number: F/3.5 Focal Length: 18 mm ISO Speed: 100 2. higher contrast / sharper (edited by using Photoshop) http://suigion.deviantart.com/art/lo...ss-2-107641842 thanks...

29th December 2008	#2
Rashkae Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 8,277	Re: The "Contrast" issue I suggest you read your manual. __________________ Alpha

29th December 2008	#3
catchlights Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Punggol Posts: 10,772	Re: The "Contrast" issue Read you camera owner manual, under set picture control. btw, using slow speed without proper support and large aperture are recipes of lack of sharpness. suggest reading: Photography Notes For Newbies __________________ Shoot to Live, Live to Shoot www.foto-u.com \| www.benjaminloo.com \| email

29th December 2008	#4
Blur Shadow Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,286	Re: The "Contrast" issue Dude... About the 2 issues... 1. Contrast You should be able to adjust the contrast in the Picture Control segment of your Nikon D60 menu. 2. Sharpness You shot the image at 1/20s. Was it handheld or badly supported? Because I think there may be hand-shake blur. I believe that took a toll on the overall sharpness of the image.

29th December 2008	#5
BhLoAlCeK Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 54	Re: The "Contrast" issue if you are familliar with photoshop... then shoot in RAW if you can and create the S curve in the tone curve. (pull the lights up and the shadows down) works for me every time. as for sharpness.. it has much more to do with how u took the photo.

29th December 2008	#6
Reportage Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 2,360	Re: The "Contrast" issue my intrepetation of the colors. Colors can be fixed mostly but there is no solution for out of focus photos. try F/11 or F/16 for a "group" shot. F3.5 is more for a portrait shot imo. If you are trying to use lines as a guide, would be best if the line lead to the kid. Shoot more, Learn more. __________________ My Blog/Video/Photo Archive. Photography\|\|Videography\|\|Post services available with quotation. Last edited by Reportage; 29th December 2008 at 12:27 PM.

29th December 2008	#7
Simon_84 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: bukit batok Posts: 1,319	Re: The "Contrast" issue you using p mode ? in p mode at 18mm wide the cam will auto default aperture settings to f3.5 maybe you could set exposure to +0.3 to +0.7 so that you will have a brighter background. for cooler effects, set your WB to +1 or +2. last of all, i hope your lens is the 18-55mm vr kit. Last edited by Simon_84; 29th December 2008 at 04:19 PM.

29th December 2008	#8
Daedalus Trent Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Singapore, east-ish Posts: 2,142	Re: The "Contrast" issue it's somewhere in your camera. I'll give a big hint: it's in the "shooting menu" btw, your initial photo looks underexposed, hence colour rendition wasn't so good. Oh and imho, your edited photo looks over-constrasty

30th December 2008	#9
dorts Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Hillview Ave, SG Posts: 1,771	Re: The "Contrast" issue Why not just do it during PP? You can control the amount of contrast, saturation, depending on what you want to achieve. __________________ Keneth Tan's Flickr!