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Any must have plugins?

  • 25-09-2007 05:33PM
    #1
    Gambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭


    I've just gotten a new camera and want to get into taking pictures properly (not just point and shoot stuff) and learning a bit of photoshop processing.

    Any plugins that are must haves (and if they aren't free plugins, how much do they cost :P)

    Thanks!


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  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Noise Ninja is great for smoothing out digital noise, other than that PS has a pretty good feature set. Enjoy the new camera!


  • #3
    Gambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Gambler


    Thanks :)

    It's a Finepix 5700, not the best camera in the world but a big step up from what I used to have :P


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Well you can have all the glass in the world and still be rubbish at taking shots.
    Please post up a few for C&C when you feel comfortable!


  • #5
    Gambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Gambler


    Hehe Will do. At the moment I have about 400 shots of various bits of the house with different settings for appeture, shutter, ISO etc. so I can get a handle on the basics.

    I have to say it's very difficult to get "layman" information on what settings work best in what situations but I'm starting to think that's mostly because it's different in every situation and I'm just going to have to keep taking more and more shots till I get the hang of it :D


  • #6
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Well there's a great bunch of posters here that will answer your questions, so don't be sly.


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  • #7
    Gambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Gambler


    Sly? Hehe I'll assume you mean Shy :P

    I'll be sure to ask once I get some good questions :P


  • #8
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,522 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    eh, yeah, sly, sure I meant sly...


  • #9
    sheesh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,081 ✭✭✭sheesh


    I think you need to try different things like landscape portraits macros then high speed shots and low speed have a look at flicker for inspiration and try to get into the swing of it that way also think about doing a course it will really open your eyes (it did for me anyway) I think once you use it more you will learn the technical terms as you go.


  • #10
    Gambler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭Gambler


    hehe I have a kind of allergy when it comes to classes\courses.. I prefer to teach myself using information online and trial and error wherever possible :D


  • #11
    _Whimsical_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,992 ✭✭✭_Whimsical_


    I don't know much about plug-ins but I have one called PT Lens that I find has improved some of my pics. It corrects lens pincushion/barrel distortion, vignetting, chromatic aberration, and perspective. There's a trial version available for free at http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/ and examples of the improvement it makes at http://epaperpress.com/ptlens/. It's very easy to use. I'd be interested to know if there are any other good plug-ins out there too.


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