Great thread. I struggle also with photography. Mainly the "white balance".
Once I get all my props set up and cookies ready for their pictures, I try to get all my setting where I think they need to be. Then I start snapping. When I look at the viewer everything seems to look great and I think to myself that I have a great photo. I must mention here that I do have the Lowel Ego Light (which I love) because most of my pictures are taken in my basement.
Here's my downfall. Usually I am in a hurry and these cookies need to be bagged. Now that I have what I think is the perfect picture, I begin putting everything away (props, bagging cookies, etc.). When I am done with cleaning up and bagging the cookies is when I start editing my pictures. THIS is when I discover that they are not how they looked on the viewer. Most of the time it is my white balance.
I am sure that I could probably download my pictures to edit while they are still set up for a shot, is this what everyone does? My daughter is a photographer and I know she can not do this when she is on location somewhere. So how do you really know you have a good picture?
I'm posting a picture of my latest catastrophe in photo taking. LOLOL Notice how blue this picture looks? In my viewer in looked perfect. Too late to retake pictures, these cookies are already on their way to Colorado for my cousins baby shower.
