Zero Edit - DPChallenge Forums

02/10/2006 10:31:24 PM · #1

How about a true Digital Photo challenge. Not a Photoshop challenge. Set your camera on 640X480 take a pic and post it. Maybe ad a subject mater to keep us focused.

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

02/10/2006 10:43:02 PM · #2

Come on. Are you guy's scared. A down to basics quick an easy, take a cool photo challenge. Someone come up with a subject.

Stagolee

Kodak Easyshare C180

Canon EF 50mm f1.2L

02/10/2006 10:47:25 PM · #3

Why ?

nsoroma79

Nikon Coolpix P7000

02/10/2006 10:48:36 PM · #4

self portraits.... it seems to be what I am best at. Maybe I can actually win the blue! LoL

*wakes up from dream*

SDW

Canon EOS-60D

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

02/10/2006 10:51:27 PM · #5

You would have to make it a level playing field and allow some very basic editing for dSLR cameras like USM, levels, and maybe saturation. Because a point and shoot does that in the camera and a dSLR does not.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

02/10/2006 10:54:07 PM · #6

Why? Why not! If we come up with a good subject, then its down to set up and lighting and knowing how to use your camera. I will probably suck but to me it feels like a fun challenge. TAKE a good photograph not PRODUSE a good picture.

ClubJuggle

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

02/10/2006 10:57:43 PM · #7

Originally posted by Bridog:

How about a true Digital Photo challenge. Not a Photoshop challenge. Set your camera on 640X480 take a pic and post it. Maybe ad a subject mater to keep us focused.

My camera doesn't go to 640x480

~Terry

rex

Canon PowerShot SD780

02/10/2006 10:59:34 PM · #8

I think it is ridiculous to have a zero edit. Just my opinion though.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

02/10/2006 11:01:48 PM · #9

Originally posted by southern_exposure:

Actually it is pretty easy to simulate a PeaShooter with a dSLR. Just change to Parm 1 (on the 20D or dReb) and kick-up Sharpness 1 (or 2) and take the Contrast down 1 and saturate it a bit.

nicklevy

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

02/10/2006 11:02:03 PM · #10

Originally posted by southern_exposure:

Well not actually true but a DSLR does less processing in camera.

Old debate I guess. There's is no such thing as "without processing" because every camera do process the image. The reason is simple, no processing no images, simple as that. We could says "no post processing" but then it become a challenge of what camera do the best in-camera processing. or we could says if we want this kind of challenge to be fair, "let's just use this kind of film or this kind of film, and have it developped by your local lab" but then we wouldn't be "DP"challenge and then it would become a competition of who have the best local lab. Or we could have a set of basic editing rules and advanced editing rule and it could be just fine...

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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

02/10/2006 11:09:12 PM · #11

OK I don't mind admitting you guys are way more advanced and techincal than me. That said here is what I am getting at. You pick a subject, set it up to be photographed. Set up your lighting, weather it be desk lamps and hallogen work lights or your fancy studio lights. Then position your camera to take the picture, the final picture, the picture you will enter. It might be fun, give it a try.

wavelength

Nikon D300

02/10/2006 11:13:12 PM · #12

That's like telling Ansel Adams to enter a contest without useing any darkroom techniques.

This is such an original idea, that I've only seen it posted about 50 times, and I haven't been her that long.

Not trying to be rude, but I am trying to be blunt. The stated "spirit" of this site is to foster learning of techniques, not to put us all into the darkages of digital photography. Usually someone post these only once, and then they get some PS skillz, and they're like, "Lets expand the basic rules to allow dodging and burning" and other such stuff.

02/10/2006 11:19:38 PM · #13

OK I give in. I thought this was Digital Photography Challenge not Digital Photoshop Challenge. Not trying to be rude, but I am trying to be sarcastic. Ha, I crack myself up. No ribbons for you!

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nicklevy

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

02/10/2006 11:33:37 PM · #14

Originally posted by Bridog:

OK I give in. I thought this was Digital Photography Challenge not Digital Photoshop Challenge. Not trying to be rude, but I am trying to be sarcastic. Ha, I crack myself up. No ribbons for you!

It couldn't be "digital photoshop challenge" because some people on this site use Paint Shop Pro".

Trying not to be sarcastic anymore. If you wish, I'll post here some real "without post processing" images. This would mean, shot in RAW and converted with no contrast, no exposure compensation, no brightness, no curves, no saturation, nothing!! When you see how boring it is to look at, no matter the subject or composition, you may not want it anymore. An important point to know is that a JPEG or a TIFF (not RAW) straight from the camera IS processed unlike the file i'm proposing to post. And there are no camera that process these files in the same manner. That being said, doing this challenge is comparing an automatic processing with another. It become a challenge of who has the camera that process the best. If we don't want that to happen, we will have to process them ourselves wich involve human skill. Some are better than the others (I'm not one of them) and this is the spirit of a challenge.

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

02/10/2006 11:40:48 PM · #15

Originally posted by Bridog:

OK I give in. I thought this was Digital Photography Challenge not Digital Photoshop Challenge. Not trying to be rude, but I am trying to be sarcastic. Ha, I crack myself up. No ribbons for you!

Post processing is just an integral part of digital photography. Doing away with it is somewhat counter productive.

02/10/2006 11:40:52 PM · #16

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Message edited by author 2006-02-11 07:56:39.

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

02/10/2006 11:42:33 PM · #17

Originally posted by Bridog:

OK I give in. I thought this was Digital Photography Challenge not Digital Photoshop Challenge. Not trying to be rude, but I am trying to be sarcastic. Ha, I crack myself up. No ribbons for you!

In between the sarcasm and hilarity, it might interest you to read through some of the previous challenge suggestions.

fotomann_forever

02/10/2006 11:48:21 PM · #18

I'm game... will bust out the 950 for this challenge... it has super contrast and saturation ....

angela_packard

Canon EOS-20D

02/10/2006 11:48:48 PM · #19

I think it's a great idea...will give everyone the same chance...it will tell who is a great photographer without the editing...and enhancing

02/10/2006 11:49:51 PM · #20

Ahha that was fun, No ribbons for you! I kill me. Well good luck to everyone in our future challenge's. I'll try to read more and catch up with whats going on. Goodnight.

nicklevy

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

02/10/2006 11:50:30 PM · #21

This is JPEG straight from the camera.

This is a RAW file converted with real no processing at all.

As you can see there is no such thing as a JPEG straight from camera with no processing...

Oh and by the way, the JPEG is shot with parameters 2. Everything set to neutral..?

Message edited by author 2006-02-10 23:52:25.