idea for forum

[staypuffinpc]

I am a long-time lurker that finally was able to purchase my first dSLR about a month ago (yay!). I wind down at the end of the day by looking at the photos you all post.
One thing I've noticed a lot lately are people practicing their post-processing techniques. With the recent DSS challenge to emulate another photographer, I had an idea I'd like to propose. Why not have a forum dedicated specifically to demonstrating a particular post-processing technique? It seems that this "finishing school" might be a place I'd find these things, but this forum is a place for discussing all sorts of software techniques. I envision this "in the post" forum would be a place for someone to post a picture and talk through the steps they used to get that particular technique. That way, each new thread is an opportunity to learn a new pp technique.
Forgive me if this already exists somewhere. I'd love to know where it's at. Thanks everyone for your daily posts.

[rutt]

I think this is a good idea. In the past, some of the best posts have had this form. The moderators collected some of these here (http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=56678). I don't think this list has been updated very recently, even though a lot of people have changed their post techniques and now rely more on LightRoom and use input/output sharpening (I'm sort of a holdout and still stand by the techniques from my old posts.)

I'd like to see a moderated forum, like The Whipping Post, with step-by-step how-to's and before/after full sized images. Replies would have to be:

Specific questions about application of the technique, perhaps to new images which also would be posted
Technical and/or typographic corrections
Alternative techniques also with step-to-step illustration

Done right, such a (sub)forum would produce a new collection of high quality tutorials illustrating current technique. This could be a magnet for people trying to learn and improve post technique.

[aj986s]

:clap

[staypuffinpc]

I'd like to see a moderated forum, like The Whipping Post, with step-by-step how-to's and before/after full sized images. Replies would have to be:
Specific questions about application of the technique, perhaps to new images which also would be posted
Technical and/or typographic corrections
Alternative techniques also with step-to-step illustrationDone right, such a (sub)forum would produce a new collection of high quality tutorials illustrating current technique.
this is exactly what I'm talking about. What're the chances of this happening?:wink

[rutt]

this is exactly what I'm talking about. What're the chances of this happening?:wink

Unlikely, it seems. We'd need a lot more replies to this thread to get it to happen.

[pathfinder]

I think this is a good idea. In the past, some of the best posts have had this form. The moderators collected some of these here (http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=56678). I don't think this list has been updated very recently, even though a lot of people have changed their post techniques and now rely more on LightRoom and use input/output sharpening (I'm sort of a holdout and still stand by the techniques from my old posts.)

I'd like to see a moderated forum, like The Whipping Post, with step-by-step how-to's and before/after full sized images. Replies would have to be:

Specific questions about application of the technique, perhaps to new images which also would be posted
Technical and/or typographic corrections
Alternative techniques also with step-to-step illustration

Done right, such a (sub)forum would produce a new collection of high quality tutorials illustrating current technique. This could be a magnet for people trying to learn and improve post technique.

I like this idea also, but I see no reason threads of this type can't be done in Finishing School now. You have written many like this in the past, and I think they were quite informative.

I always enjoy seeing and learning new ways to accomplish photo editing.

[staypuffinpc]

Unlikely, it seems. We'd need a lot more replies to this thread to get it to happen.
Yeah, I was hoping this would generate more conversation. Obviously, it's not as big of a deal as I would have hoped. C'est la vie, I suppose. I agree that it's possible to see these things in "finishing school," but having a dedicated place for PP walk-thoughs would, IMO: (a) gather PP tuts in one place and, (b) encourage more sharing of the process rather than just the end product.

[pathfinder]

Stay tuned, it is in discussion with management:thumb

[Tiziano]

I'll chime in.
I love this idea.:lust
It's also always fun the see before and afters like this (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=129465). Of course that's my work and I didn't really go over how I made the adjustments.:rolleyes

[staypuffinpc]

Stay tuned, it is in discussion with management:thumb
woohoo! I'll wait and see what comes of it, in that case. If you do decide to do it, you might petition some regulars to post a recent process to kick things off. There are some folks on here whose photos always stand out, it seems (for example, I would love to know a little more about Ron Coscorrosa's pp techniques, as well as some other folks that I regularly see).

[LoriKTM]

I'm a PP newbie, so I think this is a great idea! :clap

[Qarik]

I am interested in this as well:clap

[austinstrobist]

subscribed!

[Y_Knot]

I would be interested in this also.

[ShepsMom]

Count me in!! :clap

[divamum]

Add me to the list of folks who would enjoy this. Could it be made a child-board, or something, still under the banner of Finishing School?

[whiterice]

I really like this idea.:barb

[jethibod]

I'm in too! And I have a lot to learn!

[Jwar]

count me in also, but hmmmm....

I guess the big question, are they going to be willing to share their PP secrets? Don't some of the pros consider their PP proprietary?

[nikos]

count me in also, but hmmmm....

I guess the big question, are they going to be willing to share their PP secrets? Don't some of the pros consider their PP proprietary?

Many photographers won't but you learn a great deal more by trying to reverse engineer the processing instead of being shown how to do it from the get-go.

[Jwar]

Many photographers won't but you learn a great deal more by trying to reverse engineer the processing instead of being shown how to do it from the get-go.


i agree with you Nikos. The trail and error helps you learn, but i think the original request was to be shown "how to".

[kwcrow]

I like this idea also. I love looking at before and after PP pictures and then have the next guy give it a whirl and see if he can improve on it.

[MLangton]

Unlikely, it seems. We'd need a lot more replies to this thread to get it to happen.

<--- Here's one!!!

I'd love something like this. My camera operation ranks as amateur, but my processing abilities barely even register on kindergarten level. :huh

[Khristen]

I think this is a great idea!!!:clap

[Jermbubba]

Love it!