I need some input for Wedding Photography: what settings should I
use in the S2 for wedding coverages. I print 5x7, 8x10 for the
event highlights and 11x14, 16x20 and 20x24 for portrait shots.
Hi (again) Dennis,
I am not a wedding photog (although I have done some back in the
film days!) but I do do a bit of PJ stuff at functions - especially
candid portraits. My advice is to use sharp lenses and don't do any
in-camera (or EX processing of raw) sharpening for those shots that
you may be printing large - say 12x18 or larger. The in-camera
sharpening artifacts become very obvious in large prints. I find
that even though images may appear a bit un-sharp at full pixel
size on screen, when printed they are much sharper and have a more
film-like look. I would do any additional sharpening after all post
processing using one of the many tools available. For the small
print stuff perhaps Std in-camera just to save a bit of time. Any
sharpening does tend to increase the contrast a bit and hence
decrease the "lattitude" of the shot. I always shoot with tone set
to Org for this reason and touch up later if the shot warrants it.
Just my 2c
--
Doug Jones
Canberra
http://www.panamagic.com.au
To answer your question, I have them done at Image Setters--- this is a sister company of Kodak Phils. They've great printing machines. Their number is [02] 8526792/ 6791. Look for Lucy, she's the Lab Manager. Tell her I referred you. Fuji launched their Frontier machines, but their staffs have still a lot to learn regarding customer service. Sorry to say that here, but it's true. They've got great machines, lots of services to offer, but they've to upgrade their service level.