Olympus e-PM2 - what am i doing wrong?

KeMc wrote:

I have purchased PM2 and really like it. Decided to get another one as I have two Oly lenses: each one with a lens installed and no need to change lenses. Then switched my mind to M10, which has a viewfinder builtin. I like your bridge photo - well done! I even downloaded and edited little to add some light while kipping the mood (on my taste). I think that your taken photo is little underexposed. Adding +0.7 or so (adjust based on blinkis) compensation and then adjust exposure in editor would do good.

Leo

Wow that looks great! I've never tried to edit a photo, i wouldn't even know what software to get, but its something i would definitely like to learn. I left the exposure as it was for these photos - grey subject matter on an overcast day are never going to look perfect, but your adjustments have definitely improved it. I'll have to find some editing software and have a play around...

Dear friend, post processing (PP) in deed like developing negative film back in the film age, is a major factor for a good final output. IMHO PP represents 50% of the interest and enjoyment of digi-photo. The different is, back in the film days, dark room, equipment and chemicals etc was not for everyone. The digital age now we simply need a computer and a software. We could do everything that even a film development master might not do. Sharpening, softening, darkening, lightening, white balance etc changes in part, on certain specific area, or on a whole could make our images up to another level.

For best PP result, shoot in raw would be better than jpg. All we have to do is to shoot conservatively. Not too under exposed shadow, not over blown highlight, and in reasonably sharpness on our subject. Then, through PP, we would definitely output a good image (technically, not artistically, since it would require more other factors).

I used to Photoshop. Recently, a complementary copy of DxO had made my life much easier. You may try it since everything more or less automatic (correction for HDR; i.e., dark & light, and automatically correction on any specific combination of body+lens for distortion, chromatic abbreviation etc). And it is much cheaper than the latest Photoshop. Using it, I don't need to pay for the much more expensive updated version of Photoshop anymore. I would use it initially to develop my raw into jpg and then further touching in old version of photoshop.