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Title: people issue Post by: emanresu on May 18, 2010, 08:11:28 PM I just came back from a trip to Beijing China. It is a mesmerizing city interweaved by modern metropolitan elements and ancient imperial elements, and there are countless places for making great photos. However, while I was there, two things were not so ideal. One was the weather - it was gloomy most of the time, but eventually the sun came out, so it wasn't too big of a problem. The other was the crowd. Everywhere I went, there were people. Not a single picture that I took was without anyone in the frame. How do you guys deal with crowds? Do you simply include people in the frame (supposed to be a landscape photo)? Or do you edit them out by doing some heavy-weight cloning in photoshop?
Is it okay to have people in landscape pictures? Title: Re: people issue Post by: KeithB on May 19, 2010, 09:30:34 AM You can try really long exposures to ghost them out.
Adobe PhotoShop Elements has a function that lets you take multiple shots and combines them sans people. People in landscapes are fine if they should belong there. Try to get a shot of the Great Wall without them! This is one thing where early morning "golden" light helps, few folks are up and about at 5:30 AM in the morning! Title: Re: people issue Post by: emanresu on May 19, 2010, 11:54:44 AM thanks Keith.
i didn't bring a tripod (Rockwell influence) this time, so I couldn't do that. But next time, I will definitely carry one and try the long exposure. Please see this photo, do you think the people in the frame are okay? http://p.kaixin001.com/privacy/photo/70/24/7900836_377702415.jpg I mean they certainly belong there for everyone bought the ticket to enter the place and had every right to rest in the pavilion, but the photo would be a lot cleaner if they were not in the frame. This was the late afternoon "golden" light on a mostly foggy and gloomy day where the sun peeked finally peeked through. |