Posted by Darren White on May 22, 2007 at 10:33 PM
Sometimes when I am finished with an image I only save a web version if its one I don't care too much for.....Well, I just got an order for a print of one of those pictures....so now its back to adobe to try and re-create the image and make it looks as close as I can to the colors and tones of the one I posted online....
Posted by Darren White on May 22, 2007 at 10:52 PM
Mark....
Good to know I am not alone....Whew!!!!
Lucky for me it was one I had shot as a jpg so after bringing up the web version it only took about a minute to get the orig to look the same....small adjustment in Levels and the order is being sent to the printer now!!!!
If I work an image up I ALWAYS save a .PSD version before I start resizing so I can go back to it. I've been burned in the past as well and since a 1TB HD is at 315.00, there is no excuse
I have 3 terrabytes of storage at my house. I just didn't like the image so I got rid of it and forgot to delete it off my site. Guess I learned there.
I use a lot of complex actions and one mistake I've done is to work a photo, size it to 8x10 for a test print, sharpen it with an action, but then after I decide I like it, realize that I don't have enough history levels to go back to before it was sized. Basically I'm hosed and have to redo the whole photo.
I've done worse. When I first started out, I knew nothing about anything, and scaled EVERY single picture down to web-sized before working on it. I've only been shooting for a year, so about 2/3rds of my stuff is only web-sized. I didn't realize what I was doing until a few months back. I just never do anything with my picture except for put them on the web. I have tried to recreate a few of them, and it is a huge pain in the butt. I can never get it to look like I did the first time around, and...it's just not fun doing it a 2nd time. Now I'm getting to the point where people want prints or whatnot...and I have to tell them that I'm and idiot, and can't print them bigger than 5x7.... I have had to turn down 3 publications due this mistake.
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11 repliesI have learned my lesson!!!!
Carry on!!
Good to know I am not alone....Whew!!!!
Lucky for me it was one I had shot as a jpg so after bringing up the web version it only took about a minute to get the orig to look the same....small adjustment in Levels and the order is being sent to the printer now!!!!
lucky save!!!
I do save almost all my images as masters, but for some reason I didn't really care enough for this one to save it as a master......go figure!