Camera RAW...Use it

I've been busy for a good few weeks now with Uni work, useless stuff that was getting in the way of my photography. So i haven't really had a chance to post anything or even upload any new pictures on Flickr until a few days ago.

But when i finally got back to it I looked at my photostream and was a bit disappointed. I've really enjoyed taking the photos that are there but they were miles away from being as good as other peoples I'd seen. I know I've only been doing it a few months but i wanted to start creating some really amazing stuff.

So i had a processing re-vamp. I'd heard of this Camera RAW software that comes with Photoshop, but all i have is the more simplified version that comes with Elements, so had never really given it much thought when the screen pops up for a RAW image file.

But after seeing a few video tutorials online and reading about how to use it properly i started to experiment with how you can process shots that aren't really that amazing to start with, but after a few tweaks look pretty decent.

I'm much happier with how my photos are looking now, learning what your software can do is so important. I'd say just Camera RAW alone is worth the £50 i splashed out on Elements.

Here's some of my most recent stuff...

My personal favourite