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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 124938" data-attributes="member: 9240">I haven't used ViewNX in a while, but I remember the first time I used the Adobe Camera RAW module in PS Elements and I was blown away by the additional control I had over the image.&nbsp; Then, with Lightroom my ability to work the image grew even greater.&nbsp; There are two parts to photography, regardless of whether you are shooting film or digital - taking the photography, and making the print.&nbsp; They are both an art form, and as Marcel said it can take quite some time to learn the second.The fact that you're using a photo box, the first thing I'm struck by is how off your white balance is.&nbsp; One of the great things about a light box is that you can count on the background being consistently white, so it should match in every photo.&nbsp; Once you get the background right, your subject should be right. I took copies of your photos, opened them in Photoshop Elements 9 and did one and only one thing, an &quot;Auto Adjust&quot; on the color levels to set white balance.&nbsp; Voila!!Ideally I would have continued to adjust to remove the red color cast on the white below the top photo, and brightened the bottom one a little more, but I just wanted you to see what a simple white balance adjustment does.[ATTACH=full]29793[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]29794[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 124938, member: 9240"] I haven't used ViewNX in a while, but I remember the first time I used the Adobe Camera RAW module in PS Elements and I was blown away by the additional control I had over the image. Then, with Lightroom my ability to work the image grew even greater. There are two parts to photography, regardless of whether you are shooting film or digital - taking the photography, and making the print. They are both an art form, and as Marcel said it can take quite some time to learn the second. The fact that you're using a photo box, the first thing I'm struck by is how off your white balance is. One of the great things about a light box is that you can count on the background being consistently white, so it should match in every photo. Once you get the background right, your subject should be right. I took copies of your photos, opened them in Photoshop Elements 9 and did one and only one thing, an "Auto Adjust" on the color levels to set white balance. Voila!! Ideally I would have continued to adjust to remove the red color cast on the white below the top photo, and brightened the bottom one a little more, but I just wanted you to see what a simple white balance adjustment does. [ATTACH align="left" type="full"]29793._xfImport[/ATTACH][ATTACH align="left" type="full"]29794._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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