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Question: How to avoid grainy photos!?
I like taking photos and I've been told by a painter that I make them really good!. However, I've never been satisfied!. Too often I notice how the colors that should be clean come out grainy and it's ugly!. The painter sees through that and looks at the whole, but I'm really stuck with this technical aspect of my photos!. I just don't know how to avoid that, or remove it digitally!.
I'm usually taking photos outside when it's sunny!. I photograph landscape and wildlife most often, although lately I've become attracted to macro world photos!. I take landscape photos at any time of day, including dusk and early morning (before or just during sunrise), except at night-time, and during any season!.
I've tried changing the various settings on my camera, but I can't seem to find the correct one!. If anyone knows which setting is best for which season/time-of-day/location, I'd be most grateful!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
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i agree with first answer, but you didn't say what kind of camera you have!. on a compact, a 400 ISO doesn't mean the same on a digital SLR!. an DSLR tries to imitate the aspect of the amount of granules on a film (old tipe of cameras use photo film), the compacts doesn't!.
so if you have a compact avoid use of 400 ISO!.
is better to try more numbers of ISO and see yourself the difference!. in different moments of the day and different kind of light!.
also for your colours try to well set the white balance!.
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Avoid high ISO's!. I usually stick between 80 and 200 on my powershot!. also, longer exposures lead to more noise, so the lower ISO's will help prevent the amount of noise in your pictures!. As for the colors, do you have a vivid color setting on your camera!? That has helped me bring out the colors of my pictures sometimes!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
Lower ISO setting is the answer for noise, but in low light settings you may not have a choice!. If you have access to post processing software, like photoshop, elements or software that came with your camera look for the noise filter, this will improve the noise problem!. Your camera may also have a noise filter feature that you can set!. The technical part is easy once you get the hang of it, having a good eye is much more important once yo get the idea of using the camera!. We could be more specific if we knew which camera you use or posted some photos with the meta data!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
As mentioned previously, you may have the ISO set on your camera to 400 or 800!. Taking photographs outside, 100 should be fine!.
Here's what I do with any camera (my DSLRs, my daughter's semi-advanced point-and-shoot, my wife's pretty simple point-and-shoot) when I first start playing with them: I setup outside on a tripod late in the day and take the exact same photograph (Aperture priority, same f-stop each shot) at every possible ISO to get a feel for the amount of noise that'll be added by each setting!. This way you'll know just how high you can go before it's intolerable for you!. Www@QuestionHome@Com