Hi guys, I'm hoping we've got some ----- photographers on here, so I can get some advice on improving my skills. Any advice on the following pic, would be appreciated. It is my best so far. My Photo I am not using an SLR Camera but an Olympus FE-290. Here's the spec's : Sensor • 1/2.5" Type CCD • 7.4 million pixels total • 7.1 million effective pixels Image sizes • 3072 x 2304 • 2048 x 1536 • 640 x 480 • 1920 x 1080 (16:9) Movie clips • 640 x 480 @ 30fps • 320 x 240 @ 15fps File formats • JPEG Exif v2.21 • AVI (Motion JPEG) with WAV audio Lens • 4x optical zoom • 28-112 mm (35 mm equiv) • F2.7 - F5.4 Image stabilization No Conversion lenses No Digital zoom up to 4x AF area modes TTL iESP auto focus with contrast detection Focus modes Standard, Macro, Super Macro Focus distance • Standard: 40 cm-infinity (wide), 60 cm-infinity (tele) • Macro: 5 cm - infinity (wide), 35 cm - infinity (tele) • Super Macro: 5 cm closest focus distance Metering ESP light metering ISO sensitivity • Auto (64 - 640) • ISO 64 • ISO 100 • ISO 200 • ISO 400 • ISO 640 Exposure compensation +/- 2EV in 1/3EV steps Shutter speed • 1/2 - 1/2000 sec • Up to 4 sec in Night Scene mode Scene modes • Auto • High ISO setting • Portrait • Landscape • Night Scene with portrait • Sports • Indoor • Candle • Self-portrait • Sunset • Fireworks • Behind Glass • Cuisine • Documents • Auction White balance • Auto • Sunlight • Overcast • Tungsten • Fluorescent 1 • Fluorescent 2 • Fluorescent 3 Self timer Yes Flash • Auto • Red-Eye reduction • Fill-in • Off • Range (Wide, ISO 400): 0.4 - 3.9m (15.7 in - 12.8 ft) Viewfinder No LCD monitor • 3.0-inch LCD • 234,000 pixels Connectivity • Combined USB 2.0 and AV output • DC input Print compliance • PictBridge • Print Image Matching III • DPOF Storage • xD-Picture Card (Panorama mode available when using Olympus branded cards) • 6.9 MB internal storage Power • Li-ion battery pack LI-42B • Optional AC adapter Weight (no batt) 142 g (5.0 oz) Dimensions 97.7 x 55.7 x 26.5 mm (3.8 x 2.2 x 1.0 in)
You have to fool with it in photoshop also. Adjust the contrast and brightness, and I usually add a black and white gradient map and set it on luminosity to make the lighting better.
