The difference a year makes

I finally managed to get out and do some shooting this past weekend (first time in months). I went out and redid some shots I took a year ago. That was when I first got my camera. Here are the shots from last last year:



Since then I have...
1. ...had a year's worth of practice and experience. It's true what they say. There's no substitute for experience.
2. ...upgraded to a laptop with with a big wide LCD screen to edit all my photos. Now I can see all the details that used to be too dark to see on my old CRT.
3. ...upgraded from Paint Shop Pro 8 to Photoshop CS2. There's no comparison between the two. The difference is like night and day.
4. ...started shooting in raw. I use a Sony 828, and anyone who's used Sony's raw conversion program will know that it's slightly less pleasant than shaving yourself with a cheese grater. However, with CS2's skookum raw handling I can shoot raw more often.
Anyway, you might notice a difference. Here are the photos from this past weekend.






Since then I have...
1. ...had a year's worth of practice and experience. It's true what they say. There's no substitute for experience.
2. ...upgraded to a laptop with with a big wide LCD screen to edit all my photos. Now I can see all the details that used to be too dark to see on my old CRT.
3. ...upgraded from Paint Shop Pro 8 to Photoshop CS2. There's no comparison between the two. The difference is like night and day.
4. ...started shooting in raw. I use a Sony 828, and anyone who's used Sony's raw conversion program will know that it's slightly less pleasant than shaving yourself with a cheese grater. However, with CS2's skookum raw handling I can shoot raw more often.
Anyway, you might notice a difference. Here are the photos from this past weekend.




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Your composition is certainly much stronger in your recent work. The lighting is also much improved. Very strong work.
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This shot is totally amazing !!!
I love it
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Cheers.
Great idea, Richard. I think I'll turn this into an annual project. It would be a good way to track my progress.
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