WYSIWYG. What does it really mean?

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So I saw this wysiwyg picture on a listing and I bought it expecting the actual item is not going to be as good, but hopefully near the picture (70%-80%). When I got to see the coral in person, I recognized the plug, the shape of the coral, but it is nothing like the picture on the listing in terms of colors. I asked the guy how he got the picture to be looking like that. He turned on the red LEDs all the way, but that did not change the look of the coral much if not at all. I thought of photoshop???? I am not very good at Photoshop, but I don't think photoshop can even do this :) or a lot of time is needed to be spent on the picture which was not really worthy in term of cost of doing business. The only explanation I could come up with is that the coral actually looked like that when he took the picture, but over time it has lost all its red, yellow colors....

Anyway, what you think of wysiwyg? I am sure I did not get what I see in the picture because all the colors are gone except green (LOL). It is the coral, the model, in the picture however.....

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The best WYSIWYG is when you see it in person, there is no other way around it. Cameras sometimes fool you even if they are not photoshop. Also lights are another factor. Try looking with a macro lens without actually taking the picture you will see corals differently.
 
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Hmmm that picture above was photoshopped. Now I'm not saying the colors were enhanced, but the contrast is more apparent. I assume it was so that you could see the colors of the coral. Do you know if the coral was a fresh cut? It could have possibly lost it's color because of that. Acans are really finicky so it could have just been stressed due to the move.
 
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this is a simple fix, just go to your LFS and buy what you see right in front of you :)
that is the only way to a ''true'' WYSIWYG.
your post is about the 10th one i have seen in the past 2-3 week's about someone not happy with a online coral buy.
online is hard to beat with dry goods but LFS are hard to beat when buying live stock.
and ya i have a biased opinion lol.
that acan still looks nice in your tank tho, and i bet that phone pic dose not do it justice.
 
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WYSIWYG is all BS! some stores go all out on Photoshop! like Noha said best is to see it in person!. SMH all the stores that do it!.
 
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Vu, wanna leave it in my tank? I think it may looks better there :yes4:
I'll send you a picture every morning and night. It will feel just like you still have it in your tank
 
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even "photoshop" is a subjective term.

is color balancing "photoshopping"? it's to get the color more true to real life, rather than being blasted by blues
if you're ok with color balancing, what about brightness and contrast? that's technically not changing the color
if you're ok with brightness and contrast, what about adjusting the brightness curve? deepening just the darker values and lightening up the highlights makes the photo "pop"

check out this pic i took a couple weeks ago.

I did the color balance, and then adjusted the brightness curve, but did nothing to the saturation or "vibrance" of the photo, but it wouldn't be the color you see if you just shone a regular flash light on it.

 
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why i don't buy corals online... macro lenses bring out colors your eyes do not see... not to mention different lighting in different tanks...
 
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Nice Picture, im just getting started on taking pictures of coral and your picture looks great!.
oredith said:
even "photoshop" is a subjective term.

is color balancing "photoshopping"? it's to get the color more true to real life, rather than being blasted by blues
if you're ok with color balancing, what about brightness and contrast? that's technically not changing the color
if you're ok with brightness and contrast, what about adjusting the brightness curve? deepening just the darker values and lightening up the highlights makes the photo "pop"

check out this pic i took a couple weeks ago.

I did the color balance, and then adjusted the brightness curve, but did nothing to the saturation or "vibrance" of the photo, but it wouldn't be the color you see if you just shone a regular flash light on it.

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well with my pictures I try to keep it real , u come into the shop and take a look with a coral viewer to see the corals and it looks like the pic I posted , im not into photoshoping I think its important to be honest and to present what you are selling responsibly
 
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Adrock said:
well with my pictures I try to keep it real , u come into the shop and take a look with a coral viewer to see the corals and it looks like the pic I posted , im not into photoshoping I think its important to be honest and to present what you are selling responsibly
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yes, but look at your picture, vs. my picture of the same piece:





the problem is that a macro photo is good for a photo, but the naked eye won't be able to pick up on the details, so the "WYSIWYG" will never quite be as impressive as the macro.

here's another example. your photo of the chalices


vs. mine of the same pieces.



you wouldn't see the 2 different color green streaks in your photo, and you would barely be able to see them if they were in your tank, a couple inches away from the glass.

basically, macro photos by their very nature, sets up an unfair level of expectations, especially if you're expecting to see with your naked eye, what you see with a macro lens.
 
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Adrock said:
bam and that's why I take and post the pics I do im honest
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you can be honest, and still have better pics.. :p

people just need to understand, that what the MACRO sees, isn't going to be the same as what your EYE sees.

so it really depends on what you mean when you use WYSIWYG.
 
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