Just interested to see how people have changed/improved their photos in post processing, so if you would like to post before and after images (and the stages you went through if you want) then that would be great.
Just interested to see how people have changed/improved their photos in post processing, so if you would like to post before and after images (and the stages you went through if you want) then that would be great.
I posted a similar thread a few years ago if you want a head start but I would be interested in revisiting this topic as I know that my processes have improved a lot over the last few years.
I posted a similar thread a few years ago if you want a head start but I would be interested in revisiting this topic as I know that my processes have improved a lot over the last few years.
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It's quite extreme but that's what I was going for.
Here is an older photo of mine that I had to do a lot of processing with. Usually I try to get the best image I can in-camera, but this was such a quick, spur of the moment shot with no time to change my camera settings; and with really difficult lighting, but I eventually got it to where I liked it. I recently revisited this photo to give it an oil paint feel. All three versions are below -
Hello Archie...
I hope you don't mind...but I had some fun with one of your images. You said it was quite extreme, and I thought you could have gone further. So I spent a few minutes with it.
Here is an older photo of mine that I had to do a lot of processing with.
BEFORE
AFTER
I posted a similar thread a few years ago if you want a head start but I would be interested in revisiting this topic as I know that my processes have improved a lot over the last few years.
I do mostly all my processing in Lightroom but as I am trying to get more into retouching I am starting to take shots into photoshop but I still have a lot to learn!
Here is an example of a shot that I took just to practice my processing and attempting at some retouching:
Before:
Image
After: (EDIT: I've noticed that the compression and uploading has hurt the quality of this image in terms of saturation, exposure and a slight shift in hue)
(EDIT2: I realised I had this picture on Flickr all along so switched it to that.)
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Flo by acearchie, on Flickr
It's quite extreme but that's what I was going for.
Before
Image
After
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Wheel barrow by Shaun Wilkinson Photography, on Flickr
Process
- Cloned and healed
- Added detail
- Reduced noise
- Toned
- Selective colour
- Increased contrast
- Cropped
- Vignette
Should have done some D&B as well but didnt get round to it..
Normally I would consider the after image to be too overdone for my tastes. However, in this case it does suit the subject and gives it a bit of a vintage feel. You have done a good job to create an interesting image from a less than inspiring original.Before
After
Wheel barrow by Shaun Wilkinson Photography, on Flickr
Process
- Cloned and healed
- Added detail
- Reduced noise
- Toned
- Selective colour
- Increased contrast
- Cropped
- Vignette
Should have done some D&B as well but didnt get round to it..
That's a really cool shot!This is an older, fun one that I did as an experiment; made to look like a retro 1950s poster or ad. Shot at the infamous Vasquez Rocks where several episodes of the original Star Trek series were filmed.
Image
That's a really cool shot!
^^^Really well done, genshi! Love it. Wherever did you get those classic costumes?!