I used lots of tools, especially color balance and brighten/contrast. I also played around quite a bit with tinting, but didn't leave it in the final image. I was going for a natural, sunny sort of picture, but I think it ended up looking a tiny bit surreal. I did end up liking it, though.
I feel like I really got the hang of the color tools working with this picture. I made Kaleigh's hair more red, I selectively added contrast to her skin to make her freckles really pop and did a ton of little color touch-ups. I LOVE the way it turned out.
I think you did a nice job on both of these photos. Your first photo has a nice warn, sunny vibe to it once it was lightened up.
ReplyDeleteYour second photo looks amazing! I love how all the colors seem to really pop, unlike the untouched photo (not saying the untouched photo isn't nice...its just the retouched photo really showcases the colors in the picture!). Very nicely done. :)
I really like the adjustments you did to the first photo. The greens and yellows really pop. You took a dull VT day and turned it into a bright one! The second photo I like how you adjusted it so that your eye goes to the person before you see anything else around. The original seems cloudy and you really can't focus on the main character of the photo. Great!
ReplyDeleteThe adjustments you have made, make each photo much more vibrant. Another way to look at this is that the saturation has been increased in the colors.
ReplyDeleteEverything that you do in photography is about balance. Balance between light and dark, color and black and white. All of the settings you have in your camera and in Photoshop make adjustments to these in one way or another. The key to getting what you want is practicing/playing to find out what settings satisfy you, and the audience you hope will enjoy your work.
Most adjustments in Photoshop need only be very subtle. Depending on what you want for an outcome, of course. If you like what the extreme settings do to a photograph, then do it. There is a photographic artist from Wardsboro who will be showing at the Wardsboro library soon, who uses the tools in such a way so that it is digital painting. But, it starts from a photograph.
I really liked your second adjustment. The enhanced photo has such a warm and exciting feeling compared to the original that I really like.
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