A L L U R E
by pawdrix

Comment:
Finally getting back to the June before & after side challenge postings. Wonderful editing job you did here! You did an excellent job pulling out the details from the original. The tonal range on her skin is excellent with barely a shadow to hide the features of her face. Her eyes, especially the one on the right, is much more visible to look upon here in the final edit. Love the sepia for it adds a bit of an timeless classic feel to this portrait.

Dewy Matthews - Cowboy
by Ivo

Comment:
Fabulous dynamic tonal range -B&W tones really showcase this cowboy. Dewy's face is illuminated wonderfully (no shadows under the brim of the hat). We see all the features and years of experience not just upon his face but in the look in his eyes. Great focus too. Main subject is showcased in sharp detail while the background is blurred. There may be some action going on in the backdrop as that we can see movement (ranch or rodeo as that I think I see a fence?) but that does not in any way distract our attention away from the main subject. Excellent capture.

Lone Ranger
by Structor

Comment:
Wonderful tones and lighting on this 'cowboy' portrait. Great focus and wonderfully sharp details! It REALLY projects the sense of the ol'west. And I have to say the pose and look of your model REALLY channels Clint Eastwood from The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. The sepia tones give it a look and feel of a classic western movie. This ain't no six-shooter this has a 9 fired on it:-) Great job!

spiderhopper_edit.jpg
by yanko

Comment:
Wow! The addition of the red backdrop adds a bold vibrancy to the final composition - a grand departure from the drab browns & grey backdrop in the original. The addition of the reflection was a nice touch for it helps "ground" the image -rather then it looking like it is floating in the air. The colors, tones, and contrasts in the insects are much more dynamic and vibrant in the final composition. Super job on the editing - love how you can clearly see the black hairs sticking up and out on the spiders head.

Day 01
by Dirt_Diver

Comment:
The editing really helped capture the feel and punch of the "Got Milk" ads. Love what the desaturation did to this composition overall. It has an ol' tyme posterboard feel/mood to it. Also the reddish tones in the skin now vanish in the final product such that the skin tones are now more even and one notices the milk mustache all the more. Nice job in 'thickening' the mustache too.

2-june 08. before&after. a cow
by roz

Comment:
Very nice Post Processing! You did a wonderful job in the removal of the blueish tones that dominated the original. Now we can enjoy the deep black tones of the cow's fur as well as the wonderful highlights that illuminate it's fur (the gleam in the cow's coat just increases visual appeal). The original had flat contrast were one really could not make out much detail at all. And wow! Now we can see the cow's eye and even the bumpy texture on the nose. Excellent job in pulling out details that were lost in the original.

1-june 08. before&after. paper wasp
by roz

Comment:
The PP really helped bring us closer to your main subject such that we can now enjoy (except for those who are queasy around bugs:-) ) all the details/texture & colors of this paper wasp. The uncropped original had the insect surrounded by too much of it's environment. So much so that it lost some of it's status as THE main focus. Here you bring us closer and thus your subject fills the frame and captures our attention more readily. Love the contrasts and richer tones in this one for they are more dynamic than the original

spiderflower_edit.jpg
by yanko

Comment:
Increasing the contrast really helped make the spider pop off the yellow flower more (you can really make out some nice details on the spider). The original had some flat contrasts and some tones. The PP helped increase the visual appeal by increasing the contrast between the two main subjects and the tones are richer. Darkening the background behind the flower also helps it to pop visually. Hmmm, tis a shame that you could not ask the spider to pose in a different position - if the spider's direction was flipped the other way the orientation/direction of the spider's legs would nicely mimic the orientation/direction of the center pedals.

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you cant pick your friends nose
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Love the improved contrast and richness of tones in this After photo. Title is cute and makes one smile when paired with the image - ahhh, childhood:-) Back to the improvements to the photo - again love the improved contrast because now the highlights/tones in the both girls hair, especially the fair haired one, really stand out. Now I am very curious, I am going to have to google boutrellis magic glass to see exactly what it does in the prossessing phase. The photo has strong bones with the original composition, the PP just brings out the details and makes this one shine.

IMG_1902-Lily-after
by sfalice

Comment:
Oh, really nice minimalistic shot! I too like the off-centered look of the composition. Cropping it down really created visual interest. Darkening the shadow and having the deep shadow appear on the far left hand side of the composition increased the visual impact for I think of a 'stage curtain' being pulled off to one side to reveal this aging lily. The crack in the wall also serves to draw the eye to the dying flower (not to mention it can also be symbolic in imagery of death/dying/broken). Nice going with increasing the contrast in the wall so that the rough texture pops out nicely! Hmmm, a nice contrast with the elements that symbolize of aging/death/decay/erosion would be to select the stem of the lily and boost brightness/contrast and/or saturation/color lvls so that the green is more evident. The juxtaposition of green being a symbol for renewal and the other symbols of aging/decay would make for an interesting visual composition. You have a nice clean minimalistic photo here and thin black line would help the photo pop a bit more off of the white border.