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10/18/2004 06:42:53 PM · #1 |
If you came to the board yesterday, you saw that I posted this shot that I took...
INCASE THAT DIDN'T WORK
Well, I edited it today in Photoshop and am just curious as to what you all think -- did I destroy the quality of the colors, or does this look a lot better?
JUST INCASE CLICK HERE :-)
Thanks for your input. |
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10/18/2004 06:46:57 PM · #2 |
bump
Message edited by author 2004-10-18 19:00:47. |
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10/18/2004 06:48:37 PM · #3 |
| destroyed - better with the original colour I would recommend blurring the background! |
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10/18/2004 07:00:32 PM · #4 |
Hope you didn't mind but how does this look? |
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10/18/2004 07:01:53 PM · #5 |
I like the original better, too.
I have found it helpful in my own editing to ask the question, "What am I trying to improve about the photo?" And then to develop an "editing strategy" to improve it.
There was a thread a week or so ago where someone posted a shot that looked "too flat" and they wanted "greater depth." I took a crack at it with the strategy of increasing contrast and depth of color. I offer this up only to illustrate what I mean by the notion of what to improve and a strategy to improve it.
Think about your photo and see if you can verbalize what you want to improve. Then think about the dials and levers you have in Photoshop to see if you can develop an editing strategy. I hope this helps. |
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10/18/2004 07:13:55 PM · #6 |
hrmm...to me, in the original, the dark is too dark and the light is too light. I was trying to tone down the light and bring out some detail in the dark. The edited looks more appealing to me, personally because I can see more of the dark -- but some depth has definately been lost.
SDW65 -- your image looks good -- that glare was annoying. |
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10/18/2004 07:19:32 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by deapee:
SDW65 -- your image looks good -- that glare was annoying. |
The glare gives it a more metalic look while the second one appears dull and gives it more of a plastic look
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10/18/2004 07:28:12 PM · #8 |
My Version
Edit: Process - Blurred background, Cloned out ignoying elements of the picture then Auto Contrast pic through photoshop
Hope you like!
Message edited by author 2004-10-18 19:30:26.
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10/18/2004 09:54:53 PM · #9 |
How about this version...
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10/18/2004 10:34:12 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by deapee:
hrmm...to me, in the original, the dark is too dark and the light is too light. I was trying to tone down the light and bring out some detail in the dark. The edited looks more appealing to me, personally because I can see more of the dark -- but some depth has definately been lost.
SDW65 -- your image looks good -- that glare was annoying. |
Then use mask to change the levels differently for foreground and background. Easiest way is to go into quick mask. Spraypaint over what you don't want to change. Exit quickmask. You will have a selection. Hit layers/new adjustment layer/levels/show selected. Your newly created levels layer will only change what shows through the mask! To change levels on the rest, right click on the mask for the just created level layer. Choose set selection to layer mask. Go to selections/invert selection. Go to layers/new adjustment layer/levels/show selection and you will have a new levels layer with a mask that is exactly the opposite of the first one...
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