A wild flower, taken after the rain in San Diego with my Canon macro lens. Notice the color "pop" and clarity between the before and after pictures.
MJ's picture taken at Cowles mountain, San Diego, CA. Notice the color of the flesh, the blue eyes and clarity between the before and after pictures.I used to be a big advocate of not "touching" up photos. Aren't picture suppose to capture the "moment?" Why tweak it? Isn't that why we buy expensive camera's (well some of us do). Alas, the truth is, the instrument, made my a human, can only do so much. I was convinced (by people and reading forums) that one does not have to lose the true essence of a picture by "touching" up in Photoshop. So I took up the task of proving it to myself that a picture can still remain the same yet different -- maybe even better!!!
For both the pictures, I merely adjusted the "levels" and "Hue/Saturation" in Photoshop. I then sharpened the image to gain the clarity. With just these minor adjustments, the difference in the before and after picture are just amazing! I may have just becoming a convert after seeing the results!
So what do you think of the before and after results? Feel free to leave comments! Got better ideas? Share them please.
On to learning more about Photoshop via online tutorial ...
3 comments:
Lavanya,
You are a content creator and as such, YOU get to determine what and how it is created. Everyone is different. Some are purists, thinking that there is only one way to do things. I, on the other hand, want to produce the best content possible. I consider editing, retouching, or cropping no differently than editing something that I write. The goal is to make it the best that it can be.
Thanks Ron for your comments! I agree with your thoughts as well. To each is their own views. At the end of the day, I want a realistic picture that captures the moment.
I love your pictures, photoshop or not. I don't think it really matters how your art comes about as long as it's your own.
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