Before and After Tinkering with your pics!

[FlyAwayFromHere]

Its only very recently i started tinkering with my photos, as i didnt think it was needed but didnt realise how much of a difference it can make. I thought it would be nice to share some before and afters so maybe amateurs like me can discover different effects or ways of doing things.

If you post, please can you post the program you use to edit them. xx

Here is a simple one i have done using picasa 3 from google. its really easy to use and you can undo any changes you make. it also saves an original and changed version as a backup.



BEFORE: I didnt like the fact you can see the houses. I wanted it more like a silhouette so i increased shadows. when i did that it went a little too dull so i increased saturation (i went a little further than i had to, as i like the popping colours)

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq9/llykan/sunset_zps198226ac.jpg

AFTER: I am pretty pleased with this

http://i428.photobucket.com/albums/qq9/llykan/Private/02-sunset_zps327a0b75.jpg

 

[thefishfryer]

I like this idea. but don't want to give away too many secrets. LOL

 

[O2]

Nice before and after shots!

When I edit (mostly cropping) I use Adobe Photoshop CS2. It's old but it works for me. I did the contrast thing with a sunrise pic to emphasize the rays of the sun between the clouds.


Before:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/63c2a3be9db2db7400c38cb01efeee81/tumblr_ms81wxxKYV1ri5ffuo1_1280.jpg


After:

http://25.media.tumblr.com/14f230d4dace0e755fe7ed9e36cf0d7c/tumblr_msgwh296DK1ri5ffuo1_500.jpg

 

[thefishfryer]

Ok. I'll play along.

This
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/fishfryer/my%20photos/IMG_0260_zps8110820b.jpg

became this
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/fishfryer/my%20photos/image3_zps9094cfe3.jpg

with a little help from Coral PaintShop Pro X5 including the use of the KPT plug-in collection.

 

[O2]

Wow! That is different.

 

[FlyAwayFromHere]

thats pretty impressive. i saw the first pic and was like... surely that cant be made into anything good.

haha i was surprised and proven wrong

i love the sunlight and the trees one. xx

 

[tolyk]

Okay, I'll post one. I shoot only in RAW, so my images without processing are very grey/muddy. I try to bring out what I actually saw with my edits.

Before:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/tolyk/_IGP5202-1.jpg

After:
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h30/tolyk/_IGP5202.jpg

 

[FlyAwayFromHere]

Nicely done as always tolyk i really like the sky

 

[O2]

Those are nice! I need better software if I'm going to edit Raw. My adobe is too old and I can't find an upgrade for it.

 

[desertslave]

I'm so used to seeing pix of this old railroad bridge in B&W, I had to add my own version. I loved the reflections at that time of day.

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/desertslave/2013-10-21113146_zps1121e35c.jpg

http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz80/desertslave/PRRBridgeBW_zpsded20016.jpg

 

[desertslave]

I have an editing question. I have a pic that I really like, composition-wise, but it was shot on a hazy day. What kind of adjustment could I use to cut through that haze?

 

[tolyk]

I have an editing question. I have a pic that I really like, composition-wise, but it was shot on a hazy day. What kind of adjustment could I use to cut through that haze?

Not much to cut through haze after the fact.. you could try increasing contrast and see if that helps. Otherwise, convert to black & white and try a red filter.

 

[thefishfryer]

I have an editing question. I have a pic that I really like, composition-wise, but it was shot on a hazy day. What kind of adjustment could I use to cut through that haze?

There's no straightforward way that works for every photo. Contrast and sharpen tools may help or you might like to play around with histogram adjustments or filter effects. You might find you need to mask off part of the photo to apply the effects locally. It can be a bit hit and miss.

There's quite a good example here http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=264

 

[FlyAwayFromHere]

thats a pretty good tut. thank for that i will be using it lol

 

[OnlineDOM]

[URL=http://s889.photobucket.com/user/online_dom69/media/beforeandafter_zps6b00eae8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i889.photobucket.com/albums/ac100/online_dom69/beforeandafter_zps6b00eae8.jpg[/URL][/IMG]

I got this picture from bing, and just wanted to screw around with it. I used powerpoint.

 

[thefishfryer]

Neatly done.

 

[RudeNastyAssBitch]

The edit is my heart!

Fucked up, ugly, over or under exposed, what's that!? a stupid background!?, are you in a closet?

I can fix that! LOL