This is Hannah. Isn't she beautiful? I am in the middle of editing her session from Saturday night and I thought I would do a little "behind the image" post to show off what goes in to editing an image to perfection :) Or close to it, at least. So, above you see the final product.
Here is the image straight off the camera:
Not bad, but really flat, with blah blue undertones. No spark to it. Definitely needs work. So, after selecting the best of the best from a session, I do a quick color-correct, fix exposure, and contrast boost on them. Here is that step completed:
Ahhh, much better. A majority of the time, I am done after this step. I love that look and it is quick, easy, and gorgeous. For this shot, I still wanted to spruce it up a little, so I did a few more things to it. Next, I ran the action Green With Envy and brushed that as needed to brighten the greens in the grass and the golden tones in the lighted parts of her hair. I also added a little lens flare above her head at 38% opacity. I also decided to run Warm It Up, Kris!, which I don't normally do, but I wanted to play with the warm tones in the light. And then, finally, I ran Slice Like a Ninja at 70%, which just sharpens the image overall, bringing out the details a little more clearly. So, then, we have the final product! Here it is once again:
4 comments:
This is so interesting, Erin! I love seeing how you create your art!
Such beautiful work! You are so lucky to have this amazing God given talent.
so much info, and yet still something i couldn't so in a million years. very cool post erin. so so so great!
Thanks for sharing. I don't have photoshop yet and I'm anxious to get it! Now, seeing your image straight from the camera, I don't feel so bad about my photos. That sounds terrible, but it's encouraging to me. Really. Editing makes all the difference. Your work is lovely!
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