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jackatesme · 21st February 2018, 17:14

Could you photography experts put up some photos of before and after editing,so someone who is new to this can ask,how did you get that bit to look like that and what editing app was used.

Rocket · 22nd February 2018, 12:28

I recently had this shot printed and it now hangs by my desk.
I took it on Feb 6th

The first pic is how it came out the camera.
The second pic is just cropped.
The third pic is cropped and edited.

The shot was taken late in the day and the sun was hitting the bird in the face. The rear of the bird was in shadow.
I always shoot in RAW (as opposed to JPEG) , this enables me to retain more detail in the dark and light areas for editing.

I have had to convert these pics to JPEG to display here.

In a nutshell.
I darkened the light areas.
I lightened the dark areas.
I boosted the colour

I did other tweeks but the above is what really matters.

DSC00097 by Paul Stickley, on Flickr

DSC00097-2 by Paul Stickley, on Flickr

DSC00097-3 by Paul Stickley, on Flickr

jackatesme · 23rd February 2018, 09:39

Thanks for reply Paul, i know how to crop,it's the rest i need info on,what app is needed,and is there a book you would recommend. Such as. An idiots guide to photoshop.

Rocket · 23rd February 2018, 10:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackatesme

Thanks for reply Paul, i know how to crop,it's the rest i need info on,what app is needed,and is there a book you would recommend. Such as. An idiots guide to photoshop.

I have both Lightroom and Photoshop but having either on it's own is fine. There are many free Editing Software Programs out there like Gimp or Paint.net. You can visit Ipiccy (and others) in your browser and edit pictures as another option. Many of the programs are fully featured and can appear bewildering for a newcomer.

I have little experience outside of Lightroom and Photoshop so maybe others may know of free easy to use software.

As for learning, I have learnt photography and editing by watching videos mostly on Youtube.

I have not read this book but I do watch his videos on Youtube (and many other people also) I would say he is a good teacher and produces good content. The book covers photography rather than editing. He does have videobooks on Lightroom and Photoshop.

https://northrup.photo/product/stunn...l-photography/
You can visit the "Tutorials" page on the above website and find some free videos on Photoshp and Lightroom.

Off subject, but as I said I enjoy watching many Youtubers with photography channels. Here is one guy who travels Great Britain (and the world) taking pictures and visiting fantastic places. I enjoy watching them. There are lots of other Guys and Gals doing similar things.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfh...6gEc4hDK90rR1Q

Hope this helps

coolcat · 1st March 2018, 16:07

Here is a photo of my Nephew Ozzy in the park taken with my Dslr and 70-200 F2.8 lens.

CC9J6559 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

This is my edit of the photo.

Ozzy by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

This was edited using a mixture of Lightroom, Photoshop and Google HDR Efex Pro.

Firstly I used lightroom to crop and to adjust the lighting/clarity etc.
I then used Photoshop and content aware to remove the white fencing in the background, also in photoshop I moved the catchlights in the eyes to the centre and a few other tweaks.
Lastly I opened up the image in HDR Efex Pro and applied a modified HDR effect and finished off the edit with a vignette

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Rocket Posted a thing or two ROVER 75 CONNOISSEUR SE HIGHLINE TOURER MANUAL 2.5 V6 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midhurst Posts: 1,680 Thanks: 679 Thanked 735 Times in 530 Posts	I recently had this shot printed and it now hangs by my desk. I took it on Feb 6th The first pic is how it came out the camera. The second pic is just cropped. The third pic is cropped and edited. The shot was taken late in the day and the sun was hitting the bird in the face. The rear of the bird was in shadow. I always shoot in RAW (as opposed to JPEG) , this enables me to retain more detail in the dark and light areas for editing. I have had to convert these pics to JPEG to display here. In a nutshell. I darkened the light areas. I lightened the dark areas. I boosted the colour I did other tweeks but the above is what really matters. DSC00097 by Paul Stickley, on Flickr DSC00097-2 by Paul Stickley, on Flickr DSC00097-3 by Paul Stickley, on Flickr __________________ Paul http://www.paulstickley.com/

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jackatesme This is my second home rover 75 saloon.Renault Captur 1.5 diesel. Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: rhymney Posts: 3,661 Thanks: 2,269 Thanked 1,242 Times in 702 Posts	Thanks for reply Paul, i know how to crop,it's the rest i need info on,what app is needed,and is there a book you would recommend. Such as. An idiots guide to photoshop. __________________ - John B signing out Maralyn was born 9th Sept 2004 14.44.48. 103,597 of 112,381 (75s) 3,021 of 4,744 Connie SE 239 of 1.685 Platinum Gold. "Maralyn": Platinum Blonde,Troublesome,Unpredictable.

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coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,135 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Here is a photo of my Nephew Ozzy in the park taken with my Dslr and 70-200 F2.8 lens. CC9J6559 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr This is my edit of the photo. Ozzy by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr This was edited using a mixture of Lightroom, Photoshop and Google HDR Efex Pro. Firstly I used lightroom to crop and to adjust the lighting/clarity etc. I then used Photoshop and content aware to remove the white fencing in the background, also in photoshop I moved the catchlights in the eyes to the centre and a few other tweaks. Lastly I opened up the image in HDR Efex Pro and applied a modified HDR effect and finished off the edit with a vignette __________________ Jeff.