The Editing Stages.

I was talking to a mate, he doesn't know much about the technical side to photography, and was asking what exactly is edited in a photograph, and as I explained it to him, I realised it would be easier to show. With that in mind, I've uploaded a few pics, starting from the original, to the final images.. Its just a small example, but I think its enough to get the idea. So, here goes:

Original:


The shot was taken in my bedroom, as you can tell the background is very busy and distracting.

Edit One:


So, first thing, is maybe try and get him to stand out of the background, by cropping out unnecessary and unwanted background, the exposure has been turned up, along with contrast to make colours slightly more vibrant and maybe a little over saturated, but you notice his cheeks are two white? This means they are too exposed.

Edit Two:


If the background is too busy, simply get rid of it, so in this edit, the background has been removed, and exposure has been turned down a notch same with the saturation. in this shot, clarity has also been turned down a fair bit to give him softer skin.


After a few little more tweaks, mainly with exposure and saturation. These are the final two edits that came from that original.

Final Images:




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Hope you guys found this interesting.


Sam.

Great nice work mate

i'm liking it mate,

i love black and white photographs that have one coloured bit

just like your pink and purple flower and the pavement,

seen one on the way to greggs before my exam and thought about your work

milfer wrote:

Great nice work mate

Thanks mate, I tried to keep it simple and not long and boring lol.

Evanss_93 wrote:

i'm liking it mate,

i love black and white photographs that have one coloured bit

just like your pink and purple flower and the pavement,

seen one on the way to greggs before my exam and thought about your work

Yeah, selective colouring is awesome, but it cant be used all the time.. I'm glad you like it mate, just a day in the life of a photographer, when your not shooting, your editing, sleeping, eating or playing MW2

Nice i like the effect you did with face i like it mate

how much did all your your photography kit cost in total?

Twelvty pounds

Good contrast, deep enhanced blacks along with a well drawn out face. I like!

lmao, its expensive, im guessing thousands of pounds,,, maybe almost 1000 for a decent camera to start with? im just guessworking

somepepeshit wrote:

lmao, its expensive, im guessing thousands of pounds,,, maybe almost 1000 for a decent camera to start with? im just guessworking

yeah im guessing around £2k

My camera is the next model up from samits and you can get it for about £550-£650

PARADOX_v1 wrote:

My camera is the next model up from samits and you can get it for about £550-£650

thats a lot. but samit has loads of other equipment though i imagine, of course tripods and maybe other things like different types of lights for close up shots and lenses are expensive. how much have you spent on photography?

jcb94 wrote:

PARADOX_v1 wrote:

My camera is the next model up from samits and you can get it for about £550-£650

thats a lot. but samit has loads of other equipment though i imagine, of course tripods and maybe other things like different types of lights for close up shots and lenses are expensive. how much have you spent on photography?

nothing lol oh I bought a tripod but Monika bought my camera, bag and memory card for me

PARADOX_v1 wrote:

jcb94 wrote:

PARADOX_v1 wrote:

My camera is the next model up from samits and you can get it for about £550-£650

thats a lot. but samit has loads of other equipment though i imagine, of course tripods and maybe other things like different types of lights for close up shots and lenses are expensive. how much have you spent on photography?

nothing lol oh I bought a tripod but Monika bought my camera, bag and memory card for me

all that free equipment... next you'll be wanting free sex

Richking33 wrote:

Nice i like the effect you did with face i like it mate

Many thanks dude

jcb94 wrote:

how much did all your your photography kit cost in total?

Camera: £400
Memory Cards: £40
Lenses (2): £170
Reversing Ring: £15
Tripod: £15
Flashgun: £150
Camera Bag: £40

TOTAL: £840

PARADOX_v1 wrote:

Good contrast, deep enhanced blacks along with a well drawn out face. I like!

Thanks mate, glad you like it, just a few things to look out for when editing, over exposed areas, cropping, framing, etc..

i've got this camera which is pretty good and this makes some good pictures

i like what u'v dun with there pics simple but efective

Heyyy Kumar. since when did you start taking photos?

Can someone remove that Nikon from my topic ?


Lol, Canon only thnx xD

Phenomenal- wrote:

Can someone remove that Nikon from my topic ?


Lol, Canon only thnx xD

lol its like the 360 v ps3 fanboy battles except with a lot less obese american teenagers.

It is indeed. Hurry up, I'm getting more offended everytime I come on the forums !

Kumar sell it and get a Canon to keep the AC!D trend, Ridge and Samit both have Canon

Johnny and Dibbers Too !

I have one from boots so there huh mines better

Mate disposible cameras don't count, buy a real one =P