The importance of post-processing

[Digitalwave]

I just thought I'd show some of the stuff you can do to resurect poor photos in Photoshop, to give you guys some more motivation to spend a little time fixing up your pics before you post them. These are examples from the last photoshoot I posted. The pics turned out like shit, but they were salvagable.

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[asubimmer]

dang man...nice work

I wish i had PS

[Ghost]

Great inspiration. Exactly the sort of thing I need to motivate me.

Can you give us a quick list of your recommended editing software, from free downloads to expensive applications.

Cheers TJ
Ash

[nickmp0wer]

is it just contrast and brightness or what

[Digitalwave]

I use Adobe Photoshop CS. I use Levels, Color Balance, Unsharp Mask, Clone and Healing Brush tools, dodge/burn, paths to mask certain areas for specific color adjustment, and a few other tricks.

Ash, I don't really have much experience with anything but Photoshop. I've been using it since PS 4. It's basically the industry standard, I really wouldn't recommend anything else.

[Ben Carufel]

Why did the photos themselves suck, TJ? ;)

[Digitalwave]

Because I am still new at this, don't know the camera, and started shooting 20 minutes after the sun had set already.

[Tvan]

well in all honesty they weren't bad to begin with, other than the lack of proper lighting.

[f u z z]

Those are horrid!



:)

[JeffG]

Nice post TJ.

It's really nice to show everyone what can be done in PS, especially how you can take a photo that may be sub-par and change it dramatically with cropping and many other tricks. Those examples really illustrate the point at hand. I'm still learning a lot of PS, but I'm currently going through the same thing of taking pictures from my pictures hard drive and re-working them into better products. I'm happier with a lot of the re-working.

If you guys can get ahold of a copy and work with it, learn as much as you can, it can do a lot for all the pictures you take.

[Ben Carufel]

Because I am still new at this, don't know the camera, and started shooting 20 minutes after the sun had set already.

OK, at least you didn't blame the equipment for 3/3.

Seriously though what kind of camera?

[Mystikal]

When TJ lacks new mods, he seeks verbal blowjobs for photoshop skills. Of old photos. That everyone has seen.

Ha!

[Spaz]

Wanted to Hire: Photoshop editor to make my pictures look pimp like tjs :(

[Borat]

for guys that don't have PS try downloading picassa from google. Its free so if you don't like it no harm done.

[Digitalwave]

OK, at least you didn't blame the equipment for 3/3.

Seriously though what kind of camera?

Canon Digital Rebel with a Sigma 18-50 f/3.5 lens. It's my brothers camera and I've only used it once or twice, so I am pretty unfamiliar with DSLR's in general.