After-Before Friday
After-Before Friday One photo focus
The first Friday of each month, the After Before Friday forum is one photo, that we all edit. I love to see how all of us that participate come up with different editing ideas. The photo for this month is from Lore Dombaj of Snow Fissures and Fractures.
I love this photo, it’s something I would probably shoot too. This is my edited version.
And here is the original.
For me, the focal point was the statue, and of course they greenery he is holding.
I applied a slight matte preset to the photo, then used an adjustment brush to brighten the plants and make them stand out more. I cropped the photo down to take away some of the distractions, and added a dark vignette.
That’s it. To see what everyone else did with the photo, visit Visual venturing for all the links.
Have a great weekend everyone!
What a fun project! I will have to cruise on over there and see what everyone’s looks like! I just love the effects you have applied to yours! Happy Weekend!
Nice one.Have a fabulous Friday.
Best wishes Molly
AHHHHH! OK, the before photo is what usually happens to me when I take an exterior photo – it’s too realistic, to stark. But the enhanced photo is what I am after, but it’s all a matter of knowing what setting on either the camera or on the Photoshop to use! THANK YOU for your tips, Mary! Happy Friday! Anita
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it is lovely.
That’s a really cool idea! I really like what you did with the photo. I think it’s so interesting to see different people’s takes on the same picture. Have a great weekend! :)
This is the first time we’ve seen this Before After Friday project. Mom loves this idea and really likes your editing.
Nice job on the tones.
Great job!I was not very happy with my version, I was way to rushed and didn’t really achieve what I was after. But you certainly did!
Thanks. And I thought yours was great.
Well, there you go! :)
That’s a really fantastic editing work.
You definitely clarified the statue, and I like how your editing made those little flowers stand out more too.
I like your edits! I ought to check out what the rest did to this. I’m fascinated! (You definitely know more about good editing than I do!)
How fun! And great minds think alike – you cropped and processed similar to what I did too. It looks good and I saw in your comment to me that you learned a few things in my post. That’s wonderful – glad I wrote it up. Let me know if you have any questions if you try any of it and can’t get it to work.
Nancy
Experimenting with focal points is a whole new world!!!…:)JP
Nice!!! I love the statue.
Well done. You really made those flowers come alive and brought out the mood of the place. A beautiful processing.
Mary, it’s amazing the difference a warmer tone brings to the photo. It’s also interesting that the tone itself helps to blend in the background so it’s not as distracting – which allowed you to keep in more of the lovely light and shadows that Loré captured! Nicely done :)
I still have not mastered layers.
What a fun project. Love how you altered the focal point and tone of the photo.
The edited shot is fabulous.
What a cool idea. It’s all about perspective.
Nice edit, you really brought attention to the statue.