Thanks, Brooke. Photoshop is a bit of a beast, but thanks to watching many YouTube tutorials; reading through some pioneerwoman.com tutorials; and, most of all, the help of my wonderful co-worker Stephanie, one of our magazine's graphic designers, I think I'm getting the hang of the basics. I really don't know how anyone would be able to just open up PS and start editing away. As for these photos, I go back and forth on the original and final edited one. I prefer things to be sharp, but the soft focus kind of works on this sleepy subject. I like that his eye is highlighted more in the final edit, but the sharpening created A LOT of noise in the background, which is horrible. I'm not even sure what ISO I had the camera on for this shot, but I've found with my XT that I really need to stay at 400 or below to avoid noise. (Of course, I just started paying attention to that about two months ago.) By last, do you mean the top or the bottom? Thanks for your input!
I'm a natural-light hobbyist photographer who especially enjoys taking a photojournalistic approach to capturing children interacting in their natural environments. I also love to help with pre-wedding photography. My equipment is a Canon Digital Rebel XT, and when needed, I edit using Photoshop and other various programs.
Ok, so I clicked on the wrong post earlier. So now I see all three.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the top photo to the others.
They're all great, but I love the last one. Great job figuring out Photoshop!
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ReplyDeleteThanks, Brooke. Photoshop is a bit of a beast, but thanks to watching many YouTube tutorials; reading through some pioneerwoman.com tutorials; and, most of all, the help of my wonderful co-worker Stephanie, one of our magazine's graphic designers, I think I'm getting the hang of the basics. I really don't know how anyone would be able to just open up PS and start editing away. As for these photos, I go back and forth on the original and final edited one. I prefer things to be sharp, but the soft focus kind of works on this sleepy subject. I like that his eye is highlighted more in the final edit, but the sharpening created A LOT of noise in the background, which is horrible. I'm not even sure what ISO I had the camera on for this shot, but I've found with my XT that I really need to stay at 400 or below to avoid noise. (Of course, I just started paying attention to that about two months ago.) By last, do you mean the top or the bottom? Thanks for your input!
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