The above is the original. The lighting and colors are bright.
I like the edited image, because the washed out colors set a new tone for the photo. I used a combination of the curves, color balance and hue saturation tools.
In the original photo on the left, the interior is very dark, and the details of the dashboard aren't shown. I used multiple different color settings, including the curves and color balance settings. I like how in the second photo you can see more detail, it amazing what you can do with just adjusting color and brightness
I would have to agree with you on your comment on the flower picture about how it sets a new tone to the picture. With the different color balance in the second picture you can just see what a difference just a little adjustment can make to a picture. Great work this week.
ReplyDeleteOf these two examples, I think the first image was the most successful. Brightening the first image definitely brings out more of the leaf detail, which was getting a bit lost in the darker image. The flowers don't seem to pop as much though in this softer image, which can detract somewhat from the interest. Have you tried using the selection tool to modify the color/light balance on sections of your picture rather than on the entire image?
ReplyDeleteTo get the soft lighting effect you're looking for try this:
ReplyDeleteDuplicate your layer, blur the new layer so that all the details are fuzzy(50 pixels for a large image, 15 for something small, give or take), then set the blurred layers blending mode to screen(for lightening)
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Overlay - higher contrast
soft light - midtones, and softer