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02/13/2006 01:23:19 PM · #1 |
Was reading some other forums and ran across a discussion of post processing. Since that topic is always a hot issue around here I wanted to post a link to this gallery of before and after images.
Pretty amazing to see what a little PP knowledge can do!
Before & After Gallery |
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02/13/2006 01:28:48 PM · #2 |
| Pretty Amazing is right!! Thanks for posting this link. |
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02/13/2006 01:47:28 PM · #3 |
im not great with photoshop, so i got the kelby book. it's nice to learn some features (buttons, layers, etc.), but im more interested in using photoshop to do work like this.
where can i get started? |
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02/14/2006 10:16:57 AM · #4 |
| Hi, This is a help. I saved it in my Composition and editing folder! |
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02/14/2006 10:29:50 AM · #5 |
You should check this guy's before and after shots.
Click on an image and then hover your mouse over to toggle between the two pictures.
Pretty amazing stuff.
//www.glennferon.com/portfolio1/index.html
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02/15/2006 02:46:59 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by JayWalk:
Was reading some other forums and ran across a discussion of post processing. Since that topic is always a hot issue around here I wanted to post a link to this gallery of before and after images.
Pretty amazing to see what a little PP knowledge can do!
Before & After Gallery |
Those are really sweet! Anyone know a process / plugin (PSP/PS/etc) for the high-key-ish b/w ones? I really like those, but have never been able to come up with anything close.
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02/19/2006 09:03:47 AM · #7 |
I'm very much an amatuer and don't have near the skill this lady does (Nor Glen Feron), but I wanted to play a bit of devil's advocate here...
Quite a few of these shots seem a bit too processed for my taste. There is definitely a need for post processing, but there's also a trick in knowing when to stop. I'm not saying these aren't quality work, because they certainly are...I think some of them are just a bit overdone
Just my two cents. :)
Message edited by author 2006-02-19 09:04:29. |
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02/19/2006 09:08:12 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by ShadowBox:
I'm very much an amatuer and don't have near the skill this lady does (Nor Glen Feron), but I wanted to play a bit of devil's advocate here...
Quite a few of these shots seem a bit too processed for my taste. There is definitely a need for post processing, but there's also a trick in knowing when to stop. I'm not saying these aren't quality work, because they certainly are...I think some of them are just a bit overdone
Just my two cents. :) |
Most certainly true. But if you know how to process this far, you can always stop when you feel like it. I'm no PS guru by any means and I'm thinking of taking a course this summer. Even if I don't push my photos that far, I'd still like to know how.
Message edited by author 2006-02-19 09:08:52. |
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02/19/2006 09:35:57 AM · #9 |
All the photos (before and aft) are incredible and look amazing on the monitor.
In the past, I have had a tendency to over-process because on the monitor the photos looked awesome, but when I received my prints, some were just too eerie and way overdone. In some situations, I guess it's best to know when enough is enough. I'm learning with portraits (prints from mpix) only to do minor adjustments in curves and possibly levels. I no longer try to add to the saturation and sometimes don't sharpen because the softness is appealing in a print (except for the eyes - I've been paying attention to trying to get the clarity in those eyes!). |
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02/19/2006 10:21:54 AM · #10 |
I think lots of those photos looked over processed... however some were nice. .. I guess I am not one for EXTREME.. changes..
perhaps some of the ones where the persons eye's popped out of their head were the ones I liked the least... too much grunge.
However I did really like the job of that red haired girl with her head to the side.
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02/19/2006 10:24:13 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by rscorp:
Originally posted by ShadowBox:
I'm very much an amatuer and don't have near the skill this lady does (Nor Glen Feron), but I wanted to play a bit of devil's advocate here...
Quite a few of these shots seem a bit too processed for my taste. There is definitely a need for post processing, but there's also a trick in knowing when to stop. I'm not saying these aren't quality work, because they certainly are...I think some of them are just a bit overdone
Just my two cents. :) |
However, one skill is knowing where to stop.. just as valuable (or more) than knowing how to go far.
Most certainly true. But if you know how to process this far, you can always stop when you feel like it. I'm no PS guru by any means and I'm thinking of taking a course this summer. Even if I don't push my photos that far, I'd still like to know how. |
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02/19/2006 10:54:05 AM · #12 |
I'm very much an amatuer and don't have near the skill this lady does (Nor Glen Feron), but I wanted to play a bit of devil's advocate here...
Quite a few of these shots seem a bit too processed for my taste. There is definitely a need for post processing, but there's also a trick in knowing when to stop. I'm not saying these aren't quality work, because they certainly are...I think some of them are just a bit overdone
Just my two cents. :)
Leave it to a Nikonian to have the guts to offer an honest critique. Overall the before/afters are quite good but, I too believe some are overprocessed. I guess the following applies:
"Art is in the eye of the beholder."
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