Digital Darkroom

STRAIGHT OUT OF CAMERA (SOOC) vs. MINDS EYE

There are many times when I take a photo and see it a certain way. Then I get home, download the photos to view them on my monitor to find that they don't resemble the image in my minds eye. A good example is the photo below. The dynamic range was sadly lacking.




Thankfully I have been able to make the image closer to what I wanted it to resemble by using some tools and functions found in Adobe Photoshop CS3.

Below is a comparison of before and after editing.
Whilst I loved the original photo but it seemed flat and lacking in contrast.



FILL LIGHT
Sometimes the flash doesn't fire or is too far away from the subject to fill in the shadows.
In this situation I used the Shadows and Highlights image adjustment

Lesson: White balance, lens distortion and cropping

coin macro with white balance, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

"coin macro" by vanessapr [?]


"coin macro with white balance" by vanessapr [?]


With Filter>Distort>Lens Correction to straighten the photo and then crop to fill the frame.
"Coin macro after white balance and lens correction (angle)" by vanessapr [?]

Studio Bambini - mock cover with photo of Siobhan

Studio Bambini - mock cover with photo of Siobhan, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

Some fun with Adobe Photoshop for the 'On the Cover' Flickr group.

Photoshop Actions - babysoft

A gift from the sea - OOB

A gift from the sea - OOB, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

Paradise locked up - the chain all rusty

Paradise locked up - the chain all rusty, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

Sushi from The Bento Box, Wollongong

Sushi from The Bento Box, Wollongong, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

Meerkats - after Shadows and Highlights applied

Meerkats - after Shadows and Highlights applied, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

see the before
www.flickr.com/photos/lilcrabbygal/509569017/in/photostream/

Jacob on Australia Day

Jacob on Australia Day, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

There was a carnival down at North Wollongong on Australia Day. I love the expression on Jacob's face after he went down the slide of the jumping castle for the first time.

Scrapbook page of Adrian and Siobhan

Scrapbook page of Adrian and Siobhan, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

Silver Turban Seashell

Silver Turban Seashell, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

fake ttv mosaic

ttv mosaic, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

1. Untitled, 2. lemon macro against pink background, 3. Seashell macro with frame and processing, 4. thirroul beach, 5. St Brigid - through the lens, 6. palm, 7. Philip with waiter at Lowenbrau German Beer hall, The Rocks, Sydney, 8. Lions at Taronga Park Zoo - lomo, 9. yellow flower - TTV style




Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

Seashell macro with frame and processing

Seashell macro with frame and processing, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

curves, orton, flatterizer, painting effects

newtown street - ALL STOCK MUST GO photoshop tutorial

newtown1, originally uploaded by vanessapr.

Tutorial in the form of screenshots of the stages between 'before' and 'after'

philip with friends - edited

philip with friends - edited
Originally uploaded by vanessapr.

It isn't technically good but the mural in the background mirrored his expression so much that I just thought it would make a nice 'head on' portrait