pictures don't pop

[hombredelmar]

Hello all !

I have been shooting for a while and I believe I have some pretty powerful shots however they don’t POP, if you know what I mean


I have been spending lots of hours in PS and LR but cannot get any satisfaction…….yes, I need your help, please!!!


Thank you in advance,

Homeberedelmar

p.s. I am attaching a file, an original file that i was trying to work on, would really appreciate if you show me some moves, thanks again

 

[480sparky]

1. Straighten horizon.
2. Adjust black point. White point was fine.
3. Added slight S to Curve.
4. Increased saturation.
5. High-pass Sharpen.

 

[snerd]

Leveled, upped exposure a tad, lowered highlights, upped shadow a bit and a little more black, clarity, vibrance, a little blue channel and orange channel, sharpened with LR controls.

 

[LimePanda]

This is what I got after a quick 2 minute edit:

(edit) after looking at this some more I think It has too much blue tint, but hey like I said it was a 2 minute edit so if someone took the time I'm sure they could do something amazing with it

 

[hombredelmar]

I liked the color ( blue) and the way it was sharped.
Can you please tell me the steps?

 

[hombredelmar]

1. Straighten horizon.
2. Adjust black point. White point was fine.
3. Added slight S to Curve.
4. Increased saturation.
5. High-pass Sharpen.

thank you, i don't see much of a difference, the only thing i see is that it became darker

 

[hombredelmar]

This is what I got after a quick 2 minute edit:

(edit) after looking at this some more I think It has too much blue tint, but hey like I said it was a 2 minute edit so if someone took the time I'm sure they could do something amazing with it


View attachment 84155

I liked the color ( blue) and the way it was sharped.
Can you please tell me the steps?

 

[407370]

softened the whole pic with a blurry layer and rubbed out round the head. Wanted to give more focus on the head.

 

[LimePanda]

Sure although I will suggest some changes afterwards

BASIC TAB

Temp -19
Tint no change

Exposure -0.12
Contrast +29

Highlights -100
Shadows +62
Whites +31
Blacks -31

Clarity +33
Vibrance +21
Saturation +5

DETAIL TAB

Sharpening
Amount 68

Noise Reduction
Luminance 29

LENS CORRECTIONS TAB
Check remove chromatic aberrations.

EFFECTS TAB
Post crop vignetting
Highlight priority
Amount -10


My suggestions would be:
Take the temp back to -12
Under HSL Saturation Blue +35
Under HSL Luminance Blue -10


At the end of the day it's all down to personal preference so just experiment and have fun

 

[hombredelmar]

Here is my version that i was not satisfied with, looks somehow like LimePanda's example
It took me at least 1 hr to complete

 

[hombredelmar]

View attachment 84165

softened the whole pic with a blurry layer and rubbed out round the head. Wanted to give more focus on the head.

I kind of like the blur but my goal was to bring up the colors to make it vivid yet realistic
Thanks 407370

 

[hombredelmar]

and still, the picture, on all examples, looks like the one tourists take, eventually i would want to add some more value to it, some corrective layers..
Thank you, all for your support !!!

 

[snerd]

You can't edit a jpeg file as much as having the RAW file handy. The possibilities are much greater for us with the original raw file.

 

[hombredelmar]

You can't edit a jpeg file as much as having the RAW file handy. The possibilities are much greater for us with the original raw file.

Snerd, thats true, i would upload one RAW if the site would allow me to unless there are ways i don't know about

 

[frommrstomommy]

I tanned his very white areas because they were distracting for some reason..