Am I over processing my pictures?

[JMBriggs]

My fam isn't on Facebook... I think they just liked it because they did. Everyone is different, and everyone likes different things. Thanks for the feedback ( =
(You shouldn't assume you know things that you really don't (especially about people you have never met). It makes you come across as an ass... No offense.)

 

[Tee]

My fam isn't on Facebook... I think they just liked it because they did. Everyone is different, and everyone likes different things. Thanks for the feedback ( =
(You shouldn't assume you know things that you really don't (especially about people you have never met). It makes you come across as an ass... No offense.)

No offense taken. The Facebook saying is just a social reference in which tilts, desaturation, selective coloring and other flash in the pan processing has skewed peoples idea of what a good image is. I'm not implying your photos are bad just that a lot of people get their ideas of "kewl" photos from 18 year olds posting on social media.

 

[Leftyplayer]

The way I know if I'm over-processing is to put the original and the processed shot side-by-side. If I like the original better, then I over-processed. If the photo is for someone else and they like x better than y, then that's the shot.

I love selective coloring, but it's been overdone, and often it's done for the sake of doing it rather than for the enhancement of the photo. It's also overdone on the same types of subjects (i.e., flowers). I never do it or try to find a unique way to apply it or apply it on a unique subject. I like yours, but like I said, we've all seen that shot too many times. However, the original looks absolutely lovely!