Creative edits = Over Processing??

[D-B-J]

I really like them. They are tastefully done

 

[frisii]

I dragged the first image from your last post, into an editor. I desaturated it by 13%, reduced the blue channel by 3%, and lifted the gamma/rgb midpoint by 5%. It looks improved to me but whether that's my eyes/monitor/preference ?

 

[NikonME]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6141/5999890506_7e62cf3908_z.jpg

I really like this one..

 

[pgriz]

To me, post-processing is like using spices in cooking - When used with subtlety and care, they enhance the dish and the original flavours. When overdone, they become the centerpiece instead of the dish. A photographer I know uses up to 64 steps in his postprocessing, but when we look at the image, we don't see postprocessing, we see what we think is pretty amazing lighting. Of course, given that this person does street photography, there's no way that he's carting around softboxes and fill lights and the like, but his processing gives that kind of polish to the images. In that context, the postprocessing is not visible by itself, but it serves to enhance our view of the subject. You can see images such as Jeffry Plomley Photography here...

 

[Derrel]

The first shot is simply outstanding!!! I love the way that one looks! Some of the later ones look a bit overcooked, yet still, these are pretty cute. A competent sales person ought to be able to sell one or two of these as a small- to medium-sized canvas wall mount print quite easily. Nice work, Sabrina. In this specific genre, these are very good examples.

 

[SabrinaO]

To me, post-processing is like using spices in cooking - When used with subtlety and care, they enhance the dish and the original flavours. When overdone, they become the centerpiece instead of the dish. A photographer I know uses up to 64 steps in his postprocessing, but when we look at the image, we don't see postprocessing, we see what we think is pretty amazing lighting. Of course, given that this person does street photography, there's no way that he's carting around softboxes and fill lights and the like, but his processing gives that kind of polish to the images. In that context, the postprocessing is not visible by itself, but it serves to enhance our view of the subject. You can see images such as Jeffry Plomley Photography here...

LOVE your explanation and thanks for the link

 

[adversus]

You done good.

There's no such thing as over-processing. There's only making an image look un-appealing to Person A, B, C. But Persons X, Y, and Z may love it. But hey, that's art for you.

I won a contest with a picture I posted here that 95% of the people who responded said they hated, so there you go.

 

[SabrinaO]

The first shot is simply outstanding!!! I love the way that one looks! Some of the later ones look a bit overcooked, yet still, these are pretty cute. A competent sales person ought to be able to sell one or two of these as a small- to medium-sized canvas wall mount print quite easily. Nice work, Sabrina. In this specific genre, these are very good examples.

Thanks Derrel! What do you mean the later ones look overcooked? My second set?