I will c&c your work for you, beginners welcomed.

[Dwayne Oakes]

I will c&c your work for you, tweak your photo with a repost of the photo
and a list of the tweaks I made so you can pick up some pp tips. One photo per
photographer and 35 photo limit to this thread only.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Jeffro]

Ok I will take the first Shot! Let me know if you need more than just the pics! But you did not state any other rules so here you go!!!

OH AND Thanks!!!

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Ok I will take the first Shot! Let me know if you need more than just the pics! But you did not state any other rules so here you go!!!

OH AND Thanks!!!

good

-very good comp (subject placed off center)
-exposure is right on
-very nice DOF
-very good detail
-low noise

nit

-dark object bottom right is a bit of a distraction
-pulley could use a tad contrast and color boost

tweak

-cropped a little off the right of the photo to get rid
of the dark object (distraction)

-used midtone slder in (levels) to darken the photo a tad, this
will add a bit of color and contrast to the pulley

-added a tad of USM (sharpening) R=0.7 A=100 T=0 to get over
the AA filter

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Yemme]

Ahhhh...Another one... I'll be right back...

 

[Yemme]

Ok... lot of issues with this image. Would love to see what you can do.

Thanks in advance :hug::

 

[gregie27]

hi dwayne,

i just notice you tweak the midtones to add contrast. what do you think of instead of midtones adjustments, we tweak the curves slider giving a very very slim S to add contrast? i love the pulley pic!

much respect,
karlo

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

hi dwayne,

i just notice you tweak the midtones to add contrast. what do you think of instead of midtones adjustments, we tweak the curves slider giving a very very slim S to add contrast? i love the pulley pic!

much respect,
karlo

Yep that will work for sure. Also adding a tad of USM acts a mild contrast booster as that is what it is based on. Thanks again.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Ok... lot of issues with this image. Would love to see what you can do.

Thanks in advance :hug::

good

-great light, lines and shadows

nit

-comp is a tad busy (and is taking away the great light and shadow
elements in the photo)

-photo could use an artistic filter to spruce it up a bit (personal choice)

tweak

-straightened the iron frames

-cropped the photo tighter to get rid of the clutter and to key in on the
light and shadow elements

-added Orton-effect to spruce up the photo (personal choice)

Orton-effect

1-use midtone slider in (levels) to darken the photo
2-add gaussian blur so photo goes very blurry
3-go into blending mode and select (multiply)
4-readjust sliders in (levels) to set final exposure

-desaturated the colors in the photo (saturation slider)
-added selective color saturation to just the orange safety fence

-added selective gaussain blur to the left of the photo to hide the car
-added a tad of USM (sharpening) as a mild contrast booster

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[lalalala<3life]

Hello Dwayne!

Wow what you did in the last photo was amazing!! I really like the way it looks after the edit. Ok so I have a photo that I would like to see what you can do with. I think the photo is pretty good,but it (of course as always) could be better. I think its kinda bright. I can't wait to see what suggestions and things you have for it. Thank you

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Hello Dwayne!

Wow what you did in the last photo was amazing!! I really like the way it looks after the edit. Ok so I have a photo that I would like to see what you can do with. I think the photo is pretty good,but it (of course as always) could be better. I think its kinda bright. I can't wait to see what suggestions and things you have for it. Thank you

good

-great and important insect
-exposure is very good
-good contrast
-very good detail
-well lit subject

nit

-the comp (subject is placed on center)
-the colors (yellows) seem a tad over (red channel clipped in the histogram)
-subject could be a tad closer to the viewer to show more of the detail

tweak

-cropped the photo so subject is to 1/3 rule and a tighter crop so subject
fills more of the frame to see the details better

-desaturated the colors until red channel is not clipped
-lightened (dodge) the center (green) part of the flower
-darkened (burn) the bee's shadow

-added a tad selective USM (sharpening) to just the eyes and
thorax of the bee

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Ebag17]

I'm always interested in learning new ways to edit photos. I'd like to see what you do.

 

[lalalala<3life]

Thank you! That was very interesting for me to see. What editing program do you use? Photoshop? If so do you use the newest version?

I have another photo for you to c&c and change. It's a photo I took when I was doing a photo shoot of my friend. I have always been interested to see how photographers get those really AMAZINGLY lit and colored photos. I was never sure if it's actually setting the camera and lens certain ways or if some of it was the editing done after? Maybe this will help solve some of my wondering. Thank you in advance! I love what you do and hope to be able to edit like you someday!

 

[bmrust]

Dwayne -

The edits you have done look great! Here is a photo I took recently that I really like. However, I know there are things that could be done to it. I am new to photography, so I don't have the pp-eye yet.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

I'm always interested in learning new ways to edit photos. I'd like to see what you do.

good

-amazing place
-great clouds and water reflection
-good comp (the 50/50 works here)
-good highlight control (no clipping)

nit

-photo has a slight tilt to the left when placed on a grid

-photo is dull and lacks contrast and color (due to white and black points
not being set) still room left in the histogram

-sensor dust in top left of photo (sky)
-photo is a tad soft

tweak

-straightened the photo

-set white point off one of the clouds and set black point off the shadow
in the rightside of the shoreline (to improve contrast and color)

-lightened (dodge) the tree line on the right were the light is falling on it
-healed out the sensor dust in the sky top left

-added a tad more contrast boost (global)
-added a tad of global USM (sharpening) to get over the AA filter

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Jeffro]

Hey I have the "Pulley Pic" Wanted to say thank you for looking at and appreciate your response!

Never noticed the round thing on the right!!!