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

[Dwayne Oakes]

good

-the focus is right on
-WB (white balance) looks good for (what looks like flourescent lamps)
-exposure is right on
-good DOF

nit

-red-eye from flash
-photo is busy
-comp would be better in portrait orientation (vertical crop)
-photo has a slight tilt to the left when placed on a grid
-photo is noisy

tweak

-used red-eye control points in Nikon NX2 to reduce the red-eye
-straightened the photo

-cropped the photo tighter to get rid of the clutter and put the photo in
portrait orientation

-put the photo through NR software
-lightened (dodge) the shadow on the left side of model's face

-added a tad of selective soft-focus (gaussian blur) to just
the model's face

-added a tad of selective color saturation to just the model's face to
warm the skin tones

-added a tad of global contrast boost

-added a tad of selective USM (sharpening) to just the model's eyes,
lips and hair

-healed out any blemishes on the model's face and the stray camera

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

Thank you it looks great. Do you mind if i ask what software you use?

Thanks for the comments ! I use Nikon Capture NX2 editing software.

Nikon | Imaging Products | CaptureNX2

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

hey,

here is one i took, i think it looks alright, just needs to be jazzed up a bit i think

i hope it works

good

-very good comp (1/3 rule sky vs land)
-cool watering system
-very good DOF
-good highlight control
-horizon is straight
-low noise and no sensor dust (sky)

nit

-white and black points not set, still room left on the histogram
-photo is a tad flat (lacks contrast)
-photo is a tad soft due to AA filter (normal)
-stray brown patch in the FG and black objects in the MG are
a bit of a distraction

tweak

-cropped the brown patch out in the FG

-set white point off one of the clouds and the black point off the tire
in the FG

-added a tad of global color saturation
-added a tad of global contrast boost

-lightened (dodge) the shadow in the main tire in the FG
-added a tad of global USM (sharpening) to get over the AA filter

-healed out and stray objects in the FG and MG

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Ok Dwayne but I am kinda excited about another one and want to know what you think!!!

I will be patient!

Thanks Jeffro.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[Dominantly]

Ran it through Topaz to give it some pop....

 

[Jono]

Can you work your magic on this one please chap?

 

[Dominantly]

well, I know he'll give it a good do over, but I thought I would throw out a version. I kept it as natural as I could.

 

[docphysics]

Wow, this is one of the best threads I have ever seen!

 

[Yemme]

well, I know he'll give it a good do over, but I thought I would throw out a version. I kept it as natural as I could.

There are 2 of you on TPF.... We are so lucky!

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

Can you work your magic on this one please chap?

good

-very good comp (good placement of the FG rocks)
-great shutter speed (water motion blur)
-very good highlight control
-contrast, colors and detail all look good
-good DOF

nit

-to many shadows on the left side of photo

tweak

-desaturated the colors (personal choice)

-added selective color saturation to the moss up and down the creek,
the fern plant on the right and the leaves in the upper right corner

-lightened (dodge) the shadows on the left side of the photo

-lightened (dodge) the the light coming through the leaves in the
upper right corner

-lightened (dodge) the underwater rocks in the FG
-lightened (dodge) the some of the whitewater in the FG

-healed out the small amount of sky in top upper right corner

-did not add any USM (sharpening) as the photo looks better with
soft light

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[inTempus]

I'm not much of a landscape photographer... but I went on a hike this last weekend and shot this image.

I probably captured too much sky, but I wanted to get it... It was a stunningly beautiful day and the sky against the grass was just too pretty.

 

[doingcool]

 

[JayClark79]

Could you please CC these 2 pictures from my sons Baptism?

 

[boomer]

You have some great edits!

If you have time i would like to get your editing opinion on this shot. I have messed with this shot a lot as the white balance is pretty far off (even had the white balance set to the coldest setting). Here's my try at PP.

Original

 

[Dwayne Oakes]

I'm not much of a landscape photographer... but I went on a hike this last weekend and shot this image.

I probably captured too much sky, but I wanted to get it... It was a stunningly beautiful day and the sky against the grass was just too pretty.

This is a good landscape and does not look like a snapshot. Good job !

good

-the comp works here
-the color, contrast and exposure all look good
-good detail
-good DOF

nit

-the sky is starting to show (posterization) this could be from to far of
a curve adjustment

-photo (clouds) have a slight tilt to the left when placed on a grid

-slight clipping (not a big deal)

tweak

-went with black and white to add more drama to the photo
(personal choice)

-straightened the photo
-lightened (dodge) some areas of the photo
-darkened (burn) the clipped areas

Hope this helps and thanks for posting.

Take care,

Dwayne Oakes

 

[dave196]

You have some great edits!

If you have time i would like to get your editing opinion on this shot. I have messed with this shot a lot as the white balance is pretty far off (even had the white balance set to the coldest setting). Here's my try at PP.

Original

Hey boomer, good work here.
Im not much one for C&C, but i thought id give the edit a shot.

Heres my attempt.