My 1st edited picture

Dixielanddelight74 · Jan 19, 2014

This is a picture I took and edited. This is the first picture I have edited and learning.

Original

Edited

wyogirl · Jan 19, 2014

First... I love your screen name.
Second: I know editing is fun, but don't over do it. Just my opinion.

Dixielanddelight74 · Jan 19, 2014

Thank you

I wished I knew how to edit pics but I am learning on that to..LOL Im on the trial version of Lightroom. Everything is so new but I have wanted to do photography for at least 10 years and never had the chance to get a great camera.

wyogirl · Jan 19, 2014

We all start somewhere. This forum is a good place for feedback, but it will be honest and sometimes harsh. Hang in there and keep shooting & editing. You can't learn without practice.

TamiAz · Jan 19, 2014

I think most new photographers tend to have a heavy hand when it comes to editing..I know I did and I've learned to tone it down with practice. I would recommend checking out youtube for editing videos. Keep practicing and learn the function of each slider and what it does to your image. Have fun!

Dixielanddelight74 · Jan 19, 2014

Thanks

btw, I just saw your flicker and love your pics

KmH · Jan 19, 2014

Using LR you have the choice of doing global edits that affect the entire image, or you can just do local edits, that only affect part of the image.

A good tool for doing local edits is the Adjustment Brush tool.
A tool I often use is the Gradient tool.

With LR 5 open, if you press the keyboard F1 key it will take you to Adobe Community Help for Lightroom and you can take advantage of the many tutorials you'll find there.

I did an very quick edit of your original using the Adjustment brush separately on the sky and on the land.
Here are the Adjustment Brush settings I used on the sky:
Temperature -50, Tint 0, Exposure =25, Contrast +60, Highlights 0, Shadows +70, Clarity +90, Saturation +10, Sharpness +25, noise Reduction -75, Moire reduction 0, Defring 0.

Here are the Adjustment Brush settings I used on the land:
Temperature/Tint 0, Exposure +1.75, Contrast +75, Highlights 0, Shadows +40, Clarity +30, Saturation 0, Sharpness +20, noise Reduction 0, Moire reduction 0, Defring 0.