Your best edit?

WillyWonka

I'm about to start playing around with photoshop so I'm interested to see what can be done by those in the know.

Would be nice to see some boardies original pics compared with the processed version.
There are some great photos posted here, and I'm curious as to how much is processing...?

Edit: If you say what you did in editing the photo it'd help us newbies out big time.

Thanks,
Willy

melekalikimaka

this is close to original



and edited to this

kjt

These are just two of my edits from the past two days:

From Camera

Edit #1

Edit #2




Close to original


Processed




One tip I will give is that 'little is more'. That doesn't always mean that you shouldn't change your image a lot but moreso do more small changed opposed to one or two dramatic changed. Like so:




Remember to post your work up, I look forward to seeing it!

Trojan911

This is one I did last year. The finished image is being used on their advertising along with my other images for their restaurant.

Original:


Finished Image:

Ostrom

Quick interruption as I hope to buy - is elements worth the money or is it best to go full? As in, can you do the above with elements?

Borderfox

Original


Finished

Creamy Goodness

kjt edit #2 on the waterfall is superb

so are the rest of the edits.

Fajitas!

efla wrote: »

Quick interruption as I hope to buy - is elements worth the money or is it best to go full? As in, can you do the above with elements?

Download the 1 month demo's of each and see for yourself - Start off with CS4, then try Elements, if you feel restricted by Elements, you know what to do

Personally, if you're thinking of 'getting into it', and have access to any student/education schemes for getting it cheaper, it'd be well worth it.

Rb

Really like Kjt and Borderfox's in particular, really nice!

mehfesto2

This is probably mine:





Nothing over the top really, but I feel it works well for the idea of the picture.

sasar

Original

PP


Original

PP

Danbo!

Two I like.....

PaulieC

original:


Edited:


Done with Lightroom 2

Brndn

Original Image:

IMG_1414.jpg



After processing:

superflyninja

From this:


To this:

melekalikimaka

also


to this

AnimalRights

Er Mel I prefer your original!
Brilliant thread this and while they're some fantastic conversions the one that interests me is the one of the Aer Lingus plane, how was the plane 'brought out' or should I even say the rest blurred out? It's like a diff aperture used in the PP!

superflyninja

AnimalRights wrote: »

Er Mel I prefer your original!
Brilliant thread this and while they're some fantastic conversions the one that interests me is the one of the Aer Lingus plane, how was the plane 'brought out' or should I even say the rest blurred out? It's like a diff aperture used in the PP!

Id say select the plane and then a gaussian blur on the background

trooney

Pre- (1 of 3)



Post-

Danbo!

superflyninja wrote: »

Id say select the plane and then a gaussian blur on the background

yeah spot on. otherwise just played with levels and straightened the horizon.

WillyWonka

Trooney I love that photo.

smash

I'll have to dig out my original at home... but here's the result anyway

KylieWyley

thats an amazing shot of the lotus!

where was the race?

smash

That was in Mondello. Next week I'm heading over to Donnington with them, Going to get some good shots there!

and if anyone's interested... It's got a Honda engine conversion, unbelievable car!

Borderfox

Gotta love the Elise body!!

jaqian

Mine using GIMP...


Been awhile since I did this, just don't seem to get the time anymore.

spav

These were done in Picnic, which is the free image software on Flickr. In all cases I tried to rescue really boring images with fairly heavy post production. None are great tbh, but I learned a lot in doing it.




http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickyfish/2847345783/in/set-72157607196712285/





http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickyfish/2853999674/in/set-72157607196712285




http://www.flickr.com/photos/clickyfish/2853216381/in/set-72157607196712285

.Longshanks.

Probably this so far

Original (resized) from camera




Edited

af_thefragile

Mine,

very recent one...
Original:


Edit:



And went completely over the top with this one...
Original:

quite a boring shot indeed...

Edit:

Wahaa!!!


All done in that flickr edit thing.
My photoshop trial has expired lately... gotta get the lightroom trial now...

Brian

From



to



Most photos taken with a phone camera are gonna need some reworking anyway..

spav

Longshanks100 wrote: »

Probably this so far

Original (resized) from camera

Bravo!

What is that? I'm guessing water drops on a glass table, with an image of the coloured beads a few inches beneath? Great shot anyway, and smashing editing.

.Longshanks.

spav wrote: »

Bravo!

What is that? I'm guessing water drops on a glass table, with an image of the coloured beads a few inches beneath? Great shot anyway, and smashing editing.

Thanks!
Yeah that almost exactly it. I used a brand new CD case as i had no glass but when magnified if was covered in scratches! Managed to get rid of them on the computer. The beads are skittle sweets.

challengemaster

Probably best I can think of...

Original


Last years edit


A quick mess after finding the raw files again today

anoble66

I love number 2....any chance when your all posting these can you describe approximately how you created the effect? It would really help people like me who are new to photoshop.

thanks

Hugh_C

.

Even I worry about myself sometimes

.

bellamariee

i love all these images and I have some similar I would love to edit but I am finding it hard to use photoshop CS4 any quick tips on each of the above -i know its a lot to ask but i tried the movie clips on web but still hard and no irish posts - just american

Schlemm

nothing epic, just a few tweaks on basic flickr, but I was happy with em!

the originals...




and the edits...

.Longshanks.

bellamariee wrote: »

i love all these images and I have some similar I would love to edit but I am finding it hard to use photoshop CS4 any quick tips on each of the above -i know its a lot to ask but i tried the movie clips on web but still hard and no irish posts - just american

I've learned all my basis photoshop skills from youtube

oshead

Posted before on Random photo thread.

Before...


After...

KylieWyley

I usually come from the less is more philosophy on editing.. (although going nuts on something for drama can be fun too )

Before

After


Before

After

Paddy@CIRL

Original:


Edit:

Pigwidgeon

probably this:



to this:



(well I like it anyway)

humberklog

Schlemm wrote: »

nothing epic, just a few tweaks on basic flickr, but I was happy with em!

the originals...

Schkemm that's stunningly good photography on all levels. Cracking originals with brilliantly sympathetic editing. Stunning work.



(Goes off to kick the cat).

humberklog

This was never going to be a good shot as the camera was a disposable and 3 years out of date. I hadn't slept in many hours/days, my fingers hurt from playing music, french was paining my head from concentration and I was chemically altered. But I liked the look of the girl and thought Marc looked particularly handsome. I wanted to run the roll out so I could get developed in Paris, so snapped off the last 2 exp. on the train.

I don't know if it's my best but it's my most recent favourite.

Anouilh

http://www.flickr.com/photos/anouilh/3230551681/

I usually use the Canon software, Digital Photo Professional. It does not get great reviews from Photoshop users, but I find it fast, especially for tweaking "levels".

The difficulty of making some recent football photos more lively resulted in this:

Before:

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After: