I think image processing is a real two sided journey, whilst a necessity for anyone who takes images in raw format, makes panos, blending etc I feel the more I know the harder it has become! The more techniques I learn (which is actually not that many) the more it seems to take away from the actual image taking and the more time is spent perfecting the image. Looking at some of my recent files and I noticed a trend in files names typically ending with edit1-edit2-final-edit-final-final-edit 😉 ahhh I remember the days of shooting in jpeg on a sony PS and in hindsight they seem to be better images 🙂
Anyways, this image I have learnt a few new techniques, one of which is the Orton effect, i musta been under a rock not to know what that is – for those uneducated folk 😉 it was coined by a chap named Michael Orton back in the film days and was achieved by taking a couple of different frames each with different exposure and focus, one frame was actually way out of focus, this was then exposed with a sharp version to create a type of soft glow, known as the Orton effect. There are a few presets in common image manipulation programs which now replicate it, one that comes to mind is called glamour glow which does a similar thing, however I have tweaked this with the original technique in mind.
So here with have it, edit1-edit2-edit12-edit-final 😉
Its a blend of 3 frames with the orton effect used 🙂
Cool
top job on the edit!
This is Mystical !!! Lovely work +Gerard Blacklock I understand as sometimes a natural look is just a spectacular :))
Fantastic shot.
I couldn't agree more; I'm reading more and more about how people are deliberately underexposing in raw and fixing it in post. While that is one available technique I think it detracts from getting the shot right in camera.
This is TOP NOTCH buddy! Stunning compo, details, and light. Congrats
Ahh yep 'glamour' filter in Snapseed deconstructed! Thanks +Gerard Blacklock! Fab image btw! :))
very nice…………………… 🙂
Nice shot +Gerard Blacklock
Nicely balanced comp. Beautiful scene and perfectly shot.
Thanks +Paul Pavlinovich
+Peter Stewart
ta mate – looking at it now i still see a few things that i feel i need to fix 🙁
+Loretta Jayne
yup – sometimes I gotta remember to go back to the basics
+Gary Westmoreland
yeah its a two edge sword – I have typically underexposed a 1/3rd of stop, mainly to protect the highlights but also since a few of my lens do tend ot over expose, the 85mm comes to mind, I actually dial in -0.7 and it produces nicely exposed shots. But I do understand what your saying and its something I try and do every time, get it as close as possible in the first place, thus minimizing the amount of rework later.
+Anthony Million
thanks mate, appreciate the comment!
+Kitten KaboodleInc
snapseed is awesome, I only started using it on the tablet whilst traveling, but it is quite powerful – and has the glamour glow.. my favorite 😉
+Gerard Blacklock one day?………….. 🙂
Thankyou +Ben Rodrigo
thanks +Prem Kumar Gutty
+Marc Briggs
thanks mate.
Wow..
+Gerard Blacklock hehehe! You know..I much prefer Snapseed if I have to edit on a device.. LR mobile just doesn't do it for me 🙂
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