Most of you know I took a photography class at the junior college last fall. I get asked a lot if I learned Photoshop. The answer is yes, kind of. I think it is like learning your numbers I can count to 100, but I know there are an infinite amount of numbers I don’t know. Luckily there is a photography genius that I call friend, and she can count to like a bagillion! I love how willing to share her talent she is. At this point, I am sure I lack any kind of photography “gift”. And seriously lack any kind of “vision.” But I am having a good time playing. But I wonder sometimes do I really need another hobby??
I thought I would post a before and after picture for you to see what I can do. This picture isn’t a huge success, nor does it really show how much I have learned. At least you can get an idea.
This is SOOC. (straight out of the camera, haha ya like that? I know some lingo.) I really liked his smile in this picture. What I don’t like…The dog in it, the hand grabbing out of nowhere, I also don’t like that I flashed him, but I have learned that my lens is pretty lame and doesn’t do well in low light. There isn’t anything I can do about that besides save up for a better lens. So, here is how I edited the picture. I took out the dog and the hand with clone tool. Then, I ran an action that blurred the picture, but I erased the action over Mahlon’s face so he wasn’t blurry. This action kind of darkens the whole picture, so I tried to change the brightness/exposure/temperature/ hue/saturation. Truthfully, I think I like the color of his face in the original, but I am wasn’t sure how to go back to the original. Do you ever get in over your head, and you aren’t sure how to get out? Anyway, then, I made his eyes have more contrast and I took out a blotch on his face. I think his eyes are uneven now. Sheesh, I am like a blind person at target practice! Lastly, I added a border. Everything looks better with a border. And this is what I got.
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