Here is the before. We were at the zoo and I had moved from taking pics in the shade to the sun and snapped a few before I realized how overexposed they were. But I love her expression in this one so I figured I'd mess with it a bit.
Nikon d90
Manual
50mm focal length
2.8 aperture
1/640 shutter speed
Here is the after. I increased the saturation and temperature to warm up her face a bit. I downed the brightness and contrast to help with the shadows. I blurred the edges, cropped it and upped the sharpness, and that's it! I kinda liked the blown out quality of it, so I didn't want to darken it too much.
I would love any constructive criticism... and if anyone has and uses Aperture 2, I'd love your opinion on it :)
9 comments:
Great job! I love the difference it made.
That, to me, is one of the best parts of post-processing. Too many times, I get wrapped up in the moment and forget to make adjustments...then end up with a photo I would have loved. I liked your approach for this month's theme, and you made an awesome difference in this photo!
Awesome, Stef! You edited perfectly - the crop is GREAT, I love how you warmed and softened the photo up without losing that sunlit feel! Nicely done!!!
xoxo
R
Hey!
I am impressed!! I never really attempt to use IPhoto to post edit... Now I will!!!!!! Like Rebecca said, you did a great job of saving the sunlit highlights where they should be in this pic!!! Yay!
~Di
I had a few pictures where it was over exposed. You did an excellent job editing it!
I am like you in that this is such a sweet capture of her....It is hard to shoot when it is sunny but sometimes you just can't help it when you are out with your children! I do this all the time. I am sure A2 has a burn setting and you can actually go and just burn the areas on her face and dress. I alo like her hand on the rocks which add such texture.
Patricia
Such a gorgeous shot of your little beauty! I love the angle of her face and how beautifully it the sun shines on her! Great job! :)
P.S. Stefanie I was working on some photos taken in bright sunlight just a few days ago, and I have to say, you did a FABULOUS job with this... I have a new appreciation for how you rescued this photo!! It's hard to post process pics with this type of lighting and still have them feel natural. Wonderful job. :)
WOW! you saved this one! What an innocent face and you were able to preserve it! Love it!
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