Photoshop Projects Volume 14

THE QUEEN OF DRAMA AND PUNCH
IMAGES
IN THE
TORRENT
OF GUILT
» (ABOVE)
MY BELOVED
(FAR LEFT)
» (BEFORE) Aim:
capture a theme
of forbidden love.
» (AFTER) Lightroom:
clarity, shadows,
vibrance increased,
split toned with
amber in highlights
and blue in shadows
standard “unsharp mask.” I also cannot live
without my layer masks. While layers allow
for less destructive editing, masks allow
this even moreso. Applying an effect to an
entire image (even pre/post sharpening) is
something I rarely do. I only apply it to
certain areas that I’d like to pop; like eyes,
hair, details in outfits, etc.
Do you envision what the photograph
will look like after post processing
when you’re actually taking it?
Never – except for cloning out items.
I never envisage what the photo will look
like post processed because I can’t. I was
never good at art in school and even
doing multimedia in further studies,
I just couldn’t envisage a final product
when planning the most basic projects.
It was because of this shortcoming that
I decided to go full steam ahead into using
off camera lighting so I could undergo a
process of shoot, modify, experiment and
shoot again, watching each manifestation
of the shot unfold and studying it in real
time to learn.
As mentioned, I will often shoot knowing
what I can clone out. That’s the only time I
do consider post processing while shooting.
I regularly shoot with my light stands and
lights in the frame and other objects that
shouldn’t be there; this is usually because I
cannot achieve the photo otherwise. For
example, some may say move your light
stands out of the composition or move in
closer, but lights lose power when they
are pulled further back and composition
can be far too cramped if you move in.
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