I started to take pictures with my digital camera about a year ago. I was always wondering why are my photos not as colourful and sharp as photos of some others. I was thinking that it is because of the quality of my camera. (Sony Cybershot 5mgpx, 3x optical zoom).
But when I started to learn Photoshop I have realized that most of the photos I like must have been touched by some kind of image-editing program like Photoshop.
Before and After
I have developed some kind of editing routine before I post my photos on flickr. It consist of simple 3 steps.
- Adjusting the Levels
- Adjusting of Colours Balance
- Adjusting of Brightness and Contrast
Obviously there must be lost of other preferences which professional photographers use but for us beginners this is pretty much enough.
So here are the pictures – the original and after adjustments
You will find the Adjustment Menu inside of Image Menu
Adjustment of levels
Adjustment of colour balance
Adjustment of brightness and contrast
You can find the final picture here.
The only problem of this technique is that when you save the file there is no way how to get to original version of your shot unless you have created a copy before. But there are some other ways how to get the same effect and keep the original file. You have to use the Photoshop layers for each of the adjustments. This way you can always switch any of them whenever you want.
You might say…
You might say that photography is not about technology and I would agree with you 100 percent. I personally think that it is more about the way you can see thinks around you, about your imagination, it is game with a light, colour, view from different angles. But if the software helps you at the end to get from the photo the atmosphere you wanted at the first place then I think is worth trying.
Inspiration
If you are interested about professional photography check this address out Artfoto – Lubo Spirko. It is a photo studio of one of the best Slovak professional photograph who gave me few lessons couple of years ago.
Do you guys know about any other ways how tolet me kn make photos look better then ow. Thxs
