Saturday, May 14, 2011

Camera Raw: Before & After






1. Aiden; 5/14/2011, 5:19 pm; Rexburg, Idaho; f/4.5; 1/500 sec; Nikon D3100

It's hard to get little kids to hold still for a photo! Since it is finally warmed up enough to enjoy being outside, I asked my little guy to pose for me. I got a pretty good smile out of him! In Camera Raw, I increased the saturation and the blacks. With an adjustment brush I lightened his face. I also added a vignette and cropped it slightly.
2. New Bloom; 5/13/2011, 11:30 am; Rexburg, Idaho; f/5.3; 1/640 sec; Nikon D3100.

My mom's tulips finally decided to join the daffodils in blooming. I thought they looked really neat with the black centers. I adjusted the saturation, contrast, and blacks using Camera Raw. I used an adjustment brush a little on the petals, although they were quite bright already. I used a vignette to help focus the attention on the flower.
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  1. AnonymousMay 17, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    Sarah,
    I like your Aiden picture in camera raw. You did a superb job and created warmer colors. Also it helps to give a lot of depth back into the picture so that it does not look flat. One thing that i would suggest that really is not a bad thing but you can play with it to see what effect it would give is taking it as a smart object in photoshop. Once there take the brush and try taking the flowers that haven't bloomed and make them lighter like in the previous picture. I like how it is as it makes me feel like the big flower is the mother in the way the shadow is cast on the others. Nice job.
    Daniel Ard

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