Utatan David Wilkinson Processed It This Way...
For the Utata What Would Utata Do? Project
Original photo by Ryan Brenizer.
OK, so I don't know if this is really what I would have done, but it did encourage me to experiment more. I really didn't like the cluttered background, so my main objective was to remove/disguise it as much as possible.
Here's what I did:
- Some basic exposure tweaking in the RAW file
- Open in Photoshop
- Use pen tool to isolate statue from background
- Apply Lens Blur filter to background
- Convert to Black and White
- Decide I don't like the Black and White version and discard it
- Rotate and Crop
- Apply vignetting via Lens Correction filter, to force attention to the centre and away from what is left of the background.
- Add severe curves adjustment to exaggerate colours/contrast. I wanted to boost the contours of the faces. I like the blue/green cast that this gives the statue, but I'm far less sure about the red/orange of the bricks. Perhaps I should tone them down a little...
What Would Utata Do?
Photo by: Ryan Brenizer
It's not about "right" or "wrong". There is no correct method or style of processing. Some folks even claim a great photograph is started in the field but finished in the darkroom. We're not sure whether that's true or false but we're pretty willing to experiment!
The project asks the question "If the (above) sample photo came off of your camera, what would you do?"
You can either do your usual "I do this to most of my photos" thing; or you can do your special "I do this when I need to make a shot more interesting" thing.
Reply here to show us what you did. Feel free to tell us how you did it, too (software, modifications, etc.).
The previous 4 images in the loop
The next 4 images in the loop
Recent Projects
It's not about "right" or "wrong". There is no correct method or style of processing. Some folks even claim a great photograph is started in the field but finished in the darkroom. We're not sure whether that's true or false but we're pretty willing to experiment!
The project asks the question "If the (above) sample photo came off of your camera, what would you do?"
You can either do your usual "I do this to most of my photos" thing; or you can do your special "I do this when I need to make a shot more interesting" thing.
Reply here to show us what you did. Feel free to tell us how you did it, too (software, modifications, etc.).
The previous 4 images in the loop
The next 4 images in the loop
