Show off your edits!

[_Dirty_]

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How do you make a still photo like the two above, then post edit them to create the appearance that they are in action?

[jznsn2u]

[emotive]

Original by avidMedia, on Flickr


ASS by avidMedia, on Flickr

[Jordan_Inc]

Darius, clean edit on the girl.

[SkrApUNB]

You dont lose any info when you import rom LR to PS.... It converts the file over for you and retains the quality.

[Jozi]

Lightroom definitely takes some life out of your machine. I use mostly light room. anything i do with color is done in light room. any removal or added effects are done in PS. My mac runs lightroom like a dream so im not complaining. It's also one of the most expensive iMac's you can get. But i work for apple so it didnt hurt the wallet so much lol.

I need to start learning photoshop a bit more. I can do some basic stuff in it, not affraid/intimidated by it either just never had a need for it.

If adjustment brushes and gradients are easier on a machine in PS I should prob learn to use them properly and use LR for all but that.

Is there a loss of data going from a RAW file in LR to a psd in PS? Or is the psd file just a container for the RAW file and I still have all the info available from when I shot the image?

[SkrApUNB]

Lightroom definitely takes some life out of your machine. I use mostly light room. anything i do with color is done in light room. any removal or added effects are done in PS. My mac runs lightroom like a dream so im not complaining. It's also one of the most expensive iMac's you can get. But i work for apple so it didnt hurt the wallet so much lol.


BTW. that shot looks amazing bro. Great job.

heres a little something.

[Jozi]

I'm also a Lightroom user although I think there's a little Photoshop in this shot:

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Only thing I'm not happy with is the horrible reflection on the nose, I'll get round to touching it up some day when I feel I can do it.



Anyone else using LR find it labours a lot once you start using the adjustment brush on more than 1-2 things in the image?

The below image nearly killed my pc, its a pano using 6 raw files. Besided the basic and colour adjustments there's a graduated filter and two area's where I used the adjustment brush - same for all 6 images. This really made the pc stuggle and it took ages to merge them in photoshop and save as a PSD.





C&C welcome!

[suspenceful]

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Wide Sun by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr

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Sundown by Jake Spence Photography, on Flickr

[Grocery Cart]

I agree with Skrap. Everything looks good, but the lightpole is a bit sore and the shadow also. The sky is a bit too vibrant for my taste, but it's not my picture! So if that's what you were going for then it looks good!

[SkrApUNB]

C&C away for me! I love C&C I've been trying new stuff here lately and some i love some i don't, so its nice to see what others think.

With that said..

I love the shot you posted. i will say that something is off with the way you save the file or export it to photoshop possibly i say that because on my phone the image looks dull and the colors are all off... on my 27in imac everything looks nice. I would have probably gotten rid of the light pole and possible the shadow of the mirror. other than that dud i have no complaints worth complaining about. it looks amazing.

[_DUNXXX]

Well barely finished these. Been working on it all day! :p I tried a lot of new techniques and i'm actually happy with the results. Anyone feeling this type of edit?

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[_DUNXXX]

You guys mind if I CC on the previous shots?

[Grocery Cart]

I feel like I should have cropped it a bit..

Maybe a little on the bottom, or even just got in tighter.

Nice Shots Trey.

Supposed to be keeping this one.. but i figure you guys deserve a little peek.

This shot was TERRRRIBLE lol. i was surprised to be able to salvage it.

Just a reminder as to why Raw is the way to go

[91miata23]

MiataEdit2 by EthanCastille, on Flickr


MiataEdit by EthanCastille, on Flickr

Same car as grocerycart.
I feel like I should have cropped it a bit..