Monday, June 21, 2021

Keep it Simple

 


Sometimes images can be too complicated.  Keep it simple.  Concentrate more on the composition, graphic impact, and visual story telling.  To enhance your image, first make a copy of the images and always work on the copy.  Save the original, and if something so go wrong, or you’re not happy with your enhancements, you can always start over. Photoshop and other image editing software have many different image adjustment and enhancing tools, but they’re not all necessary all the time.  Keep it simple.  Start with levels and get the exposure the way you want it.  Remember, a small adjustment changes a lot.  Then look at color correction.  This seems tricky in the beginning but you will get better with practice.  Then adjust the contrast and saturation.  The trick is to adjust a little at a time.  Do not over do.  Watch for loss of shadow detail and the blocking up of the highlights.  The great thing about digital is if you are not happy with the final image, you can always start over.  Do a little correction at a time and keep it simple.


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