[POST PROCESSING] Edit the RAW thread

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 20:37

I thought we could have a bit of fun and hand over creative licence to someone else. I'll kick it off with this. Click the picture to get the RAW. Bare in mind that RAWs can be 20MB or more!

I guess someone else can edit the file and post the results. Then we can compare with what everyone else has done.

I don't know how we'll work out who posts the next RAW. Maybe it can just edit whatever anyone else throws up? We'll make it up as we go along.

Commence!

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 20:46

Don't be boring and use a preset

Hopefully we won't get the 'GD lol photoshop' crew here. Trying to keep it semi-serious

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 20:50

I won't be using it, it was a 'spare'. The face is too blown out, no?

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 20:54

I did the boring thing, slight rotation and healed some of her spots. Is it wrong to take out her nose stud?

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 20:57

If I was skilled, I would fix the split wood next to her head.
You got any 'throw-aways' we can play with?

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 21:56

Raymond Lin said:

Firstly, how the hell is this a spare! It's a great shot

Secondly, on to business!
Colour.

Monotone.

Might be a good learning experiment for people to guess what changes were made?

On second look, it's far too orange. I should have reduced that a bit more.

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 22:00

The original of the image was linked underneath it, by the way

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 22:29

Ksanti said:

This is really nice! I wasn't sure about uploading someone else's pictures to my Flickr though.

Uhtred said:
not happy with the tree line but wasn't sure how to adjust the RAW levels after i'd opened the image?

What are you opening it in?

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 22:32

It's not that. I just don't want other people thinking it's my shot. I would have so much more views if I stole some pictures from here!

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 22:40

I'm using dropbox public folder.

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 22:46

Andy90 said:
Here's my take

Looks like a cinematic dream scene. This is growing on me!

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 23:04

That Peru one doesn't need touching! Or is that your edit?

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 23:10

Dunno

I'm making this up as I go along, hehe!

Clown · 25 Oct 2011 at 23:43

I really had fun with this one. Got a bit sloppy at the end!

Clown · 26 Oct 2011 at 09:46

Wedge said:
bigger one

You like my edit?

I thought he was being sarcastic, but I see nothing offensive to me eyes in your edit!

Before/After

The thumbnail has screwed it up, so click the second one for a better quality. I turned it into some sort of model shoot?

Added a bit of vertical lens correction, can you spot it?

Clown · 26 Oct 2011 at 11:45

I guess it goes in phases. You might like Jared Polin on YouTube. Boomify.
Personally, I don't mind it. There's a time and place for any type of processing and I won't limit myself to any kind of style.

Clown · 26 Oct 2011 at 12:33

Your picture is LARGE. A bit of resizing so that it doesn't break the tables wouldn't go amiss

Clown · 26 Oct 2011 at 21:37

Okay, more ammo. Click the picture for the .dng RAW.

Clown · 26 Oct 2011 at 21:44

This one took a bit more work as you can see it is out of focus.
Adjusted white balance, lots of cloning and sharpening and straightened it a bit.

E. by Clwn, on Flickr

Clown · 28 Oct 2011 at 16:41

As usual, click the picture for the RAW.

Richmond Park. by Clwn, on Flickr

Right. Cloned out some of the orange bush in the foreground and the tree at the top. Made the image slightly warmer and more contrasty. Turned down some saturation because it was just too harsh. Finished with a tiny bit of vignetting.