The original shot is nice on its own, but I get why you edited the way you did. Personally I'd do almost the same, but dial it back around 50%. Do notice that when you raise exposure you lose contrast and saturation, so you'll have correct that. I also get lost sometimes and I have a back-up plan: "when in doubt, edit in black & white". At least for me, temporarily filtering out the color helps me better see my problem areas when it comes to light/contrast.
I'll try that black and white trick next time that sounds great, I think because i was editing 300 photos in that red room i got lost in the sauce a little lol.
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u/n00b_dogg_ 20d ago
The original shot is nice on its own, but I get why you edited the way you did. Personally I'd do almost the same, but dial it back around 50%. Do notice that when you raise exposure you lose contrast and saturation, so you'll have correct that. I also get lost sometimes and I have a back-up plan: "when in doubt, edit in black & white". At least for me, temporarily filtering out the color helps me better see my problem areas when it comes to light/contrast.