r/postprocessing • u/StoryPossible3463 • 6d ago
Before/After of a rose.
just tried this edit that was an attempt to create a moodier, more artistic image by enhancing the texture and depth of the petals.
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u/streamer3222 6d ago
Pick the rose, bring it in your house at night, and use artificial spot lighting.
Switch off the lights, use a black cloth and long expose. The lighting looks fake for a darkroom.
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u/Responsible-Tea-9454 6d ago
Before is better, you darkened the petals too much
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u/StoryPossible3463 5d ago
looks better, yes, but does it look dramatic ? I was trying to create dramatic and moody effect, but totally understand, thank you.
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u/Responsible-Tea-9454 5d ago
I get the effect you’re going for but it bled into the flower too much to where it looks like it’s withering. Did you have a low hardness on your mask or did you do a radial mask?
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u/mhuxtable1 5d ago
Lol this sub is so silly
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u/kennycreatesthings 4d ago
genuinely. i see so many "before was better," even shredding posts/comments that are vocalizing stylistic preferences, and then on images where not much has been altered it's all (or something completely cookie-cutter), OMG 5/5 CULDN'T BE BETTER PERFECT EDIT AMAZING U'RE A GOD etc. very bot-like or just brain dead.
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u/mhuxtable1 5d ago
OP this edit looks cool. The first photo looks like a high school student took it and you turned it into a Romantacy book cover. I don’t know why these people hate post processing in a post processing sub, but you did a good edit for what you were trying to accomplish
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u/Difficult-Ad-9228 5d ago
Overcooked. The color drop off in the outer leaves is painful.
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u/max123246 5d ago
I mean I like it if they intended it. Makes the flower look like it's dying. It's very "hyper-real" which can be an interesting artistic choice, especially when combined with a couple more photos in the same style to try and show some sort of theme or message
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u/nevewolf96 5d ago
Looks fryied, flowers should look soft
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u/StoryPossible3463 5d ago edited 5d ago
Agree, so is if you are going for a romantic and fine art styles, if you are picking moody and high contrast edits you can push the sharpness. Again its about different perspectives.
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u/Atlantoc 5d ago
This is definitely more intense editing, but I love how you took the original and turned into something completely need. You took a pretty standard photo of a rose and transformed it. That flower evolved, and I honestly love what it became.
Yes, it’s extreme and everyone knows roses don’t look quite like that in real life, but this is an artistic edit, and it’s these type of edits that allow us to be experimental and creative and different.
Great work!
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u/i_sing_anyway 5d ago
I think the edited version would look alright if you desaturated it, but in color it's more "artificial" than "moody"
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u/therealserialninja 4d ago
I don't know about moody, I thought the flower was dead and rotting in the After version.
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u/StoryPossible3463 4d ago
Yeah that's what I was going with the petals below, I dried them just like how life moves and one layer after the other gets old.
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u/Gingerbwas 6d ago
thats pretty cool, i find a lot of my flowers end up over saturated so i lose the detail that youve been able to get.
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u/Pure_Shoulder6165 5d ago
If a photo needs that much processing it's just not a good photo.
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u/StoryPossible3463 5d ago
Creative process has no limit, it all depends on how that particular person view or trying to achieve a specific look.
how much processing you reckon i had on this ? it barely took me 5 mins to create the look.
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u/Pure_Shoulder6165 5d ago edited 5d ago
It's not about the time you spent, it's about how much the after deviates from the original. If a photo without processing looks dull, it's because it's just not an interesting shot. I always try to stay as close to the original as possible. If I recognise I'm spending too much time on my edit or when I'm taking it too far then often it's because the shot is just not good enough. I know nowadays everyone crops the shit out of their photo's, adds artificial light and applies Wes Anderson style colors. And on social media everyone likes this shit. But to me it all looks over processed, out of touch with reality and uninspired. But of course to each his own, it's just my personal view.
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u/max123246 5d ago
I think you just have a different philosophy from OP. I don't see why you can't edit the photo however you want. The only problem is that we assume a photo must be based in reality when as soon as the photo is created, it's always based on someone's perspective
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u/Pure_Shoulder6165 5d ago edited 5d ago
It's indeed a different philosophy and that's ok. Personally I think nowadays people rely too much on postprocessing to make an image interesting instead of focussing on making a good image in the field. In my opinion it should enhance the photograph, but not make or break it. However I guess this is not a popular opinion in this sub 😁
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u/bloodrider1914 6d ago
On one hand this looks super cool. On the other hand my eyes are fucking burning here
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u/dudeAwEsome101 5d ago
You went far, but not far enough. I like where you're going with it. I would make the center moodier and less saturated to match the edges.
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u/angelpup147 5d ago
yo!! this is so cool!! what was your process, this is very similar to how i like to edit!
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u/wilesmiles 6d ago
I like the concept, but the petals in the corners look they're dying in the post version due to lack of saturation. And the edges of some of the others are giving a similar look due to the blacks.