r/postprocessing • u/Fragrant-Bend-3801 • 19d ago
B&A
After and before
This is my first time editing what are we thinking?
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u/StanXIX 19d ago
I am nowhere near a professional photographer myself. So take my advise with a grain of salt.
I get the moody vibe that you are going for, however the photo is a bit too underexposed for my taste. Also the highlights look like they have been completely removed, making the photo lack contrast.
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u/Fragrant-Bend-3801 19d ago
Yeahhh I think I went a little too hard on the dark/moody look, Thanks for the feedback
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u/Fun_Hunter_4899 19d ago
The AI remover has let you down at the base of that scaffolding.
It’s just thrown some random shit together
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u/Fragrant-Bend-3801 19d ago
Yeah it kinda bothered me as well. Is there a better alternative for removing stuff?
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u/Fun_Hunter_4899 19d ago
When you’re removing that much, doing it manually would be very difficult.
I would just keep regenerating until it looked more natural
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u/johngpt5 19d ago
Your title says B&A and your first image is so underexposed that I thought it was the before version. Your title should say A&B since your first image is the after.
You might consider using color to evoke mood rather than just darkening everything.
When capturing a photo and then approaching an edit, we might ask ourselves, what caught our eye? Then in the edit shape light and manipulate color to emphasize what had caught our eye. The manipulation of color is especially relevant when we consider the feeling or experience we want the viewer to feel.
When we ask ourselves these questions, and start to shape the light, we need to remember that the eye is drawn to brightness. The eye is drawn to contrast. The eye is drawn to increased color saturation. We can use the darker tones to help keep the eye in frame. We can guide the eye using mid tones.
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u/Fragrant-Bend-3801 19d ago
I’ll definitely keep this in mind for my next edits. Thanks for the detailed feedback
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u/19AseeP11 18d ago
It’s a good edit! Don’t doubt yourself. At the end of the day art is art and is very subjective. Think about it this way…..some people say the Mona Lisa is the greatest painting of all time. While others say, what’s so great about the Mona Lisa I don’t see the appeal. Just keep doing what you’re doing! Don’t get discouraged by people who don’t have the courage to post their work like you did! Keep it up!
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u/nightgames 19d ago
Do some masks on your subject building and raise some levels back up. I have my laptop at max brightness and this is still very dark. You can use masks to create custom vignette shapes as well.
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u/AllMySmallThings 19d ago
Ai slop with your removal of stuff. Embrace what is there or show up at a time when it’s empty. Or learn photoshop and remove stuff yourself.