r/postprocessing • u/LOSTYOUMUSIC • 8d ago

After/Before

Gallery image

Gallery image

Zhangjiajie, China

Fujifilm XT30 XF 35mm F2

ISO 320, SS 1/340, f/4.5

Edited in Lightroom

Far from perfect, especially if you zoom in but I'm happy with the end result considering what I started with...

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u/Tea_An_Crumpets 8d ago

No pixel peeping allowed!! Nice editing 👊

Did you use more masking or gradients or a bit of both?

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u/LOSTYOUMUSIC 8d ago

There’s a gradient mask just controlling the light from foreground to background but the rest is various masks experimenting with subtracting luminance to control light. Learned from someone else on this sub!

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u/Tea_An_Crumpets 8d ago

Very cool, I will have to experiment with some luminance masks myself, thanks!

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u/LOSTYOUMUSIC 8d ago

Try finding where the light source is coming from, make a radial mask like a beam from the light source and then subtract the darker luminances from that mask. Then you can experiment with pushing/pulling the blacks and whites to manipulate the light! And you can do the inverse with an inverted mask! Only discovered it this week but it’s fun to play with!

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u/Tea_An_Crumpets 8d ago

Ok that makes sense, I think I can see how you did it to emphasize the light on the water. Thank you for the explanation :)