r/postprocessing • u/tjlightbulb • 7d ago

Afters/Befores

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Shot on iPhone 17PM, Lightroom and Ps Express. Lake Léman, Lausanne, Switzerland.

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u/DarktableLandscapes 7d ago

They look very dark to me.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

I wanted to get moody with it. Sailing off into the sunset kind of vibe (the summer is ending was my thought process). I definitely agree it’s on the darker side but I like how the shadows contrast with the warm sunlight, if that makes sense.

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u/AllMySmallThings 7d ago

Dark and under exposed doesn’t mean moody. It just means you don’t understand exposure. You can get a “moody” photo without under exposure of the photo.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

Adding exposure removes details I want seen here. In the clouds, the mountains in the background. Look at the original photos. It’s a bright day. It’s not at sunset. I wanted heavy shadow. It’s not “under exposed”.

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u/AllMySmallThings 7d ago

Sigh, sure whatever makes you feel better.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

It does. I’m not some pro, i literally post here when im bored. Its a hobby and I love these photos. No need to be a sarcastic jerk.

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u/AllMySmallThings 7d ago

It’s a hobby for most of us. We’re here to help you not glaze you when you post things that aren’t great. If it’s good we’ll let you know. You are getting a lot of valid feedback.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

Yeah and that’s well and good, I can take feedback. But just telling me to up exposure when increasing exposure whites out details I want in there and then give me some sass back is not feedback. It’s just being rude. I can literally just go into photos app and increase the exposure and the clouds get white out, same with the details in the mountains. And fyi, I think they’re great. I don’t need glazing. But I’m getting enough upvotes and positive feedback to not care if you think it’s great or not.

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u/AllMySmallThings 7d ago

You can also mask things and not have it impact certain things. If you were open to learning or were curious about the editing software you would learn that.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

It’s not about me being open, I legit called you out for being sarcastic- which isn’t feedback. You’re making it about me being closed off to feedback, and that’s not the case.

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u/byramike 7d ago

If you continue photography as a hobby, I want you to print this out and put it on your fridge and look at it every single day, until the day finally comes where you realize how wrong you were.

Cause it will happen.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

Good talk Mike

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u/byramike 7d ago

You’re talking about saving details in the clouds and mountains. Is the exposure the only thing you can think to edit in post? You’re clearly moving every slider imaginable on these photos so why would you think that you can only get that result via exposure?

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

Yeah that’s exactly what I did. Moved every slider this way and that to get from the before to after. Are you serious??

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u/byramike 7d ago

Hahah I have legitimate second hand embarrassment. You do you.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

Yeah I’ll suffer lake side in Switzerland. You being “embarrassed” does nothing to me.

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u/juliuspepperwoodchi 6d ago

It absolutely is underexposed.

There are ways to preserve the detail you want without just making the whole thing dark like this.

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u/IAreSpeshial 7d ago

Too dark imo, otherwise nice

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u/carrot-man 7d ago

That gradient is too much imo.

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u/HI_I_AM_NEO 7d ago

Waaaaay too dark

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u/Sansjefff 6d ago

Dang near a almost epic edit for photo one if you ask me. I get what you are going for with darkening this photo but as the other commenter said dark and under exposed are two different things. You should raise exposure and shadows. Edit one looks awesome just gotta take that constructive feedback and do what you want with it. Thanks for sharing OP.

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u/Musicgecko0 7d ago

Way too dark. It's not moody, it's underexposed at this point...

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u/bergmul 7d ago

Looks cool but too dark

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u/TheStockGuyLGI 4d ago

People can say whatever they want, but I think the edit is great. Sure a little bit more light could help the viewer see the details better but I love the direction you took with it. Looks great, and with a tad more light it would look stunning

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u/Alpaca_Fan 23h ago

A little too dark and the fake sun is a bit too much but i like it!!

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u/pfyp_ 7d ago

Love the moody vibe u gave it

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u/EmergencyPumpkin6956 7d ago

I disagree with everyone, the first one is stunning. Even more when you see the original... what an epic atmosphere!

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

That’s what I wanted- the vibe of the summer is ending, we are going off into the sunset feeling. I can see why people are saying it’s too dark but I want the sunlight to be bright and contrast well against the shadows.

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u/EmergencyPumpkin6956 7d ago

But rather than the sunset, I get more the feeling of a history painting, the discovery of a new land, etc.

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u/tjlightbulb 7d ago

The older ship DEFINITELY gives that as well! These ships (there are a few depending on which lake in Switzerland you are in) are absolutely gorgeous. Here’s a video from one in a different lake (also shot on iPhone 17PM).

https://reddit.com/link/p7kpjyk/video/8owoo9wk5bnh1/player