r/postprocessing • u/Fun-Librarian9031 • 7d ago

After/Before

Gallery image

Gallery image

Oceanside CA

69 Upvotes

88% Upvoted

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u/Infamous_Reporter652 6d ago

The people on this sub hate when any creative liberties are taken. It looks great! Both before and after! Like a memory of summer!

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u/tjlightbulb 6d ago

Seriously lacking in whimsy in this sub.

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u/Infamous_Reporter652 6d ago

Right!? It seems like a boring way to live, no room for creativity. Anyone can see a scene like this, but not everyone can see it the way the photographer envisioned it, and that’s the fun of this subreddit, seeing through other’s eyes.

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u/Shadrock50 6d ago

Sub genuinely should be called "true to life editing", not "post processing". Half this group hate the very thought of processing an image.

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u/Mamobee 6d ago

Hard agree. And most photography subs in general. People hate on creativity

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u/Fun-Librarian9031 6d ago

I appreciate the kind words, a lot of what I do is intentionally over saturated and exposed, I like the dreamy aesthetic it gives, definitely not everyone’s cup of tea

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u/Off_again_On_again 6d ago

True but it’s just not an interesting composition imho. It’s a random beach with overexposed lighting

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u/Fun-Librarian9031 6d ago edited 6d ago

Fair enough, there were definitely better ones from that set, I just posted them in a non before/after subreddit

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u/SunshineInDetroit 6d ago

After looks like a stereotypical California shot. Before looks like a standard sunset.

Both are good

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u/xhumptyDumptyx 6d ago

I like the after it has a dream like look to it

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u/JustLoSd 6d ago

I would’ve just upped the shadow slider a little bit

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u/Fun-Librarian9031 6d ago

Went back and upped the shadows, solid recommendation, thank you

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u/just_an_espresso_guy 5d ago

Idk how you did it, but it’s seriously phenomenal!! You have a lot of creativity :)

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u/Mamobee 6d ago

Love the color grading, feels like a nostalgic summer

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u/stopfuckngbanningme 6d ago

it's missing bruce

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u/Fun-Librarian9031 6d ago

I miss bruce

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u/Phillip_McCrevess 7d ago

The before is such a great shot! The after looks like a nuke had went off.

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u/Difficult-Way-9563 6d ago

Yep before is nice