This week's suggested theme over at the
Household 6 Diva is "Edit this" so that we can all flex our photoshop skills. Confession time: I actually don't like editing my photos aside from correcting the exposure every now and then. Whenever I do attempt to get creative with my editing, I always feel as though the results come out hackneyed and rather lackluster. But I thought I'd go ahead and give it a try on this photo that I took two weeks ago when northern Virginia was hit with about 6" of snow in just a few hours (it was a huge mess that pretty much disabled most of the roadways but it sure was pretty to look at):
Overall, I like how the SOOC photo turned out, but I wanted to amplify the contrast and really play up the light flares that I managed to capture. Here's what I did using
Picnik:
- Under the "Edit" tab, select exposure and heighten the overall contrast.
- Under the "Create" tab, select "Effects."
- Apply "Boost" at a strength of 50%.
- Apply "Black and White" and manually adjust the color filter for maximum light flare.
This is what I ended up with; what do you think? Do you have a preference for one over the other?
Click below to check out the rest of the photos; have a great weekend everyone!
17 comments:
I actually like the SOOC better! Great shot- I love the color of the house in the background. It looks so very quiet!
Great shot! You look like you guys got a lot of snow.
The flare is fun, but I think it takes away from the snow. The SOCC with the snow and the subtle color of the houses on the street - I like that one better, I think. :) Always fun to play & experiment with editing. Sometimes you don't know what an effect will do until you try it. Enjoy the warm weekend (we will be warming up in NC as well, I am SO looking forward to getting outside!)
Awesome photo! I love the black and white edit.
I love the black and white! What a pretty photo!
Great shot! I love both, but I think I like the edited one better. I love how you played up the flares!!
I like the edited one better. Very blizzard-y, I love what the black and white does to emphasize the snow. And I like the flare too.
your edit makes the photo look so much colder.
I really like the black and white one - it adds so much more moodiness to the photo!
I really love the edit on this one! Came out so pretty!
I really need to learn to edit my photos. I love the edited one you took. Great photo.
I agree with Kitten. When I saw the edited version, it felt colder, like you were really transmitting the snowy night. And I love black and whites of snow in general!
I am agreeing with some of the others. The black and white edit definitely plays up the cold factor. :)
Amber @ Learning Digital Photography
Sorry got confused. ha ha! I like them both. I like the feel of your edit though.
both are fantastic--but I really like what you did in the edit. Kaye—the road goes ever ever on
I really like them both, but I think the edited one is a little more dramatic :) great photos! I wish I knew even a little about photo editing
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