Nomadic Samuel
Straight out of the camera, this photo from Nomadic Samuel is a winner and has a lot of potential. You see how he included tons of sky? That’s a sure sign he was thinking while shooting (a rare trait among digital camera users these days). Here’s my 2 cents about how this good shot could become more frame worthy.
What I Like
- The interesting subject and location
- Nice composition placing the horizon lower down to get more sky
- Great sky and cloudscape
Improvements
- Brighten the exposure and colors, especially of the boat
- Center the boat in the frame more exactly
- Draw out the clouds more without being distracting
The Mark-Up
Lightroom Edits
This time I did most of my edits in Lightroom. Generally to make quick corrections on single exposure shots (as opposed to HDR photography) I’ve been finding that Lightroom can do a passable job. However, Photoshop has way more options and goes way deeper. Also, my workflow varies from photo to photo and I’m always looking for way to improve the process. Here are screenshots of my global adjustments and each of the masks I used. I did not use Photoshop at all this time.
Before/After
Slide the slider to compare the before/after shots.
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What do you think? Anything you would’ve changed differently or left the same?
And don’t forget to visit Samuel’s blog, Nomadic Samuel everyday for the rest of your life.
I really appreciated the creativity of this application, I know that this something from this that can surely catch our eyes/ attention…
I love the effects and unique creation you have share with us, by this you can make a new dimension of a certain place…
Awesome! I think using this kind of application you can be more satisfy on what have to come out. Thanks for the creative ideas, Keep it up.
This is a great edit, I got into this kind of thing by just playing around with photos that were taken of me and friends on a night out but now I see the potential I am hoping to make some cash from it so reading up on as many of these type of guides as I can lay my hands on, thanks for sharing!
Photo editors make pretty good $$. If you want some more quality insight, be sure to check out my friend Elia’s blog blamethemonkey.com. He’s way better than me.
Thanks for visiting!
~Andrew
Nice write up. I like what was done with it. The first thing I noticed was the horizon line was a bit skewed to the right, but it was pretty close. I might have “slightly” lightened up the shadow a bit on the left of the boat. Aside from that I like the shot. Nice edits and good job Nomadic Samuel
Thanks A.Barlow. Also, I messed with the river color itself a bit but then decided to keep it close to the original hue because otherwise looked really fake. Thanks for stopping by! I enjoy your blog also.
~Andrew
Nice critique, something many of us can learn from. It’s always nice to have another set of eyes to provide some constructive feedback. Nomadic Samuel’s image is a winner.
Ya, it helps to start with a decent shot IMO.
~Andrew
Thanks mate!
I love what you’ve done with the picture. I have a tendency to under-expose at times
My favorite part of this feature is how you show your work so clearly with the screen captures.
My pleasure Samuel. I find it really helpful when I see the settings and workflow of other photographers so I try to give as much info as possible myself. Glad you got something out of it.
~Andrew