Hi everyone! Today I’m going to show you a before-and-after edit that I did for my last session.
SOOC (Straight out of camera):
After editing in Photoshop:
The SOOC image is not my best, but that was mostly due to the harsh light from the sunset. I tend to underexpose my images because it is easier to lighten shadows than it is to darken highlights.
The first thing I do in an edit is open my image in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR.) Here is where I lighten the image, fix my white balance if needed, and pump up the contrast. Once I’ve got my image looking how I would like, I open it in Photoshop. For this image, the first thing I did is lighten up the shadows on Hollee and Hannah’s faces. Next, I warmed up the wheat a little. It was looking a little flat in the original. Lastly, I added a cloud overlay to the sky to give it a little extra oomph. I finished by sharpening the image a tad.
And that is how I complete an edit!