Sunday, May 26, 2019
For the Anal Retentive
Below are two photos that have been manipulated in Photoshop and Topaz Studio...two software packages for photography. This photo was taken at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. The photos are slightly different as one received one last change that I sometimes implement, except I have noticed that professional photographers do not usually do this. Do you have a preference between the two? I will tell you in the next post what was done if you do not figure it out or if you see no real difference. There are pros and cons for each treatment, I guess.
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I think I prefer the uncropped one. It looks like maybe a slight difference in highlighting but that might be the crop. If you wanted to emphasize the sculptures, I'd take out the few leaves on the cropped one as I think they distract.
ReplyDeleteGood guess, but it was not just a crop. I was not trying to emphasize the statues, but that would be a good idea.
DeleteI like the top one as the contrast was increased. The bottom one is sharper, but that can be done as a separate action. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI prefer the top one.
ReplyDeleteother than the crop I don't really see a difference. it's only cropped on the sides but the height is the same so perhaps you shortened it some. are the statues in the bottom pic squattier?
ReplyDeleteThey look the same to me.
ReplyDeleteI think I like the first one best, but the differences are very subtle.
ReplyDeleteThe bottom one looks lighter. I use PhotoShop to take away harsh shadows sometimes, especially on faces. But sometimes, like Mage says, the shadows can be more interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt's a lovely view, and i don't know enough about photography and techniques to know what was done, besides a bit of cropping.
ReplyDeleteIn the top one the figures are skinny and in the bottom one they are wider while still fitting in the same frame.
ReplyDeleteYou got the closest, Linda, in identifying an artifact of what I did!
DeleteI know nothing about photography but I prefer the second photo.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you straightened it. Maybe with the transform tool but not necessarily that.
ReplyDeleteYep. I used the perspective handles in the transform tool.
DeleteI preferred the second photo, too, but I haven’t been into manipulating photos.
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