Photoshop | Utah Photographer

I know these aren’t new pictures, but when I first posted them someone asked if I would share what I did in Photoshop to edit them. So here I am! My plan for this week is to {hopefully} post some more before and after pictures.

(I actually think that these pictures look better bigger. If you scroll down a little bit you’ll be able to see the original post. )

This is the original image SOOC (straight out of camera)

This is the image after I ran an unsharp mask on it (basically that just means I sharpened it), then I lightened it and added contrast to the image using curves. I also boosted the saturation to about +12. And last, I added a soft light and then changed the opacity to about 30 percent.

After I did the above edits the image still looked a little dark to me. So I lightened it once more using curves. Then I used the sponge tool (saturate) to bring out a little bit more of the color in the brick and the grass. Next I used the dodge tool (lighten) up part of Macie’s profile around the eyes, nose, mouth and forehead. And lastly, I burned (darkened) around the edges to add depth and contrast.

Here’s the SOOC image and the photoshop image side by side.

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