Brody's Before & Afters.

[klr]

Few shots of my dog from yesterday morning :

[OsmosisStudios]

First image: The cropping bothers me a bit: his paws are missing! You've cut him too close to the floor; higher or lower.

Second image: I'd have cropped a bit closer than before, but not as close as the after.

Overall though I actually prefer the colours of the before images better.

[jordanxmichelle]

i disagree, i love the afters! cropping and coloring, what a handsome dog

[rrz213]

love it! The afters are awesome.

[klr]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

First image: The cropping bothers me a bit: his paws are missing! You've cut him too close to the floor; higher or lower.

Second image: I'd have cropped a bit closer than before, but not as close as the after.

Overall though I actually prefer the colours of the before images better.

I was bothered by the fact I cut his paws off too but he doesn't stay still very long and there was a table and if I moved he would have too so I just took it. These are all practice shots for editing --not for composition. I wasn't as worried about that. They're never going to be portfolio pieces.

I'm really into the natural look of photos personally --but I've been trying to go outside of my realm of comfort, hence the funky colours.

Just felt the need to elaborate a little.

[klr]

Originally Posted by jordanxmichelle

i disagree, i love the afters! cropping and coloring, what a handsome dog

Originally Posted by rrz213

love it! The afters are awesome.

Thanks guys I'm loving Lightroom.

[karen_s]

I like both afters. The first after might be a bit heavy on the blacks (some areas look like a bit filled in) but the important details are intact so it still works for me. Nice work of getting rid of that sunspot on the second shot too.

I can also relate to getting good dog shots indoors. My house isn't cluttered until I look at an indoor photo of my dog. It is not near s easy as it looks.

[klr]

I always struggle with finding the right amount of black to add into photos.

And I agree! Though our house at the moment is pretty cluttery every place you look haha.

Thanks !

[Peach]

I like both 'afters', too.
The first one, you didn't cut just the tip of the toes off (like I have) or halfway up the feet (like I have). It's hard sometimes to get ALL the dog in a picture and have it look nice, so I try not to apply (all the time) the "don't cut off limbs!" rule. Long as they're not cut off right at the wrist, or just along the toes, I'm ok with it.

The second one, love it, too

The colouring those is beautiful! I should really experiment with that type of stuff rather than the heavily saturated style I tend to use with my dog.

[klr]

Originally Posted by Peach

I like both 'afters', too.
The first one, you didn't cut just the tip of the toes off (like I have) or halfway up the feet (like I have). It's hard sometimes to get ALL the dog in a picture and have it look nice, so I try not to apply (all the time) the "don't cut off limbs!" rule. Long as they're not cut off right at the wrist, or just along the toes, I'm ok with it.

The second one, love it, too

The colouring those is beautiful! I should really experiment with that type of stuff rather than the heavily saturated style I tend to use with my dog.

I think it depends on the person as to how much it bothers them. Some people yes, others no. All personal preference!

And thank you!