Is my postprocessing too obvious / ugly?

[iLovePink]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adrianahg/4335292805/

Hi, I would like your opinion on my postprocessing of this image, and if you feel like it, about the shot in general. I wanted to make the bubble pop so I left it out of the sepia filter in Photoshop. But now it looks a little too "forced" to me, you know? So, what do you guys think?

I use a Canon EOS 1000D Camera with kit lens, I am a tota begginer so would appreciate any help at all!

Thanks a lot =)

Cámara: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposición: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.0
Lente: 37 mm
ISO: 200
Tendencia de exposición: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[Disfidare]

I really like the photo - esp the look of joy and wonderment on the little girl in the pink hood.

I can see what you mean about making the bubble stand out, but my eye is feels like it's still being drawn to the lady's red coat and the child's green scarf. And maybe the building in the background too. To me it feels like the sepia hasn't been applied "evenly" if you get what I mean.

Perhaps you could try either backing off a little on the sepia or taking a tad more colour out of just the jacket and scarf?

I also like it the way it is Beautiful capture of a beautiful moment.

[LeeR]

I don't have a problem with the post processing. It's a good shot. It's not great, but good, so stop worrying about it and go make a better one.

[iLovePink]

Originally Posted by Disfidare

I really like the photo - esp the look of joy and wonderment on the little girl in the pink hood.

I can see what you mean about making the bubble stand out, but my eye is feels like it's still being drawn to the lady's red coat and the child's green scarf. And maybe the building in the background too. To me it feels like the sepia hasn't been applied "evenly" if you get what I mean.

Perhaps you could try either backing off a little on the sepia or taking a tad more colour out of just the jacket and scarf?

I also like it the way it is Beautiful capture of a beautiful moment.

Thanks a lot for your post! I'm glad you like it, I'll try to discolour the jacket and scarf like u said, It'll probably look better, thanks again =D

[iLovePink]

Originally Posted by LeeR

I don't have a problem with the post processing. It's a good shot. It's not great, but good, so stop worrying about it and go make a better one.

Lee, thanks and you're right! Maybe I should just go practice more, but I think the whole point of this forum is having other photographers tell you HOW you could make your shot better... and that will make you do it better next time! especially for someone as newbie in this world as me =P

Thanks a lot for your post!!

[PrimeTime]

Originally Posted by iLovePink

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Hi, I would like your opinion on my postprocessing of this image, and if you feel like it, about the shot in general. I wanted to make the bubble pop so I left it out of the sepia filter in Photoshop. But now it looks a little too "forced" to me, you know? So, what do you guys think?

I use a Canon EOS 1000D Camera with kit lens, I am a tota begginer so would appreciate any help at all!

Thanks a lot =)

Cámara: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposición: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/5.0
Lente: 37 mm
ISO: 200
Tendencia de exposición: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

I think you did a good job on the composition, Pink. As for the sepia, i think it isn't strong enough. It looks more like a color cast, than a sepia treatment.

A few things that might help your edit..................

This image needs some contrast. To do this , use the unsharp mask...........set to large radius and small amount. Try somewhere around 30 and 0.30. Adjust with the opacity slider. Set the blending mode to value so the colors won't change.

Some selective saturation could help it pop as well. Make a dup. layer and add some saturation to it..........over do it a little. Then make a layer mask set to black. Next, brush in the saturation where you want it and adjust the opacity of the brush to get the desired amount for each area. To brush in, select the brush tool and pick a soft tip.........select the color white and adjust the opacity of the brush. Paint on the mask and the saturation will show through. Some saturation on the bubble will help make it pop.

You can also increase or decrease saturation of a color as well. Just click on the saturation tool and you can pick a color you want saturated.

[iLovePink]

Originally Posted by PrimeTime

I think you did a good job on the composition, Pink. As for the sepia, i think it isn't strong enough. It looks more like a color cast, than a sepia treatment.

A few things that might help your edit..................

This image needs some contrast. To do this , use the unsharp mask...........set to large radius and small amount. Try somewhere around 30 and 0.30. Adjust with the opacity slider. Set the blending mode to value so the colors won't change.

Some selective saturation could help it pop as well. Make a dup. layer and add some saturation to it..........over do it a little. Then make a layer mask set to black. Next, brush in the saturation where you want it and adjust the opacity of the brush to get the desired amount for each area. To brush in, select the brush tool and pick a soft tip.........select the color white and adjust the opacity of the brush. Paint on the mask and the saturation will show through. Some saturation on the bubble will help make it pop.

You can also increase or decrease saturation of a color as well. Just click on the saturation tool and you can pick a color you want saturated.

THANKS A LOT PrimeTime!!! Great feedback, and photoshop lessons hehe really, I will do that thank you very very much

[Sime]

How you could make it better... well, how I would have tried to make it a bit better is to have moved around the scene and had the bubble on a much less distracting background if it were possible.

I find my eyes whip around the photo as there are many points of interest, but generally they come back to the bubble... I think it would work better if it was just a little less cluttered.

Sime