A Short Discussion about Post Processing

I am a believer in post-processing.  In fact, over the last few years both light room and Photoshop with each induration have gotten better and post-processing.  What also helps is the number of different plug-ins that are available, including those from Topaz, NIK, OnOne and others.  Along with a good number of free information that is available on the web.

I am going to show you two sets of pictures that was taken just after sunset, utilizing a Nikon D7100, Nikkor 500 mm f/4 plus a 1.7 X converter on a tripod.  The settings were 1/100 second,f/5.6 and ISO 3200.  As you look at the pictures before the post-processing you will see that there is a large amount of noise and the pictures.  After post-processing, utilizing both light room and Photoshop, Topaz Clarity and Detail .  I then selected out the backgrounds into a separate layer and utilized DeNoise to decrease the noise.  Then I used a technique from Denise Ippolito and Artie Morris using surface blur to finish up the picture.

In the next blog.  I will take you step-wise in the process that I use.

 Barn Owl (Tyto alba) 

Original

Post-Processed

Original

Post-Processed

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Improving Your Postprocessing by Watching Videos of Other Photographers Workflow

Version 1

Recently I have started to look at my older pictures and reprocess them.  The reason for this, as I been progressing in my use of Lightroom and Photoshop, plus the plug-ins from NIK and Topaz, along with a few others, I have learned how to process my photos better.  NIK and Topaz have had a great number of educational webinars on how to use their products, plus there are a number of videos from different photographers on their workflow and utilization of Lightroom and Photoshop.  By watching these presentations I have learned a number of different ways a post-processing and it is help me to develop my own workflow.  You cannot remain static, you must continue to learn and think and develop your own style.

I will show you some pictures, the original be version 1 and the reprocessed version 2.  Some of the facts may be subtle, but on my computer screen, there is enough of a difference to see the change.

Version 1

Version 2

Version 1

Version 2

Version 1

Version 2

Version 1

Version 2