Post-Processing: Before & Afters - Page 16 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

UdubBadger · 05-18-2011, 07:57 AM

nice

ShopVac · 05-18-2011, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///Mik3

here, did an animation of the other one, to help see it better (may take a sec to load):

So...Charlie's Angels was on last night, I knew I recognized this shot from somewhere.

The1 · 05-18-2011, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShopVac

So...Charlie's Angels was on last night, I knew I recognized this shot from somewhere.

mmmm Charlie's Angels.... when Drew Berrymore was younger

Chewy734 · 05-23-2011, 06:44 PM

I had this photo from a little while back that I wanted to edit. I wasn't really sure what to do with it, so here's what I experimented with. You guys have suggestions/comments?

Before:

After:

M_Six · 05-23-2011, 07:03 PM

Looks good. Maybe a bit of vignetting that is not noticeable in the original, especially in the upper right. Nice deep colors, though.

TL · 05-23-2011, 09:23 PM

nice chewy, looks much more interesting

Chewy734 · 05-23-2011, 09:40 PM

thanks guys.

jlspeed29 · 05-24-2011, 12:06 AM

thanks for sharing guys...ill see which halfway decent ones I can post

///Mik3 · 05-24-2011, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShopVac

So...Charlie's Angels was on last night, I knew I recognized this shot from somewhere.

never seen the movie, was it shot there?

- Paul - · 09-07-2011, 05:54 AM

Bump to try and bring this thread back to life.

ShopVac · 09-07-2011, 07:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///Mik3

never seen the movie, was it shot there?

Just the fight scene where Demi Moore whoops arse on them was shot here...

panicos81 · 09-07-2011, 12:26 PM

great thread.. it is very helpful for us new to this..here is one before and after i took.. went for the old/postcard look

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Chewy734 · 09-07-2011, 12:28 PM

what software did you use?

ZStig · 09-07-2011, 12:29 PM

a bit too much noise for my taste

panicos81 · 09-07-2011, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewy734

what software did you use?

Just lightroom

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roffle Waffle

a bit too much noise for my taste

maybe it could use a little less.. anw its all trial and error

M_Six · 09-07-2011, 12:43 PM

Yeah, too much noise. Grain in old photos is much less obvious. Try reducing the noise and maybe add a sepia tint.

The pic itself is very nice, though.

panicos81 · 09-07-2011, 01:15 PM

here you go, less grain

Chewy734 · 09-07-2011, 01:16 PM

better... but she's still pretty under-exposed, imo.

oneintheory · 09-07-2011, 03:58 PM

and OOF.

seeing this thread makes me realize just how little i process. i watched Mark's screencast...and in the time it took him to do that image (even subtracting some 'talking' time), i could have processed 40 shots. i've used photoshop like 5 times in the past 6 months. but i want to start improving my skills in it.

MP0WER · 09-07-2011, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oneintheory

and OOF.

seeing this thread makes me realize just how little i process. i watched Mark's screencast...and in the time it took him to do that image (even subtracting some 'talking' time), i could have processed 40 shots. i've used photoshop like 5 times in the past 6 months. but i want to start improving my skills in it.

I think it's fun to be able to make something completely different or really save a bad pic, but for the last year or so i've tried to process images very soon after i've captured. This is so that i can have the memory of the scene clear in my mind and try to match the image to it.

I've been trying to get it right in the camera first much more than before. Finding it pretty rewarding as well. These threads are still really fun and can help lots of people learn PS skills.

M_Six · 09-07-2011, 09:45 PM

I need to start doing that. I've been more careful lately about background and exposure and so on, trying to get it right in camera. I tend to over process images, I think. I look at them later and think, "WTF did I do that?"

oneintheory · 09-07-2011, 10:13 PM

an older image. probably among the more drastic changes i make in LR3, aside from BW and color profile conversions.

Jamie-Before by jsophoto, on Flickr

Jamie-After by jsophoto, on Flickr

wanted a lot of pop for this image. gives it a fun feel. so there's lots of clarity and contrast. a touch of fill, blacks boosted slightly, no saturation adjustment. a little bit of sharpening.
i'm about to have a go at it with CS5.

05-23-2011, 06:44 PM	#334
Chewy734 Major General Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 6,603 iTrader: (15)	I had this photo from a little while back that I wanted to edit. I wasn't really sure what to do with it, so here's what I experimented with. You guys have suggestions/comments? Before: After: __________________ Currently for sale: N/A

05-23-2011, 07:03 PM	#335
M_Six Free Thinker Drives: 2005 X5 3.0 & 2006 Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 3,986 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 X5 3.0 [0.00] 2006 Z4 3.0si [0.00]	Looks good. Maybe a bit of vignetting that is not noticeable in the original, especially in the upper right. Nice deep colors, though. __________________ Mark - Randomography "The $0.99 menu was put on this Earth for a good damn reason." -Weebl

05-23-2011, 09:23 PM	#336
TL Brigadier General Drives: Happy on H&R coil overs Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Hub Posts: 3,102 iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 335xi [0.50]	nice chewy, looks much more interesting __________________ 2008 E92 335xi ------->Links to my Mods: H&R Street Performance Coil Overs \|\| 19" Alufelgen CS7 \|\| Interior Swap: Black to Coral Red My Website \|\| My Flickr \|\| My Tumblr \|\| My Twitter\|\| My Facebook\|\| My 500px

05-23-2011, 09:40 PM	#337
Chewy734 Major General Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 6,603 iTrader: (15)	thanks guys. __________________ Currently for sale: N/A

05-24-2011, 12:06 AM	#338
jlspeed29 Major Drives: Blow White E92 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 1,059 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 335 coupe [0.00]	thanks for sharing guys...ill see which halfway decent ones I can post __________________ 08E92xZSPxSTYLE230xSADDLExPDCxPADDLExCOMFORT A fisherman always sees another fisherman from afar

05-18-2011, 07:57 AM	#331
UdubBadger Banned Drives: '04 330i ZHP Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chicago Burbs Posts: 24,714 iTrader: (22) Garage List 2004 BMW 330i ZHP [4.75] 2011 135i [3.73] 2008 328xi [4.38]	nice

09-07-2011, 05:54 AM	#340
- Paul - Major General Drives: see above. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yorkshire, UK Posts: 7,206 iTrader: (5) Garage List 2005 320D SE [5.00] 2005 645 [4.50]	Bump to try and bring this thread back to life. __________________ My Photos

09-07-2011, 12:26 PM	#342
panicos81 Colonel Drives: a white bmw Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cyprus Posts: 2,207 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 BMW E92 [4.27] 2007 e90 [0.00]	great thread.. it is very helpful for us new to this..here is one before and after i took.. went for the old/postcard look BEFORE: AFTER: __________________ E90post E9x photo game= 66 [69-3] COTM 06/11 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=531094 My webpage. Feel free to visit My 500px

09-07-2011, 12:28 PM	#343
Chewy734 Major General Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 6,603 iTrader: (15)	what software did you use? __________________ Currently for sale: N/A

09-07-2011, 12:29 PM	#344
ZStig Major General Drives: VT2-500 M Roadster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 6,417 iTrader: (3)	a bit too much noise for my taste __________________

09-07-2011, 12:43 PM	#346
M_Six Free Thinker Drives: 2005 X5 3.0 & 2006 Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 3,986 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 X5 3.0 [0.00] 2006 Z4 3.0si [0.00]	Yeah, too much noise. Grain in old photos is much less obvious. Try reducing the noise and maybe add a sepia tint. The pic itself is very nice, though. __________________ Mark - Randomography "The $0.99 menu was put on this Earth for a good damn reason." -Weebl

09-07-2011, 01:15 PM	#347
panicos81 Colonel Drives: a white bmw Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cyprus Posts: 2,207 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 BMW E92 [4.27] 2007 e90 [0.00]	here you go, less grain __________________ E90post E9x photo game= 66 [69-3] COTM 06/11 http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=531094 My webpage. Feel free to visit My 500px

09-07-2011, 01:16 PM	#348
Chewy734 Major General Drives: 2006 BMW 330i ZPP, ZSP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 6,603 iTrader: (15)	better... but she's still pretty under-exposed, imo. __________________ Currently for sale: N/A

09-07-2011, 03:58 PM	#349
oneintheory no longer a BMW owner Drives: 2011 Ford Edge Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Suffolk/Chesapeake, VA Posts: 1,469 iTrader: (0)	and OOF. seeing this thread makes me realize just how little i process. i watched Mark's screencast...and in the time it took him to do that image (even subtracting some 'talking' time), i could have processed 40 shots. i've used photoshop like 5 times in the past 6 months. but i want to start improving my skills in it.

09-07-2011, 09:45 PM	#351
M_Six Free Thinker Drives: 2005 X5 3.0 & 2006 Z4 3.0si Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charleston, IL Posts: 3,986 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 X5 3.0 [0.00] 2006 Z4 3.0si [0.00]	I need to start doing that. I've been more careful lately about background and exposure and so on, trying to get it right in camera. I tend to over process images, I think. I look at them later and think, "WTF did I do that?" __________________ Mark - Randomography "The $0.99 menu was put on this Earth for a good damn reason." -Weebl

09-07-2011, 10:13 PM	#352
oneintheory no longer a BMW owner Drives: 2011 Ford Edge Sport Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Suffolk/Chesapeake, VA Posts: 1,469 iTrader: (0)	an older image. probably among the more drastic changes i make in LR3, aside from BW and color profile conversions. Jamie-Before by jsophoto, on Flickr Jamie-After by jsophoto, on Flickr wanted a lot of pop for this image. gives it a fun feel. so there's lots of clarity and contrast. a touch of fill, blacks boosted slightly, no saturation adjustment. a little bit of sharpening. i'm about to have a go at it with CS5.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search