FixItFriday, Week 8: My Edits

While the Week 9 is going at @photogames I have collected all of my edits for #FixItFriday from the Week 8 in one post. I had to say this Friday was very successful for me. Three of my edits are the winning ones!

So, let's go!

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Moraine Lake

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BEFORE.
That is an amazing shot of the place from my bucket list by @derekkind. As you can see, the shot is almost great from the camera. But, unfortunately, Derek was one of a zillion photographers there.

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AFTER.
I know how much Derek likes his fellow photographers' gear, but let's imagine he was there alone. I have removed all the gear, the facilities, and admirers of nature on the shore. And then some dodge/burn on the rocks, slight color and perspective corrections. Bam! The first winning edit! Thanks, Derek!

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Cape Elizabeth Light House

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BEFORE.
Beautiful shot of a beautiful place by @sjarvie5! Almost nothing to do here.

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AFTER.
I just made some basic tone/color edits, aligned the horizon and cropped a little.

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Golden Hour Wedding

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BEFORE.
Beautiful golden hour wedding photo by @vtravels!

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AFTER.
Here I just revealed the details in the shadows, added more gold to the sky and cropped to 16:9. And... Here is my the second winning edit! Thanks, Verity!

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Tinghir

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BEFORE.
A travel photo from Morocco by @jpphotography. As Julian said he wasn't lucky enough to witness the great light there, but those building and the Atlas mountains are great anyway!

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AFTER.
That was tough! I repaired the sky, dodge/burn the mountains and the houses, pushed the colors and moved the women to another path. Finally, I cropped the photo a bit. The image started to look a bit more HDR-ish then I usually prefer. But that is what I like in #fixitfriday; you can try different things I may wouldn't try usually. And it is my third winning edit! Thanks, Julian!

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Pole Dancing with the Stars

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BEFORE.
This photo is from famous series Pole Dancing with the Stars by @caseygrimley. All the series is absolutely amazing! Check Casey's blog to see more if you hadn't had a chance yet! It was the most challenging image to work with on this #fixitfriday!

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AFTER.
If you saw the photos from Pole Dancing with the Stars series you can realize how hard to compete with it. So, I just tried to make the less possible damage :D. So, I revealed the Milky Way, worked on noise cancellation and colors.

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Pickaxe

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BEFORE.
Awesome shot by @gabyoraa! I like the mood here a lot!

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AFTER.

I tried to keep and emphasize the mood by cooling down everything except the skin. I cropped the final image a bit and made some little distractions less active.

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Gornje Podunavlje

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BEFORE.
The beautiful and peaceful shot by @bil.prag. I is a lovely place with the house on the lake shore. And I just love autumn!

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AFTER.
I have added more autumn colors, cropped tighter, and played with dodge/burn to achieve a painterly effect and focus on the house.

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