I Like to Learn

I am by no means a Photoshop guru. I am much more at the noob level. Although I end up a jack of all trades and a master of none, I like to learn things.

Value in the How's and the Why's

I think it is interesting when the artist explains some of the thought process used in making creative decisions. To my mind, this is often as important as the practical method used to achieve the effect.

Original on Left - Photoshopped on Right

Real World Real Time

So these aren't the best photos ever, but they are ones that I'm working with in real time. The cool thing about photography is there is always something interesting to shoot. This was a faded flower that was stuck on my fence. Not to much to do on this. I usually like to start with increasing contrast. Upped the clarity a bit and cleaned up the background using levels.

A bit of cropping, contrast, saturation and cleaned up background using black levels.

Best Advice

My best advice is to not use a heavy hand. Never has the saying "less is more" been more true. However, I realize there are those that really like to change things up. That is the nice thing about art, there is no right answer. Be true to your own style. I suppose it is much like lipstick, some prefer less some like a bunch more.

Here was just a matter of increased contrast and lightening it up a tad. Increased saturation.

Quick

I didn't spend many more than 2 or 3 minutes each. I was just doing them for this quick demonstration. Photoshop is a powerful tool. Gimp is a nice free alternative.

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