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Forum: Photographic Technique 05-11-2019, 07:12 PM

How much is enough - post processing
Posted By MaineNative

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One thing I do in post processing is remove distractions like unwanted reflections or high contrast objects that take your eyes away from the subject.

I also work hard on color correction and white balance because bad white balance can ruin an image.

For sharpening, in Photoshop, I will sharpen one layer and adjust opacity to blend it with the original. I can also use a layer to select which parts of the image to sharpen and which to leave soft, like the sky.

I do lots of flipping back and forth between the sharpened and un-sharpened version. I want to do enough sharpening to notice it looks better, but no so much it creates distracting artifacts or looks fake. Hard to exactly know that balance.

When I get to printing, I print a 4x6 to check color before I do a big print. (On the same paper.) I use a duplicate layer with Screen turned on if I need a brighter image.

Do I do this for every print? No. Do I do it for prints worth framing? Yes.

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