photo editing is a very important step in the photography process. If you use it well, you can add icing on the cake and show the best side of the photo.
However, not all photos are worthy of post-production editing. Photos with post-production value generally have these characteristics :
1. RAW format
RAW format photos look gray and have poor results, but they have great potential for . It is no exaggeration to say that the post-production tolerance of some flagship machines can even enable you to achieve the effect of "from night to day".
Therefore, in the process of learning to edit photos, we also use more RAW format materials; when taking important photos, we can also use RAW format for shooting.
2. There are obvious highlights in the photos
If you have carefully observed the work process of professional photographers, you will find that many very cool-looking photos actually have average results when they are finished in the early stage.
So if the photo has its own highlights before post-editing, you must grasp it well.
3. The photo has no obvious shortcomings
This point is similar to the one mentioned above. The photo has no obvious shortcomings. In other words, it is more "mediocre".
This is also the state of most photos before post-editing, but this does not mean that it has no post-production value : because this means that it has balanced exposure, standard composition, normal color, and average light and shadow distinction, which can just develop the post-production potential of all aspects of the photo.
Also here I would like to remind everyone that many experienced photographers do not deliberately pursue accurate exposure during shooting, but are slightly overexposed or underexposed. This is not that they do not pay attention to the early stage, but start from the overall picture and prepare for the later stage.
For example, when some landscape photographers take outdoors, they will choose to expose the sky normally, while the ground scenery is slightly underexposed, because it is difficult to restore if the sky is overexposed, but it is easy to recover if the ground is underexposed.
Of course, using exposure bracketing combined with the late HDR effect may be a more popular way. Here I just provide you with an idea.
4. Fields and styles that you are not familiar with
If you already have a clear personal style and have made some achievements, then you can ignore this one. If you are still exploring and learning, it is recommended that you try different styles of in , which is the case in the early and late stages.
Post-editing photos of the styles of fields you are not familiar with can enhance your familiarity and sensitivity to various elements in the later stage, and will also allow yourself to develop an inspiration: what kind of photos are suitable for what kind of post-stage style.
5. Photos taken by others
If we particularly like other people's photos, we can learn by analyzing and imitating his composition, light and shadow, and color adjustment;
can also try to edit photos taken by others with your own understanding, which is also very useful for the improvement of our technology.
That’s all for today’s content ~
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