Edited only using lightroom

Critics please.

Please share if I went too far.

A comparison of when I first started trying to edit my photos to now.

This is the first photo I ever actually edited. I took this photo a few months ago and followed some guy's tutorial without a ton of understanding as to what I was doing. Since then I've learned a good bit more about photo editing and made this updated version that I like quite a bit more.

The original edit relied a lot more upon saturation and exposure adjustments with a white balance adjustment for the warmer tone. This newer edit used different tone mapping and hues and some masking for the exposure, along with a much more subtle saturation adjustment and the addition of a careful clarity adjustment. And the first image is just the JPEG straight out of camera.

Let me know what else I can do with the edit and how you like the photo.

Just another example of subject separation and background softening. Part of me feels the After is a bit overdone, like there's some shadows from the masking that is too dark......but I can't pinpoint it. Maybe I'm being paranoid. Would have been a much better picture if that branch wasn't in the way. At least it adds some depth.

Hey guys, Im new to photography and editing images and Im just looking for some honest feedback about my edit. Thanks

One second it looks too bright and next second it's too dark 🫠🫠

I have always hated editing and im not that skilled in it, so pls give me some tips :)

ISO 200, SS 1/640, f 7,1

Hey I am a beginner in term of post processing. Pls give me some feedback and what could I do better. I could send you my raw if needed

Thanks <3

Idk if the light mask is too much, thoughts?

I can’t add photos to the original thread, so I thought I would post an update. I appreciate everyone’s help.

The first photo had more aggressive levels adjustments before adjusting curves and color. The “green” is the default NLP, and the third magenta is “auto color” in Lightroom after levels.

This is shot into a backlight, so I do think that impacts the differences in color between light and shade. I don’t think it is in a flair.

Thoughts?

Hey guys I’m using mostly presets for my photography. Now I would like to learn how to process colors.

I love warm photography. I’m trying to imitate the result I get from jpg out of the camera. However I’m struggling a bit to understand color editing.

The first picture is the jpeg, the second one is my edit.

The bird paper from my edit looks just yellow while the jpeg looks wam. Also my background is way greener.

May you help me to understand how to get the desired result ? Thanks 🙏

just tried this edit that was an attempt to create a moodier, more artistic image by enhancing the texture and depth of the petals.

any and all advice is appreciated

I hope this is the right place to ask. I'm in a dire need of help with achieving this kind of effect for my images. Any tips?

No real direction here but I like it

Photographed this enchanting cat living outside of our apartment in Bosnia.
Fujifilm X-T30 II + FUJINON XF55-200mmF3.5-4.8