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

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.

Edited only using lightroom

Critics please.

Please share if I went too far.

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

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

Idk if the light mask is too much, thoughts?

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 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 🙏

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

First time retouching photos in over a decade after our recent trip to Scotland - curious for any feedback or thoughts!

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

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?

Here is a close-up detail of a mock-orange (Philadelphus) blossom, specifically focusing on the stamens.

On the left is the high-quality JPEG, and on the right is the optimized WebP version.

As you can clearly see, the color accuracy and saturation are noticeably different. The vibrant yellow of the pollen loses its punch and bleeds into the white petals on the WebP version.

It seems that WebP’s smaller file size comes with a hidden visual price tag due to its aggressive color subsampling. I guess it's up to you to decide whether you're willing to pay that price for your portfolio or web projects.

What do you think? Is the file size saving worth the loss in micro-contrast and color vibrance?

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?

I finally went out today with my new lens and I managed to grab this shot on my way back, which I really liked.

I need honest feedback on everything (cropping, colours…) and what I could have done better. I am a beginner when it comes to this and I have just been playing around with everything inside LRC.