I wanted to share the before & after of one of my recent favorite photos.
this is SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera):
and this is after I “Lightroomed” it (using Adobe Lightroom):
I think I could play with it a little more, and I don’t know that it would ever pass muster with some real photographers, but it’s all about me and what I like and I think it’s fabulous. I tried cropping it down more to have it just be Mallory & Allison, but then it seemed to really lose the fun of seeing the teacher and the other kids. What do you think?
And what if I have it just be Alli?
Let me know which edit is your fave,eh?
I like the large B&W the best. Nice work with taking out the door and it’s reflection in the floor, along with the dirty crap on the wall. Also, with just M and A you lose the context and can’t tell it’s a mirror on the other wall as well, therefor you lose the fact that they are dancing in the mirror with themselves, which is certainly part of the charm.
The picture of the two of them or just A would be fine if you could see their shining faces, otherwise too much context is lost. Either be a farther back shot showing themselves in the mirror, low-angle quarter profile from the front.
Those are my thoughts.
I like the B&W with teacher. How about one of just M?
I like the post clean up B&W but prefer the shot of the whole class. It’s kind of like watch full screen vs wide… you lose something in the translation when you don’t use wide.