However like with anything photography is a real skill, a true art and one which the best way to get better at is to keep on practising, but there are tips and tricks you can learn along the way and the best place to learn them is by looking at other peoples photography for inspiration, I have spent a pleasant evening blog hopping and have come across some simply wonderful new blogs full of the most inspiring photographs.
Whilst I was loosing myself amongst the splendid photography I came across a couple of great Photo Editing Challenges, and seems as I love to tinker and edit my photos I thought I'd join in these challenges and see if I can learn a thing or two whilst I'm at it!
The first one is over at EditMeChallenge and they have this rather atmospheric shot to edit which was taken by Alicia at Project Alicia which is a must look at blog for inspirational photos!
So I loaded the photo into PaintShopPro x3 and adjusted the brightness, shadows, highlights and colours using the smart photo edit feature, until I was happy with the colour of the sky, then I cropped the photo to make the tree a more dramatic feature to the right hand side of the photo, but still leaving the main focus on the beautiful colours of the sky.
Heres what I came up with:
If you would like to have ago and see what you can do with this great photo, or want to see what others have created and maybe pick up some hints and tips then be sure to pop over to EditMeChallenge by clicking on this button:
WOW! GORGEOUS edit! Great job!! :) Im a new follower!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that edit! Great job. Thanks for following!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors in your edit. I also love your first pic. What child wouldn't want to play in puddles?
ReplyDeleteThank you Pam, jumping in puddles is just the most fun!
DeleteI just love your first photo! And your edit for the challenge is so creative! :)
ReplyDeleteYour first photo is STUNNING!! Perfect moment! Your edit me challenge photo is also wonderful, i love your creative take on it! xoxo
ReplyDeleteTaking pictures I find addictive, I started taking lots of pictures for my blog when I asked my mum for pictures of us when we were little and she said that they were all in a box in the loft and when she has more time she would search them out - I am still waiting. So when my kids ask for pictures of them in the future they will have many - hundreds in fact and as you say capturing that perfect moment is a great thing. I love the gift of natural light and rejoice as spring bangs on our door as I know that my camera will be busy. Great first picture!
ReplyDeleteHello, thanks for coming over here and your comment, it is so much easier with digital photos to share our photos, I agree our chldren will always beable to find the photos of their childhoods :D
DeleteExcellent editing choices and cropping. The picture of the little girl and dog running in the mud captured my heart though. What a fantastic shot!
ReplyDeleteThank you, I love muddy Puddle shots!
DeleteI love these challenges. I am just upgrading from point and click to digital SLR. Really enjoying the photography, next step editing.
ReplyDeleteLove your photos - looking forward to more, and sharing some of my own too.
Happy Easter!
BW,
Lesley x.
PS. Jackson is gorgeous as ever :-)
Thanks Lesley Photography is somethign that has always captured my heart and my dream is to one day get myself a digital SLR x
DeleteOh wow! The photo of your daughter running with the dog is amazing! I really like your edit on the other photo as well. I have seen a few of those around this week - it's only seeing yours that made me want to go and check out what it is all about though! You have completely changed the picture.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your lovely comment, its amazing how much you can edit and alter a photo in just a few simple steps :) I wanted to put my own take onto the photo and was pleased with how it turned out x
Deletehi sarah thanks for looking at my blog. love your photos i'm like you more of a point and shoot for the best photographer. i dont really use all my other settings. thanks for following and i have returned the favour looking forward to more posts
ReplyDeleteThanks for following, I only have a cheap little olympus camera it has very few settings! But i think sometimes that enables you to not think too much and gives you the speed to instead capture great shots :)
DeleteThanks for your comment. Lovely photos. Love your editing, it's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love how you took this photo and changed it so dramatically. Great job!
ReplyDeleteHi - coming over from Edit Me Challenge. Love the perspective of your crop and the colors. Your puddle pic is awesome!
ReplyDeleteSome great tips there Sarah, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, thanks so much for grabbing my photo to edit! I haven't used paintshop pro for editing. I had no idea it had so many options available! Great job! And just wanted you to know that your first image in this post is absolutely stunning! I would have never guessed it was from a point and shoot! It looks like something in a magazine. Bravo.
ReplyDeleteLove your creativity with the Edit Me photo and just want to say thank you for linking up with us this week! I hope you'll be back for more. A big part of this challenge is to learn from each other!
ReplyDeleteAnd just by the way - that first photo is amazing! A true moment capture that will inspire others.