Tutorial | Composition & Cleanup

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Edit: You know, I learned how to clean up, but to keep detail, it's sometimes really nice if you smoothen out almost everything to keep the pixels away, and then sharpen it a bit. It seems WAY more realistic:)
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It really comes down to time, if you make a fantastic photo and you want to make it look realistic, you can invest the time. But most of my methods revolve around the fact I want to spend less than 2min on a photo.

I kinda like the soft focus look anyway, and each to their own.
 


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fwiw - it might be worth meantioning that once you get the over b/c right with levels, you can use curves to further perfect your pic. its a shame though that not all programs give you that nice graph for editing levels. photofiltre being one of them. but, pf gives you gamma tools and gimp 2 doesnt seem have that.
 
Before and After:



It's a crying shame that I have such a powerful tool (PS 7.0) and don't know how to use it. But thanks to this tutorial......there might just be hope for me yet!:D

Thank you pixeljunkynz! :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:
 
I read somewhere, designer profesional use many +10 saturation instead of single +50 saturation. (Photoshop -> image -> adjustments -> hue/saturation -> saturation +10). So the image can chagne from
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My preference for Div is back picture is like this, adjusting levels, saturation, and darkening only the bright part.

To make black and white, if desaturate tool look bad, I duplicate one of the color channel to new file, the above is from red. other way is by using channel mixer and select monochrome, then playing with RGB proportion.


sorry, I have to use your picture pixeljunkynz and Div is back, I don't have any great picture myself.
 
sucahyo
I read somewhere, designer profesional use many +10 saturation instead of single +50 saturation. (Photoshop -> image -> adjustments -> hue/saturation -> saturation +10). So the image can chagne from
to
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Personally, I think it's over-saturated. But as I've said, it comes down to your personal preference. Don't follow too many rules, photoshop a pic until it looks good to you, a lot of photos are average, but they represent a moment, or a car that means something to that person. So that person loves them.

Anyway... Photo-dump

I like the odd "off" photo...

Portrait composition tests...

Crop tests, it's hard to crop a car comfortably...
 
pixeljunkynz is there any plans to bring a new improved guide with new tips and tricks.
 
Very good tutorial. I am currently working on some wheelie pics to show it is possible to do staright out wheelies, I WOULD use your tips to help me edit the pics so they look more real and profresional.
 
Man, I was having a sh%t load of trouble figuring it out until now. You're my savior. I've just started working with your tutorial, but here are some pics.







Like I said, I'm quite new at this, but your tutorial is fantastic and I'm really enjoying my new hobby. I'm sure I'll get better as I go. Thank you.
 

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