Our challenge this week was to start with a photo taken by Kim- and edit it our own way. I pretty much dreaded this one- not fun for me, because it brings up some nagging little fears of being compared to others. I accidentally saw a couple edits on Flickr today while I was looking at my phone- oh no- they were really good! I knew then that I had to start when I got home and not allow myself to look at any more. Later, I will go back and learn from what others have done.
Here is Kim’s original photo- unedited except for white balance.
I went several different ways with my edit- a vibrant punchy way, a soft dreamy way, and, finally, a black and white with purple added to the shadows, which is my favorite.
I cropped and straightened, adjusted exposure and contrast, added a bit of clarity and grain- and then converted to black and white, adding a slight purple hue to the shadows. In Photoshop, I did not add a texture, but used one of Kim’s new brush overlays (really like them!) on two layers, multiply and soft light blend modes.
So there you have it!
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not one of my favorites , but like the contrast….
i love what you did with Kim’s photo. the purple cast is just perfect. I love the new brush overlays too….so many possibilities!! great work!
I know what you mean about accidentally 😉 I usually don’t look at the edits of others before doing mine because I want to approach it in a fresh way. I like that you went black and white — I thought about that too and how it suits the image. Lovely work, as always…
Like the b&w. have you posted your other edits? I too went through several experiments but didn’t save them. Wish I had now for comparison purposes
I like the b&w – goes with the era of the chairs,
i really really like this…. wonderful work…
xo
Wow. Nice improvement on Kim’s photo. I’m so far behind on BB it’ll be a while before I can catch up. Looking forward to just focusing on photography soon.