RDP – Thursday – 10262023

PHOTOGRAPHY – LEARNING CURVE – COLOR/MONOCHROME EDITING

PROMPT: OOMPH

I struggled on how to depict oomph in a photo. So, I decided to try some different techniques and see what happens.

WARNING: Not all the images came out like I hoped. It’s the journey that matters, right?

I picked a few washed out photos and decided I would do all the editing on my iPad. I wanted to challenge myself and see how powerful this device truly is.

The first Set:

As you can see, this image is completely overexposed at my current skill level in editing. There is no hope for this photo. Where’s that damn delete button? Instead, I tried to see if I could pull anything out of it.

It still is a horrible photo, but I was able to put a little oomph to it. I replaced the background and pulled out a little color in the grass area. Perhaps, with some more practice, I might be able to do a little more with it.

Second Set:

I was worn out from working on the earlier set. I had no idea how much work goes into restoring an image. I guess it’s better to take a better photo to begin with, huh?

I hoped this photo would make a decent black and white photo. I enjoy monochrome’s darker, grittier side; let’s see what we come up with.

It came surprisingly well. In my opinion, the monochrome gave the photo a little oomph.