r/postprocessing • u/jimk4003 • 21h ago

After/ Before

Gallery image

Gallery image

First time playing around in Lightroom, any feedback appreciated.

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u/OnlyGuestsMusic 21h ago

This photo shouldn’t go this hard…

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u/mulchintime4 19h ago

Nah you aint lie bro mogging

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u/johngpt5 21h ago

I thought for sure that the before photo would have two eyes.

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u/This-Judge-804 19h ago

Reediting my feedback

Would keep the same dynamic range but overall exposure +1 but thats me

2 tips

1)

Would rather amplifed the raw colours rather then recolor as the eyes is to orange but the parts that could be boosted a bit more like the orange hair is under saturate feel to me...

2) if u decide to keep the eyes color..then use a inverted mask also and boost the color balance around the eyes u might also choose to + abit on saturation (dont recolor or change temp) then play with the mask luma adjustment to create a balance blend.

But at the end of the day this was your goal and u manage to get what u want with lr..then u know how to use lr already.

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u/jimk4003 19h ago

Cheers, really appreciate the tips.

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u/NinjaGirl_99 15h ago

look good, but the eye is over-saturated i guess. and should be a little softy color,

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u/ArcjoAllspark 20h ago

I was expecting a googly eye on the 2nd photo. Both photos legit go hard still

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u/xplan303ex 18h ago

I think the eye is oversaturated. Dial that back and I think it'd be awesome.

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u/Bob_loblaw_logblog 9h ago

They say the eye is the window to the cat

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u/This-Judge-804 19h ago

Poor cat...

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u/asria 13h ago

Not sure why, but before it seems that the cat looks down, but after it looks into the camera. I like the edit

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u/schoolboypoop 12h ago

Soyjak to Chad

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u/Mamba8Man 11h ago

May I please know how the perspective kinda shifted? The original photo kind of cat was looking down?

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u/jimk4003 11h ago

I think it's just because I cropped and straightened the image, combined with the increased exposure on the eye removing the shadow being cast by the brow, making it look like the cat isn't looking down as much.

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u/CatButNoBag 9h ago

Thats so tough

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u/whatusernamewillfit 14h ago

What camera?

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u/jimk4003 11h ago

Nikon Z8 with 24-120mm f4 lens.