Matt-P
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I was at Cosford at the weekend and took some photos I was pleased with, albeit some of my settings were a bit screwy. After some good feedback on the photo thread about lightening them too far in processing I'd appreciate any tips on getting the effect I'm after. I've put two shots below showing the clean import to Lightroom (RAW files initially) as well as my best efforts, I generally use Lightroom for processing though I have Photoshop as well though I'm still learning with it.
For the Red Arrows I was trying to get bright red planes against the sky, the only way I got close to this effect was through massive contrast boost, followed by pulling back the shadows and highlights, then increasing the clarity and vibrance.
For the wing walkers I thought the initial exposure had the plane all dark and shadowy, nothing like the bright orange they are in the flesh. I tried to lighten this through exposure, shadows, whites and clarity adjustments, though I'd still want them brighter. When I tried to push things further though the skies started burning out
If you've got any tips on a better way to process these I'd love to hear them.
Red Arrows before
Red Arrows after
Wing walkers before
Wing walkers after
For the Red Arrows I was trying to get bright red planes against the sky, the only way I got close to this effect was through massive contrast boost, followed by pulling back the shadows and highlights, then increasing the clarity and vibrance.
For the wing walkers I thought the initial exposure had the plane all dark and shadowy, nothing like the bright orange they are in the flesh. I tried to lighten this through exposure, shadows, whites and clarity adjustments, though I'd still want them brighter. When I tried to push things further though the skies started burning out
If you've got any tips on a better way to process these I'd love to hear them.
Red Arrows before
Red Arrows after
Wing walkers before
Wing walkers after
