One of my favorite things about photo editing is that is fairly easy to create many variations on a single photograph. When processing my photos I create many versions, saving various edits along the way. For example, I started with this photograph:
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Created many including these below:
Before settling on this one:
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This final version perhaps sums up the title of the post, Variations on a Theme. I’ve created a combined color and black and white version. I then boosted the overall warmth of the whole image to unify the piece a bit, as the starkness of combining the two seemed a bit jarring.
It was an interesting experiment, but I like the original color version better than any of the other versions. What do you think of the various takes, do you have a favorite? For the purpose of this post, I kept all of my variations, but eventually, I will go back and delete the ones I don’t care for. I may even make another one. This ability to create and destroy is a very liberating advantage to editing digital photography, do you agree? Feel free to leave a comment below.
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Nice pics and analysis! 😊 I like the two “variation” pics with three parts. And I agree that digital photo editing has added a new (fun) level to playing around with pics!
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Thank you very much. I do enjoy the endless options of photo editing.
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I really like the original colour version. The blue peeking out from the background is a very nice touch. Also really like your creativity with the last shot. Looks like a lovely tiled mosaic 🙂
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Yes, that original version ended up being my favorite I think in part because it was such a bright and colorful moment, a nice break from the usual weather we have here this time of year.
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The final version of the photo is perfect variation. I love it!
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Thank you very much.
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Like you, I love to play with images to create art. You’ve done a great job with these. I love your final version but if forced to choose in this case I’d still go with your original. Well done Amy!
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Thank you Tina, I did enjoy creating these version, but I too prefer the origina.
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I loved the first one 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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Hi Amy – I like the color triptych most here – and I liked it in the smaller version as it appeared in the collage. The larger image of it was clear and nice, but when I was viewing it the top row felt “off” – yet that very top row felt like it was moving a little (wind or breeze0 when I view it in collage.
So it had a different vibe from that perspective.
I did like your variations here and the b&w is my choice over the color.
and I so agree on the digital perks – but I wonder if I should be printing more photos just for future generations to have (well family pics- ya know?) do you print a lot of pics?
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Actually, no, I print almost nothing, in fact, I have spent quite a bit of time scanning prints into digital. It’s not that I don’t like prints, it’s that we move around a lot and prints are difficult to transport safely.
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yes – that makes sense to not print then.
🙂
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Interesting response. And thanks for the info I always like to see that.
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Thanks for taking the time to read it 🙂
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Love all of these.. but great choice with the end result 🙂
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Lovely variations.
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Thank you.
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Interesting pentych in the middle with the varied tones.
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It was fun to work with the different tones.
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Amy, I really was taken with the first photo in this post, something very peaceful and yet filling (suggests bread, maybe?) about the images. I could almost feel the feather edges of the grass. And even though the colors in the photo are all brown or tan, it didn’t feel dull or uninteresting. Nice!
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Yes, I agree, I always find these grasses to be very calming. I can’t say exactly why, but perhaps because to me, they evoke a feeling of wide open space, something that I have always found calming.
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Good insight, Amy! They are calming, I hadn’t realized that. 🙂
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