I love a good drama. I took this image from Solomon’s Temple in the Peak District:
It was a bit of a spine-tingling moment. The skies were about to open up, so it was cool and calm, but you could feel the storm. Then there was the added tension of the fire, how bad is it? what’s going on over there? It wasn’t possible to answer those questions. From that original file, I created this:
I wanted both the colors to pop and the light and dark to contrast in this edit. To achieve this first I lightened the shadows, then I moved the whites slider up and the darks slider down. I used the luminance sliders to increase the green, yellow, and orange tones. The photo also has a corner-darkening vignette on it.
All pretty standard edits for my workflow. It also represents my favorite type of editing, subtle and true to the original scene. I’m looking to accentuate the drama that was there while still maintaining a photo that looks real. Do you like the result? Feel free to leave a comment below.
Cheers!
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I like your edits here. Thanks always for your tips. I confess I haven’t been following along much. Are these edits in Lightroom?
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Thanks very much for your comment. I’m in the process of switching from Lightroom and Photoshop to Luminar 3, so these edits are all in Luminar. Of course, it would be possible to do the same in Lightroom.
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The effect is fabulous Amy. Loving your tips on editing.
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Thank you very much and thanks as well for sharing this on Twitter, I do appreciate that!
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You are most welcome Amy. Thanks for all of your support as well.
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Your edits work really well here, Amy. You’ve really highlighted the drama of the scene. Beautiful!
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Thanks very much, it was a very dramatic moment, so I was just looking to recreate that here.
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Well done!
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Thanks 🙂
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Great edit, such dramatic skies. I love this moody and a little scary sky 🙂
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And we did get soaking wet shortly after this was taken!
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Big buffety skies like that are great, Amy 🙂 🙂
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I love that sort of thing 🙂
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Dramatic it is Amy – both before and even more so afterwards
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Thanks very much Tina.
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I really like this edit as it brings up the green of the pastures which adds to the drama and also in the distance it is possible to see that the clouds are descending perhaps the “heavens are opening” in the distance. Nice one!
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Thanks very much, I agree, I thought the pastures made a nice contrast.
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Yes, I do, I really like the result! It feels real but the drama is super tangible, wonderful photograph!
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Thanks very much, it was a beautiful moment, even if that meant that we got soaked a few minutes later!
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I do like the result – and who doesn’t love a good drama!
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Thanks very much Leya.
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The whole effect is awesome! And way to keep your cool!
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Thanks very much.
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A great effect full of movement and mood.
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Thanks very much.
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