Get rid of distractions

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One of the most valuable things we do at our His Light Workshops is the critiques sessions!  I’ve noticed that Thye have critiques days on The Grid, and the popularity is sell founded.  The best way to make better images is to know what keeps your images from being as successful as possible!  I just recently posted a series of images I shot at a couple of antique shops.  After looking at them carefully, I realized I would have had a number of suggestions on how they could have been better!  So since we hold no punches here, even it they land on my chin.  Here is a golden suggestion,do as I say not as I did!!!

 

One of the most important thing you can do to improve any image is get rid of distractions, things that draws the viewers eye away from the subject.  I am going to repost the images as they appeared the other day, and under each image will be the improved image.  Look close and see if you can see how each images was improved!!??  Every fix was done simply in Photoshop with either the burn tool, the clone stamp, or the healing brush tool.  No image took more than a minute to fix, I think you will agree that the little things matter.  See how much more focused the images are after a little cleaning up!

 

 

I know these are subtle differences, but you have to admit that getting bright areas out the frame, or darkening areas focuses the eye more in the subject.  Less is always more!  Below a front porch shot and then the image within the image!   Hope this gives you some food for thought!

 

 

 

Will be flying to Florida for BCS tomorrow, will keep you posted with my entries!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

9 Responses

  1. Jenn says:

    Boy Bill, I couldn’t agree with you more about this! I appreciate all of the edits you did – they made quite a difference. I very much adhere to the same “policy” when it comes to editing my own. Great job and I hope folks take note! A little certainly can go a long way! Happy New Year and safe travels!

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