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I'm trying to get to grips with the basics of editing and would appreciate any constructive criticism on the two attempts below. I've decided to stick with using Nikons View NX-i and Capture NX-D until I get a working knowledge of editing before I start looking at more complex editors with layers etc.
In the first pic I was trying to keep some of the natural light (which was exceptionally bright on the day I shot this) to the right of the picture whilst trying to put in some shadow and pick out the stonework a little better. I also tried to darken the door frame to the left as much as possible but still show a little hint at the depth of the (cupboard?) by picking out a tiny bit of the back wall without losing the blackness. The idea was that your eye would switch from the light on the right to the darkness on the left and then be drawn round to the chink of light and the stairwell in the middle of the pic.
I used Capture NXD, put in a green filter, increased the sharpness a little and put the clarity and contrast up to 2.75 (pretty much maxed out in Capture NX-D). I didn't crop the picture.
In the second pic I didn't put a filter on (I did try them all to try and darken the sky), put clarity and contrast around 2.75 again, increased sharpness and I also cropped it from the right and top of the picture to lose a rubbish sky! But mainly I was trying to remove two signs from the front of the ruin without it being too noticeable.
As I say, any comments on the photos (I quite like the first one, not so much the second one) and/or tips to improve my editing would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
In the first pic I was trying to keep some of the natural light (which was exceptionally bright on the day I shot this) to the right of the picture whilst trying to put in some shadow and pick out the stonework a little better. I also tried to darken the door frame to the left as much as possible but still show a little hint at the depth of the (cupboard?) by picking out a tiny bit of the back wall without losing the blackness. The idea was that your eye would switch from the light on the right to the darkness on the left and then be drawn round to the chink of light and the stairwell in the middle of the pic.
I used Capture NXD, put in a green filter, increased the sharpness a little and put the clarity and contrast up to 2.75 (pretty much maxed out in Capture NX-D). I didn't crop the picture.
In the second pic I didn't put a filter on (I did try them all to try and darken the sky), put clarity and contrast around 2.75 again, increased sharpness and I also cropped it from the right and top of the picture to lose a rubbish sky! But mainly I was trying to remove two signs from the front of the ruin without it being too noticeable.
As I say, any comments on the photos (I quite like the first one, not so much the second one) and/or tips to improve my editing would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.