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Step by Step Image: Payne’s Prairie

Step by Step Image: Payne’s Prairie

Step by Step Image: Payne’s Prairie

Nov 21, 2014 | Posted by Brian Beard | Tips and How-To's | 0 comments |

There are really two parts to making a great photo: taking the shot, and editing the shot. I’ve been on a journey to improve my skills in both, and occasionally I’ll be taking you through the exact steps I used to take a photo from the composition to the original shot to the final edited version. I’m hoping this level of candidness (rather than simply telling you what apps I used) will actually help you improve your photo taking and editing processes.

So today, let’s look at a photo I took about a month ago just outside of Gainesville, Florida. This view is from a short lookout deck in the middle of Payne’s Prairie. I snapped the photo with my iPhone 6’s native camera app:

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The first (and only, it turns out) app I used to edit the photo is Snapseed, my go-to. Here are the steps I took:

Tune Image:

  • Ambiance: +74
  • Contrast: +3
  • Saturation: +18
  • Warmth: +3

 

Drama:

  • Filter Strength: +60
  • Saturation: +33

 

And that’s it! A pretty simple edit, really. The saturation makes the blue sky and green grass pop, while a slight adjustment to contrast and warmth are barely noticeable, but do improve the image in my opinion. Ambiance does a lot to improve the photo’s colors, and the drama filter increases the contrast where light pixels meet dark one – in this case, in and around the clouds.

Here’s the final result:

Photo 10.10.14 15 24 41 (1)

What do you think? Something I should have done differently?

 

 

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Brian is an aspiring entrepreneur, traveler, and athlete. He's a seasoned analyst with a passion for measuring everything and using data to understand the world. He's also an adventurer with passport stamps from 31 countries and counting. You can find him on twitter and instagram.

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