Another before and after image

[malechi]

Here's another modeling shot. The before is the RAW image right out of the camera and the after is PP in Lightroom 2 and then into Photoshop CS. What do you think?

Nikon D80
1/60sec at f/11, ISO 100

[tirediron]

Nicely done.

[malechi]

Thanks. Anything I should have done?

[tirediron]

Thanks. Anything I should have done?

Maybe found a background which didn't feature a chain-link fence?

[PaulaLynn]

Personally, I can't get over how the light changes from the original to the PP. I really need to get lightroom I think

[Marko]

Question - what did you do to get image 2 'larger' ?

The proportions of the model are different in the 2 shots. The model looks bigger and takes up more room in the the retouched shot.

How did you do this and why?
Just curious?

thx
Marko

[Ben H]

Looks to me like the second image is cropped a little (left side and bottom side), but resized to the same dimensions for web output, so the subject is bigger in the frame...

[Travis]

Personally, I can't get over how the light changes from the original to the PP. I really need to get lightroom I think

yes..... and ... no...

viewing an A/B with a raw image is a bit misleading because the raw file.. is... well raw... in does not include the colour profile and/or in camera settings...

any post processing on a RAW image will make it look better...

this is not to take away any of PP skills of malechi.... he/she has done a fine job here...

I am only mentioning this because the Raw image on the left is in no way finalized for viewing... IMO a more accurate comparison would be to use a camera created JPG vs a finalized RAW..

having said that LR2 is a great program.... the local brush skin smoothing is a wonderful tool.... you can also locally dodge/burn using data from the image in lieu of a lossy dodge/burn tool...

it's also very fast...

good job malechi!!

my question is what part of processing required you to go outside LR2?