Editing

So, you would probably figure by now that I'm good with editing, but no. I'm slowly learning more and more and therefore seeing just how much I don't know. I'm getting the hang of using more natural tones to make colors pop but still look realistic. Take this photo as an example:








It goes, original (SOOC), the first edit I tried, and the final. The first edit looks obviously horrendous. I don't know why I though the blue and purplish tones that stand out looked okay. I'm learning curves a little better now and how to use them to bring out the natural tones that are already within the photo. Plus, his skin looks more natural. He naturally has an olive skin tone. The light from the window in front of him makes part of his face brighter, but I love how you can still see the olive in his skin instead of being completely washed out like the middle photo. I'm pretty happy with the turn out. Here's to learning new things! :)