Please take a look at some of the before and after processing examples below.
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BEFORE AFTER
Location shooting brings a wealth of variables...
with pen tool selections, precise adjustments to tone and colour can be made to maximise the scene's impact
Three exposure HDR blend with global adjustments is a start...
... but there's no matching the control possible with carefully tailored local adjustments to tone and colour afforded by masking in Photoshop
Colour casts from mixed light sources on the grey surfaces here...
... can be neutralised, along with selective dodge and burning on plants and elsewhere
Over-exposed evening image to ensure sufficient bit depth apportioned to shadow areas....
combined with darker sky exposure for twilight effect.
Office interior... HDR blend
with local adjustments to combat colour contamination and to enhance view.
Location shoots often involve mixed daylight and artificial light sources, plus the less controllable light can spill into areas which lose their contrast......
Local adjustments were required to address colour casts and to restore contrast to the scene
HDR blended series of ambient only exposures...
optimised via careful selections of and adjustments to specific areas.
With any sort of of elevated photography, be it pole-assisted or actual drone coverage, it's not usually possible to use a polariser filter...
in post, we can restore better contrast to windows and reflective surfaces plus improved saturation to skies, to mimic the beneficial effect of a polariser.
A single RAW file....
contains sufficient information to enhance the sky and open up the shadows: plus mimic the effect of a polariser filter in the water and window reflections.
Hair salon: ambient only HDR with global adjustments....
... and following local adjustments to tone and colour.
Flash filled RAW for a sliding doors company....
