Post-Processing Clangers That Must Be Avoided

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Post-Processing Clangers: Photography is more of an art. Not everyone can take out a camera and become a professional photographer. In this profession, editing pictures upholds a crucial place. When you start with photography, you allow the camera to do all the work for you such as picking colors and contrast. But as you start dwelling deep inside, you start taking charge of everything and meager is left for the camera to do. The images then you shoot are called RAW images and raw images means, the ones that have to be edited later to convert them into the final product.

RAW images mostly appear gray and bland to the viewer. It is only because now, you don’t let the camera make decisions for you and you have learned the skills that allow you to add more spark to a dull picture. But, the neophytes usually make a few mistakes that often turn their work into blunders. That is why we present you clichés that must be avoided while editing-

Lightening Shadows Too Much– [ Post-Processing Clangers ]

Editing is like an addiction to photographers because it allows them to experiment with newer effects and create something unique. But this is where they usually make a mistake. Always allow your camera to get the best exposure. The natural thing always comes out better than computer-created effects. Sometimes, you would want to use an image shadow slider to lighten up the shadows and bring more detail to the darker images. But in the process, most of the photographers end up overdoing it. This is where you need to be extremely careful and let your image look as natural as it can.

Over Saturation–

Anything that is overdone will create a disaster of your photography. Professionals end up creating unnatural images by over-saturating. A small bump in saturation creates a massive difference in the image and it’s quite inviting for the editors. But then it becomes difficult to separate generic from overdo. Before taking these huge decisions, it is best to take a good look at your image and see what kind of saturation it needs.

Over Sharpening–

We usually try to fix a picture by applying a sharpening effect. But one thing that must be kept in mind is that blur can never be fixed by applying a sharpening effect. This effect surely helps in adding extra crispness to the image and making it more realistic. Every effect, be it saturation or sharpness has to be added in the right proportion. Consider adding sharpness locally and not globally, especially if the areas of the scene are intentionally out of focus.

Consider that sky appears better when it is smooth and you don’t have to add a sharpening effect there. Sharpening will only increase the noise and it will also hamper the detailing of your image.

Whether it is any effect, you must be very careful before adding it. “Excess of everything is bad”, you must have heard of the phrase. Well, in editing also, you need to keep this phrase in mind.

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