Antelope Canyon

Sam · December 5, 2010

Another reprocessed image from the past.

Sam

anwmn1 · December 5, 2010

Sam- this is fantastic.

What are you doing different?

Hikin' Mike · December 5, 2010

Need to go there some day. Great capture, Sam!

PrevailingConditions · December 6, 2010

Sam - very nice shot. Is there a shot to show the previous version? I'm curious about what was done differently.

Mike

Sam · December 6, 2010

The only old version I have is a cropped B&W. Many times I will ether miss an image, or nor be happy with the processing and simply move on without saving.

Later when I go back I see the series with different eyes, and as time goes by I learn more about processing, new software features, plug-ins, etc, hence the results can markedly different.

I am an undisciplined, seat of the pants, intuitive image processor.

I am not the best one to explain how I do things.

That said if I have one method that seems to hold through a lot of my processing, it's "selective processing". By treating the various elements, or sections of an image differently you can bring out the best of each area.
You don't need to process these different areas in any kind of dramatically different way. Many times it's just a push or nudge. Open the shadows, knock down or enhance the whites, increase / decrease specific colors. Subtitle processing of a good image can yield a superior image without any real obvious processing seen.

Sam