Holiday Candy

kwickers

Hello, I was looking for something red and white to shoot, this is the first things I found. C & C welcome.

#1
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/16120098_pjnCK3#1618402706_Q6GpGkZ-A-LB&quot; title="Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark - Open"><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/i-Q6GpGkZ/0/M/DSC0060-Edit-M.jpg&quot; title="Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark - Open" alt="Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark - Open"></a>

#2
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/16120098_pjnCK3#1618392564_XP54g6R-A-LB&quot; title="Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark"><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/i-XP54g6R/0/M/DSC0035-Edit-M.jpg&quot; title="Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark" alt="Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark"></a>

#3
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/16120098_pjnCK3#1618412662_j7RfZkB-A-LB&quot; title="Candy Cane Kiss - One"><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/i-j7RfZkB/0/M/DSC0022-Edit-M.jpg&quot; title="Candy Cane Kiss - One" alt="Candy Cane Kiss - One"></a>

#4
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/16120098_pjnCK3#1618058383_b4d2b5J-A-LB&quot; title="Candy Cane Kiss - Three"><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/Photo-Stuff/i-b4d2b5J/0/M/DSC0016-Edit-M.jpg&quot; title="Candy Cane Kiss - Three" alt="Candy Cane Kiss - Three"></a>

Thanks for looking. Keith

RogersDA

Nice idea, but there are a few things that I would suggest. Using the first image as an example, it is underexposed by at least 1 stop, the contrast is of, and it is quite noisy. Now, all or some can be intentional, and that is fine, but I think that the combination is working against the image.

I can share an edit if you wish.

kwickers

I understand, I am unhappy with #1, the focus was to be able to read the lettering, the chocolate is a little dark. Feel free to share an edit. I have several other originals from that shoot I may need to revisit.

RogersDA

Up-close comparison before and after noise adjustment:


Before and after some finer tweaks, including in Lightroom doing exposure adjustment of about 1 stop, added a bit more red, and boosting the overall contrast some; and in Photoshop I used a large feathered brush to burn over the Ghirardelli letters to boost the shadow contrast some more.

I would use a warm finger (or other tool) along the edge of the chocolate to remove the rough edges, too.

kwickers

Sweet! Nice Job. I need to brush up on my Photoshop skills. I'll have to take a run at trying that on my own with the same file. The results are fabulous. It may take a day... Thanks Keith.