Gone are the days where I would point and shoot my little plastic camera with an idea in mind, only to be at the mercy of my print lab for the ultimate results. There are a lot of decisions I make as a photographer when I create photos. A lot of decisions are obvious: the ones I make when I have my camera in front of my face. I look at composition, angle, light, mood. I make technical decisions that will affect the final result of my photos (should I increase the focus range? should I use a slower shutter speed to depict motion? how much overexposing do I need to shoot towards the sun?)
But for a lot of people, decisions made after the photo is downloaded onto my computer seem a little more vague and less obvious. I individually optimize every single photo that finds its way before the eyes of my viewers. Although this can be a time-consuming job, it’s probably one of my favourite parts of my photographic process. Me, my Lightroom program and my favourite photos. Now, that’s a DATE!
So to further demystify this whole “optimizing” business, I want to post a before and after example. Here’s a photo from Kara and Dwayne’s beautiful wedding back in September. A lot of decisions are made in camera (see the before photo) to make it easier when it comes time to optimize the image afterwards (see the after photo).
Before After
by Gabrielle
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