https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:39:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1216082 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:52:04 +0000 Anagram 1216082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: that makes sense </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1216052 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:42:39 +0000 birdofafeather 1216052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: a bit, but remember, it probably looked close to that! you don't want it to be as warm and bright as the engagement photo above! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1216049 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:41:03 +0000 Anagram 1216049@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: Thanks!</p> <p>@birdofafeather: Now that I see them together, I do feel like the last picture is too "cool" because it was almost dark. BOO. work in progress. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1216047 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:40:16 +0000 birdofafeather 1216047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: i love them! i think you did great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1216027 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:32:20 +0000 Anagram 1216027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: Thanks for the help! We had a really good photographer for our engagement photos, so we wanted to go back to the same park and take our own pics to save money but try to recreate a few of the pictures on our anniversary with LO.</p> <p>It's hard though! We got to the park late and it was practically dark. =) </p> [attach=2976/13/mw9q9x.600x400.E1.jpg] [attach=2976/13/mw9q9z.600x425.IMG_5039.jpg] [attach=2976/13/mw9qa1.600x400.E2.jpg] [attach=2976/13/mw9qa2.600x399.IMG_4990.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1216002 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:23:45 +0000 Boogs 1216002@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't played around with LR yet, but this is a great thread full of pointers. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215989 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:17:27 +0000 Anagram 1215989@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is the other one that I just dodged us yesterday but just now changed the exposure for the whole picture. But now the dodging looks a bit weird. </p> [attach=2976/13/mw9pl4.600x223.Screen-Shot-2013-11-14-at-2.16.04-PM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215986 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:16:15 +0000 birdofafeather 1215986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: you can still tell it's dusk, but you can actually see you and LO! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215979 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:14:39 +0000 Anagram 1215979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: yup, yesterday I mainly dodged us in the photos and didn't mess with the backgrounds a lot. And then I also adjusted the exposure and the vibrance just on the subjects. So just now I went back in and adjusted the exposure on the backgrounds as well. I don't mind them looking like dusk shots, but I do think it looks better with everything being a bit brighter. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215969 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:12:08 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1215969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that looks great, but then again, I'm a novice at editing pictures :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215961 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:09:03 +0000 birdofafeather 1215961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>yeah! things to keep it simple for LR adjustments: go for the major four things: white point (make sure there are highlights, not all dark like the original photo), black point (make sure there are shadows, but detail in the shadows (see how your shirt looks totally dark in the original?), white balance (that's temperature and tint and definitely takes practice nailing this!) and then midtones (this is everything between the shadows and highlights!).</p> <p>If you stick with exposure, blacks, white balance (temperature and tint), and then brightness, then you can get really good results without messing with all those other sliders. once you start diving into those others, it can get really convoluted and confusing for a beginner! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215934 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:02:13 +0000 Anagram 1215934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdofafeather: hmm...like this? </p> [attach=2976/13/mw9ovq.600x389.Screen-Shot-2013-11-14-at-2.01.28-PM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215621 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:31:36 +0000 birdofafeather 1215621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Top one looks good although you could make it a little cooler (add blue on the temperature)<br /> The bottom 3 I would increase exposure some more. They are still a bit dark. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/more-post-production-stuff-lightroom#post-1215426 Thu, 14 Nov 2013 10:19:55 +0000 Anagram 1215426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay, so thanks to Mae and everyone's suggestions yesterday, I practiced a little with LR. Here are some of my first efforts with the original photos on the left and what I've edited on the right. These are just screen shots, so they are not super clear. </p> <p>Thoughts/tips/suggestions? Sometimes I go back and forth between thinking I've done too much and it looks fake, but then adjusting and thinking it's not enough of a difference. Be honest--if it's too much, tell me! =) </p> [attach=2976/13/mw9el7.600x198.Screen-Shot-2013-11-13-at-9.48.23-PM.png] [attach=2976/13/mw9el9.600x388.Screen-Shot-2013-11-14-at-9.55.04-AM.png] [attach=2976/13/mw9ela.600x224.Screen-Shot-2013-11-14-at-9.38.17-AM.png] [attach=2976/13/mw9elb.600x197.Screen-Shot-2013-11-14-at-9.40.14-AM.png]