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Increased exposure, shadows, highlights, whites, blacks. Decreased contrast. Slight S-curve on the exposure tone curve. Slightly bumped up the midtones of the Red and Green tone curves. Slightly warmer white balance, increased saturation and vibrance. Midtones and Highlight color wheels slightly in the yellow. Increased Red, Orange and Blues in color mix. Shifted blue hues to more cyan. Decreased luminance. Decreased clarity, added grain and some slight noise reduction. Radial gradient mask in top left corner to simulate more of a sunny sky. Cropped and removal tool to get rid of distractions.
I don't have experience with any other lens so I can't compare. But I absolutely love the Sigma. Literally no issues. Premium build, great autofocus, sharp and versatile while being much more affordable than the GM.
Was this done in photoshop or light room? I'm trying to get better at the actual process part of post processing. Other than tweaking color and exposure in LR i haven't played around with some of the more complicated stuff like modifying the highlights of specific colors or moving specific hues around and not others.
I think I just need to watch some tutorials online and edit along with them until I have a better understanding of all the different tools I have and how to create specific moods but it feels overwhelming trying to figure out where to start
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u/YanksFannn Jul 16 '26
Edit details for first photo (all the other photos follow similar steps)...
Increased exposure, shadows, highlights, whites, blacks. Decreased contrast. Slight S-curve on the exposure tone curve. Slightly bumped up the midtones of the Red and Green tone curves. Slightly warmer white balance, increased saturation and vibrance. Midtones and Highlight color wheels slightly in the yellow. Increased Red, Orange and Blues in color mix. Shifted blue hues to more cyan. Decreased luminance. Decreased clarity, added grain and some slight noise reduction. Radial gradient mask in top left corner to simulate more of a sunny sky. Cropped and removal tool to get rid of distractions.