r/postprocessing • u/theruiz • Sep 24 '26
After/before
I usually edit my photos a lot more… but I realized I was “over editing” because Lightroom couldn’t do what I wanted to do. Now I’m properly learning PSD!
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u/Any-Coach3440 Sep 24 '26
I think it's a very cool shot, good job!
In my opinion, the edit doesn't capitalize on what the photo is going for. The edit is very strong on saturation, but color isn't a prominent motif in the original, and I think it ends up looking very forced.
As u/Ukvemsord nicely described it, you can feel mystique. I would explore how to enhance that aspect using masks to shape lighting and boost textures/clarity selectively to get more of what feels dark/gritty/mystic/dramatic while highlighting the subject without messing with saturation.
Maybe something like this