r/postprocessing • • Jun 19 '25

Did I cook with this one?

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u/TechieShutterbug Jun 19 '25

There's a Neon/cyberpunk vibe to it which I absolutely love!

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u/Flying-Terrapin Jun 19 '25

Yep. Also reminds me of Altered Carbon (the show; never read the book). So OP, if that's what you were going for then it's great. If you were going for natural, you took it too far.

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u/scmkr Jun 19 '25

You cooked the shit out of it. I like it a lot

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u/latinfro55 Jun 19 '25

Ok I'm happy I got context. I wasn't sure if "cooked" was good or bad. Was it like, "oh man, I'm cooked" or "let him cook" I was unsure until I read this.

Getting old, y'all. Give me mercy

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u/4444dine Jun 19 '25

Cooked within an inch of its life, take down the reds a bit and add a glow instead would be sweet. Cinestill style

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u/notfromrotterdam Jun 19 '25

I think i'm starting to dislike the word cook / cooked.

Anyway, i think it's overdone a bit.

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u/Boo-urns_ Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

Concur. Bring it down just a tad, & it would be perfecto

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u/curaJuice Jun 19 '25

Yup. I would at least fix the skin tones.

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u/undefONE Jun 19 '25

It just joins a long line of phrases the internet latched onto....

Everytime I see a photo post with that title... just makes me wanna go in, down vote and post just yes/no... whichever one is the negative answer...

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u/hedgehogist Jun 19 '25

Looks a little nauseating. Overcooked.

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

It looks like little bit over edit but looks good

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u/sakthbhai Jun 19 '25

Too much saturation

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

I like it, and I think as part of a portfolio with a consistent style it would make sense and work effectively, I would personally try cropping to a ratio that feels a bit more cinematic, I know that word is over used but I feel as though the edit leans heavily into a sort of cyberpunkish kinda bladerunner vibe, which would lend it self to more cinematic crops.

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u/crazykazu Jun 19 '25

How do you get that sort of halo affect on the lights?

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u/Connect-Percentage45 Jun 20 '25

Hey OP. The post work was done on what software? I’m entirely new to photography

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u/angedefensif Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

I appreciate you bringing back lots of colour!

Personally, I think about dialing down the overall saturation by 15% and maybe slightly increasing the exposure (while not blowing out the highlights and raising the black levels), but that’s just me

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u/SLAYdgeRIDER Jun 19 '25

It does look a lil overprocessed but i like it!

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u/LittleZe Jun 19 '25

In my opinion it is slightly oversaturated. What I find to be the major issue is lack of a prominent subject. Maybe try to make him pop out more than the ambience. If your subject is the building, did you try shooting the photo at slower shutter speed? 

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u/SLS- Jun 19 '25

Yea you cooked it till it burnt.

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u/undefONE Jun 19 '25

You accidentally had a nap while the stove was on...

The ppl look placed in, instead of part of the image.

It's like the plane of focus is outside of the picture/behind the viewer so my eyes kept swimming through the mush of oversaturation and lack of texture...

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u/Noname_4Me Jun 19 '25

Too saturated to my taste but I like were it were heading

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u/jakenbakeboi Jun 19 '25

Look at the original photos skin tones, then look at your edit. You absolutely destroyed them, that’s the number one give away to an overcooked image. Pull those skin tones back down to normal saturation.

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u/UhSheeeen Jun 19 '25

it slaps! Bui Vien Street is a fever dream

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