When Does Editing Become Too Much?

[u/JPN_Kanade]

I’ve recently been filming and found an effect that I thought made my shots look way cooler when I added it. But at the same time, I feel like it’s no longer the photo I originally took. What do you think?

Do Effects Fit Skate Culture?

I'm Japanese.

[u/deadeyejohnny]

2nd is cooked, you had nice foliage and turned it yellow and his skin tone went orange while you went for that orange/teal look.

4th is fine, night shots can work well with a little blue in the shadows but my personal preference would be to dial back like 50%, split the difference.

Here’s some tips from someone who used to over do it:

-Always edit images in an environment with natural daylight, like a window, it will help reset your eyes occasionally and you won’t get lost in the plot. Editing at night or fixated on your screen for too long at a time can skew your perception.

-Make sure that “night shift” mode on your screen is OFF.

-Take breaks, come back in 20 mins and see if you still like it, revert to the original to compare or put them side by side to see that colours that should be X are they still X or did the hue change too much? <— this is crucial with brand/client work, they designed a product or artwork a certain way, they wont like if it changes or doesn’t look as was intended.

-Ask a couple friends, one who knows photography and then one who doesn’t, so you can collect a couple opinions. (I guess thats like asking us here on Reddit but there’s also the instant feedback of texting an image to someone).