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Luis Afonso does America (88)
euryan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1108 W: 121 N: 1764] (7718)
Some time ago I had an idea. A question actually.
"How might two different photographers post process the same RAW image?"

Luis Afonso helped me answer this question. I sent him the RAW image file for this photo and he post processed it for me. Anything was fair game, cropping, levels, color temp. I told him to treat it as if it were his own photo. At the same time I post processed the image myself.

This is Luis's version and here is what he did.
"Basically what I did was crop, create two exposures from the RAW file (one for the sky and another for the lake) and combine them using layers. Then I selectively pushed the contrast in some sections. In the RAW processing I played with saturation on the orange and magenta channels and that's all."

I have posted my version as a workshop. I like both versions but it is interesting to see how different a photo can turn out, just based on the PP.


Thanks Luis.

Location: Sunrise on Long Lake, Beartooth Highway, Wyoming.
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euryan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1108 W: 121 N: 1764] (7718)
Ryan Thayne
Edited by:euryan Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1108 W: 121 N: 1764] (7718)
What I did: First I selected the color temperature I thought looked best (white balance), then I saved the RAW file as a JPEG to edit in Photoshop. In Photoshop I did a levels adjustment for the sky to make it darker, then I did a levels adjustment on the water to create a little more contrast. I probably played around with the colors but I can't remember. Then I cropped it and that’s all. I actually like the way Luis cropped it a lot better.