Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge

I'm sold on the IR... Going to put a 720nm conversion on my Christmas list.

GlimmerMan wrote in post #19412159
I'm sold on the IR... Going to put a 720nm conversion on my Christmas list.

On a second camera?

I wish that the RAWs for this trip had been available for this thread, they are impressive: I Captured Norway With My Infrared-Converted Camera (23 Pics)

Stiga wrote in post #19412129
I was not very impressed with this image set either but they were the only RAW set I could find

This interpretation by Mark made me sit up and take notice though! It's off the wall

So, over to you Mark for the next challenge!

Thanks Martin. I'll get something up soon.

Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge
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Rules are simple:

• Download the image file from the current week
  
  
• Contestants will have 7 days to edit the image and post their edited version to the thread (as many entries as you like)
  
  
• The owner of the original image will choose a winner
  
  
• The winner will copy & paste this post and include a new downloadable image link
  
  
• The new image must be unedited / SOOC (straight our of camera), full-resolution, and in a RAW format, ie. CR2, DNG, TIF, etc
  
  
• (Dropbox works well for uploading and linking these large files)
  
  

More SOOC.

Really enjoyed these images. I am amazed how much impact proper lighting has on a portrait. I think it's one of things you have to experience to really appreciate. DxO truly shines with a well-lit portrait.

1) DXO Fuji Astia with some texturing in On1, plus a touch of glow.

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/2nCu​cpv

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com​/gp/glimmer_man/4Y8H57​5ZwN

GlimmerMan wrote in post #19412577
...DxO truly shines with a well-lit portrait.

Amen brother!

This portrait appeal;s to me (not so the other one), so I have been trying to replace the monochrome back ground with very mixed, and all imperfect results

My workflow for all was: PL5 > remove background by various methos > replace tranparent background with Luminar AI

The one was the worst, Just look at the hair around the back of her neck. The Leawo PhotoIns trial has now been uninstalled from my PC!

Not competing, just practicing. Nothing special here, just a general cleanup. I wasn't really inspired by this photo, but hey, it's practice.

Peano wrote in post #19412826
='Peano;19412826]Not competing, just practicing. Nothing special here, just a general cleanup. I wasn't really inspired by this photo, but hey, it's practice.

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Nice work artist formerly known as Peano. Passwords are a nightmare... I have 272 in PWSafe and probably a few more on the phone. If I lose that and the backup service fails, my digital life is over.

Stiga wrote in post #19412820
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My best result was to use the Inpixio output wiyj an image that matched the darkness at the back of the model;'s neck

I don't think it's impossible, but I just don't have the patience for that level of detail work, and the masks are also a touch over-sharp for my taste. There's a way to soften the edges but that seems like too much work. That's why I picked a texture background on my version (above), to help hide flaws.

I think what you did really, really well is match the color tones, even after color replacements. I gave up on it and went with black and white. Also, probably helps to knock the background layer out of focus to help hide the masking flaws.

Here's my retake with some basic masking and blending in On1. And DxO Filmpack to complete the look.

IMAGE LINK: https://www.flickr.com​/gp/glimmer_man/zM3F2S​wi65

GlimmerMan wrote in post #19412828
Nice work artist formerly known as Peano. Passwords are a nightmare... I have 272 in PWSafe and probably a few more on the phone. If I lose that and the backup service fails, my digital life is over.

Thank you. I now keep all my passwords in LastPass. Of course, if that were to implode . . .

Peano wrote in post #19412832
='Peano;19412832]Thank you. I now keep all my passwords in LastPass. Of course, if that were to implode . . .

So do I. It was one of the first password managers but I read somewhere that is not the best one. However, the thought of changing it fills me with horror!

GlimmerMan wrote in post #19412830
I don't think it's impossible, but I just don't have the patience for that level of detail work, and the masks are also a touch over-sharp for my taste. There's a way to soften the edges but that seems like too much work. That's why I picked a texture background on my version (above), to help hide flaws.

I think what you did really, really well is match the color tones, even after color replacements. I gave up on it and went with black and white. Also, probably helps to knock the background layer out of focus to help hide the masking flaws.

Here's my retake with some basic masking and blending in On1. And DxO Filmpack to complete the look.

That's an excellent job

GlimmerMan wrote in post #19410072
Can we run this one another week? I'm still reading up on How To Process IR images. Thanks.

There is a thread on the mu43 forum here which might appeal to you even though it is not a very inspiring shot. Sign up and have a go!