Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge

Before and After - The Weekly Editing Challenge
...now compiled into a single, easy to locate thread, that can be added to your subscribe/follow list!

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 (1 entry per week)
  
  
• 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)

Congratulations, Big frost!

Congrats Frost!

I shouldn't be doing this at work, but this is fun, and I needed a small break.

Probably a bit too far again? I have a heck of a time masking around hair so this isn't very good.

Quick one, trying to use the original elements as much as possible.

Here's what I got...

Congrats Big Frost, I'll sit this one out, I only work in LR and can't replace background

tytlyf wrote in post #17709271
Congrats Big Frost, I'll sit this one out, I only work in LR and can't replace background

Replacing the background is not required!

Well, I did replace the background just to provide this lovely young lady with some complementary colors Ran a high pass, tweaked some other things and here it is Sorry, my masking job was super fast and not very precise

Here is my try. Replaced eyes and background, brought up the shadows, tweaked colors and contrast.

Good work with the eyes. I took a stab at trying to move them around a bit but didn't think about replacing them.

She looks like she has a lazy eye.

RawTherapee conversion: Grad filter 163° {Y=73, Feather 23}, wavelet contrast/denoise, pastels vibrance, microcontrast 3x3 {100, 0}, Portra 160 "4++" color sim.

TeamSpeed wrote in post #17708318
Congrats Frost!

I shouldn't be doing this at work, but this is fun, and I needed a small break.

Probably a bit too far again? I have a heck of a time masking around hair so this isn't very good.

I love the background you used for this edit, great edit!

cacawcacaw wrote in post #17708713
Quick one, trying to use the original elements as much as possible.

I like this edit a lot, the background is very unique, and offers a perspective of this shot that I have yet to see, good job!

bumpintheroad wrote in post #17709230
Here's what I got...

Hosted photo: posted by bumpintheroad in
./showthread.php?p=177​09230&i=i58848473
forum: Competitions

First I did this in Lr

Hosted photo: posted by bumpintheroad in
./showthread.php?p=177​09230&i=i145602484
forum: Competitions

Also sharpened, noise reduction, narrowed, touched up the eyes and lips a bit, the aspect ratio just a tad.

Then I went into PS and got rid of the background using the pen tool, background eraser, regular eraser and then a selection mask with refinements.
Found a background I liked, added as a layer, adjusted color/brightness.
Extended the original wood post and colored it to match the scene
Crop

I might come back at some point this week and clean-up the masking a bit. I need more practice with hair.

This is also a great edit, and I really love the background you chose, good job!

itsallart wrote in post #17709332
Well, I did replace the background just to provide this lovely young lady with some complementary colors Ran a high pass, tweaked some other things and here it is Sorry, my masking job was super fast and not very precise

I think your background choice was very good and I think it fits this image very well, good job!

rrblint wrote in post #17711798
Here is my try. Replaced eyes and background, brought up the shadows, tweaked colors and contrast.

I really love your edit all together, great job!

Benitoite wrote in post #17715421
RawTherapee conversion: Grad filter 163° {Y=73, Feather 23}, wavelet contrast/denoise, pastels vibrance, microcontrast 3x3 {100, 0}, Portra 160 "4++" color sim.

I think you have a very strong edit as well, good job!

Ok, this was VERY difficult, because there are things I love from each edit! This is tougher than I thought it would be! I'd pick everyone if I could, but since i have to narrow it down to one, I would have to go with itsallart, congratulations!!!

Congrats Renata!

Big Frost wrote in post #17717152
I love the background you used for this edit, great edit!

I like this edit a lot, the background is very unique, and offers a perspective of this shot that I have yet to see, good job!

This is also a great edit, and I really love the background you chose, good job!

I think your background choice was very good and I think it fits this image very well, good job!

I really love your edit all together, great job!

I think you have a very strong edit as well, good job!

Ok, this was VERY difficult, because there are things I love from each edit! This is tougher than I thought it would be! I'd pick everyone if I could, but since i have to narrow it down to one, I would have to go with itsallart, congratulations!!!

Thank you so much! I would have had a hard time picking one too because they were all fantastic!

rrblint wrote in post #17717603
Congrats Renata!

Thank you Mark