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To edit your photo or not?

A quick post today to share a picture I took and worked on Photoshop. Not sure which one I like better, but I’m leaning towards the un-retouched image (A). Like you, I too question whether a photo should be edited more than just the usual cropping and spec removal.

Which one do you like better?

Knit top photo un-retouched

A

Knit Top picture retouched

B

And the winner is...Dan!

The Winner is Dan

The winner is Dan!

And the winner is…Dan! I loved how he adapted her pose to the settings. With her elbow crushing the top of the building to the helicopter in her hair, it all works wells with her facial expression. All the other submissions were very good, but I think Dan’s version was very imaginative. After seeing his other samples on flickr, I can see he’s a master in creating “giants”!

Dan, I can see now how her evil sexy look inspired you to create this image, well done!

Dan, look in your in-box for your special set of pictures.

For a future photo contest, I have a special prize lined up. So be sure to check back soon. I’m sure our flickr viewers will especially like this one!


Cast your vote for the best edited image!

Its come time to showcase the submissions I received for the mini photo editing contest. The cut off time was yesterday to include your edited image. I received a total of 5 entries.

This is how it will work. Each photo includes the first name of the person who submitted the edited picture. Please vote for your favorite image by making a comment at the bottom of this post and include the picture # or name on your comment. Use the “leave a comment” function below to cast your vote. Also, one vote per person please, I’ll be able to tell if multiple votes are coming from the same person so don’t cheat!

Thank you to all who submitted your images! Last date to cast your vote will be Monday, May 31st.

#1 – Edited by A T

#2 – Edited by Dan

#3 – Edited by Dawid

#4 – Edited by don

#5 – Edited by Tony

Update on the photo editing contest at outletphotography

A quick update on the submissions I’ve received for the photo editing contest I posted earlier.

So far I’ve received 5 entries and I must say, they are all great! The creativity is awesome. If you haven’t downloaded the picture to work on here it is again, download it here.

Remember, I’ll cut the submissions on Tuesday May 25th. By the end of the next day I’ll upload them to the site and everyone can choose the winner!

Well, I need to get back to archiving some of my pictures. Here is a sample of a beautiful bikini model to help us all start out the week in a happy mood!

How good are your photo editing skills?

Unedited version

Unedited version - Download

Often readers of this blog or my flickr account edit my pictures for fun. I love seeing the different versions people create with them. Many times they look better than the way I would have edited them! :-) Today I received another one and it gave me the idea of a nice game/contest.

So here it is, the picture on the left is un-edited, and for the most part straight out of the camera. Its a large file, a picture I took last year. Click on the image to see the larger version and download it. Work on it as you see fit to make it look better. Crop it, change colors, sharpen, blur, anything you like. Use any photo editing software to make it look the way you want it. Then send it to me and I will post them here at outletphotography.com. I’ll then ask the readers to choose the “winner”. The winner will get a “special” set of pictures from one of my past shoots.

As you can see, my little contest is not exactly a contest, only a way for everyone to learn photo editing skills from seeing each others work. Also, if you are a “friend” of mine via Flickr and submit a picture, I’ll be sure to send you a special “picture”! ;-)   Oh yeah, one more thing, this is only open to those that subscribe to this blog. So if you have not done so, do that first (its free) then send me your picture!

The deadline to submit your picture is Tuesday, May 25th. Have fun!

Send your finished picture to me here: outletphoto@gmail.com By sending your submission you agree to allow outletphotography.com to post it on this website, only your first name will be shared with the image. Sorry, no compensation will be given for allowing the image to be posted on outletphotography.com.

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