1/20/2011

Shoot and Edit: Good Morning edit

2:00 PM  , , ,  17 comments

Confession, I'm really wishing I had one of these on hand at the moment.  The edit is making me hungry!

No Camera Raw.  I did try opening it as a raw image in PS and all I got was a grainy gray nothingness so I skipped that.  I opened the original image (on the right) as a .jpeg in PS and started with adjusting the levels.  I used the picker to set my white and black points.  Then I selected "enhance monochromatic contrast" in the Auto Color Options.  I returned to the levels window and adjusted the settings a bit until I liked the look.  The final settings were 14, 1.25, 255, 8, 255.

Next I jumped into Ashley's tutorial.  I followed it almost exactly.  I chose to eliminate a few of the layers (hue/saturation, black & white and photo filter) that I felt didn't quite give my image the look I wanted.  Here's the end result (click to enlarge):


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ETA: For all I've made hungry with my donut muffin photo, I found a great recipe here.  Super easy & delicious (I made a batch immediately upon finding it!).  :)

17 comments:

  1. Ashley SiskJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:02 PM

    Your edit looks so good...Well done!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:19 PM

    Gorgeous edit!!! love it and it made me hungry too :-)

    blessings,
    jill

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  3. koreen (aka: winn)January 20, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    Very nice! It's fun to try new edit procedures. :)

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Looks good! And agree, makes ya hungry!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    Love your edit!! Looks SOOO yummy! xx

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  6. jillconyersJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Wow. What a difference. Great editing Sarah.

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  7. TaraJanuary 20, 2011 at 3:34 PM

    Gorgeous edit...it looks so good!

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  8. Michelle RJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:05 PM

    You did a great job brightening it and making the muffin look even better! :)

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  9. LindaJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Great editing! The muffin looks delicious.

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  10. KathleenJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:16 PM

    Wow! You really brought that out of the shadows so nicely! Well done!

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  11. AnonymousJanuary 20, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Your edit is beautiful!! I totally agree, first thing I thought when I saw your shot, "mmm, I want a muffin" :)

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  12. Mommy2FourJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Nice edit! :)

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  13. BonnieJanuary 20, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    Yum! It's amazing what that editing can do!

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  14. CarmenJanuary 20, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    The edit is perfect!!
    I'm also getting hungry!!! Yummy!!!
    Thanks for your comment!! ;)

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  15. Ryzmomplus2January 21, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    good thing I was eating breakfast when I read this post, or I would have been grabbing something to eat! Great edit, yummy!

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  16. emilyJanuary 21, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    I love that the background is a brighter, richer red. Nice! And that muffin does look good:) I wonder how food photographers do that type of work everyday! BTW - you recommend Elements for editing?

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  17. JessicaJanuary 22, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    That does look great Sarah! And yummy too. Thanks for posting the link to a recipe!

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