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One Dozen Ways to Post-Process the Same Photo

Yesterday I went to the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, a perennial favorite of the inhabitants of Gainesville. As always, I got my face painted. And as always, I took a moody shot of it :) When I started doing the post-processing, I just kept coming up with different ways to accentuate or enhance various aspects of the photo, most based on presets I’d already developed, but with big twists that really seemed to work. I literally had to make myself stop using the computer last night so I could get some sleep.

So  here I offer twelve different ways to post-process the same photo. I also offer the following: if you choose to vote for your favorite, I’ll post the preset for download for the version that garners the most votes.

Let the fun commence!

#1

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#2
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#3

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#4

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#5

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#6

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#7

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#8

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#9

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#10

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#11

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#12

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6 Responses to “ One Dozen Ways to Post-Process the Same Photo ”

  1. pablo Says:
    February 1st, 20101:36 pm at

    #3. I like the warm skin color on that one…

  2. Don Allison Says:
    February 2nd, 20106:50 am at

    Keitha:

    It’s been months since I’ve visited DPR, but I’ve always enjoyed your posts and work with Lightroom. I came across your website today. Further to the above, I’d like to see the presets on a bigger stage. Too confined to make any real judgments…other than you got great eyes, girl. Don

  3. Don Allison Says:
    February 2nd, 20107:20 am at

    I like the eyes…

  4. Jan Says:
    February 2nd, 20103:41 pm at

    Stunning pp series, Keitha! I like them all, my preferences change with my mood (which, unfortunately, still is on the dark side most of the time…), but I like your gorgeous eyes best in #11.
    There are three things I should get soon: Aperture 3 (hope it will be out soon), the DA* 35, and a new face ;-)
    Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the preset (as I am trying out Lightroom 3 beta right now).

    Jan

  5. Mads Lyngvig Jespersen Says:
    February 6th, 20102:26 pm at

    I am in awe! I am a newcomer to your site and find your photos utterly amazing… It makes me ashamed that I don’t use my DSLR more than I do…

    Amazing that you can get such different result from one photo… Picking a favorite is almost impossible, but I’ll have to go with #9 as I am a sucker for the green style you present…

    Cheers!
    /Mads

  6. Michelle Says:
    February 10th, 20108:25 pm at

    So fun! I love #3, #4 and #10. So cool!