Before and After editing

Below are my five favourite pictures which I chose to edit, I have included the photo before having been edited and then the finished result so that I can explain fully the changes I made in order to enhance the photographs. All of these edits were done through the use of photoshop.

This photo is the first I chose to edit and is also the most basic. The first change I made was to crop the image, specifically the left side, by doing this I cut out the empty seat next to Alice and also it enhances the use of the rule of thirds by setting the models face even further from the center. I simply used the brightness tool in order to lighten the photograph and give it a more picture perfect quality. For the logo, 'Viber' and the slogan I chose to use colours taken directly from the photographer using the colour dropper tool, the dusky pink of the logo was taken from the pink stripes of the straws in the image and the lilac of the slogan was taken from the purpler glass. I also put a stroke on the slogan in order to ensure that it stands out, I used a slightly deeper pink for this in order to keep the colour pallet of the image the same. As well as these changes I used the spot healing tool  on the model's face and arms to give of a smoother image, but the effects of this were small.

This photo was harder to edit than the first as the garden scene in the unedited image's window was very much taking away from the winter Wonderland theme. I knew this would have to be changed immediately, so using layers I created a background layer of a beautiful winter scenery consisting of snowy trees. Then locking this layer and creating another featuring my unedited image allowed for me to use the magic eraser tool to remove the unwanted wall outside of the window. In order to do this with concise lines and not erase any of the curtians or window panes I used the shape tool to draw boxes that stopped me from cutting outside the lines of my box. Once I used this method as much as I could with great results I had to zoom in on the image and use a very small size eraser to remove the finer little lines next to the window panes and the curtains. As I was erasing parts of the photo on this layer, the background snow scenery was showing in the gaps, creating the illusion that the home actually overlooks the forest. After this was completed I decided to use the vibrancy tool in order to enhance the picture, this can be seen primarily in the model's red hat, the rest of her clothes and also the wallpaper. Then I also used the brightness tool in order to make the image look cleaner and fresher than the original as it did not make sense for the window scene to be so light in comparison to the darker inside of the home. Using the colour dropper tool I took the soft red colour for the logo and slogan from the Mad Hatter's hat.

This photo used a lot of editing. Having taken the original in my own back garden the scenery was definitely not ideal for the intended purpose as it looked much more of an autumn time than winter. So like the image before I chose to edit in a new background. I found the perfect winter backdrop which features a frozen over lake, benches and trees covered in snow as well as footsteps in the otherwise unmarked snow. Using this as my locked background layer I made a new layer to insert the original image, I then used the background eraser tool to remover everything but Alice, the dog and the bench they are sat on. This was a very tricky process which I eventually had to zoom a lot in on to use a small eraser to remove the fine lines. I turned the the cut out image slightly clockwise, moved it into the corner and cut off a small portion of the bottom. After doing this I then used the smudge tool to blend the dog in with the photo as before his lines were too harsh. For the logo 'Viber' and its slogan I used a soft blue colour in order to highlight Alice's dress and reflect the cold winter atmosphere in the image.

Like the image above I used a lot of editing on this image, locking the background image of yet another outside winter tree scene I used my unedited image in another layer. The White Queen was a lot easier to cut out as I had taken the image on a blue backdrop in the studio. As she was so easy to cut out it was simple to place her on the background layer, I made the model a lot smaller and placed her on the image so that it looked as though she was walking across the scene. In order to make her look less out of place and not as though she had just been plonked on the background I used the burn tool giver her a small shadow behind her. I also used the smudge tool on her lower back in order to achieve a similar effect. After this I used the blur tool on the edges of the background to give the photo more of a frame and make the model the focus. I put the 'Viber' logo and slogan in white in order to match the White Queen and also so as not too take away too much attention from the photo itself, a bright colour may have looked ostentatious and thrown off the dynamics of the photo.

This image like the one above was easy to cut out as it was on a blue backdrop, then instead of using another elaborate snow scene I decided to use a simple tartan print which I feel is very fitting for the season. I did use the spot healing tool to smooth the model's hands, face and hair. Then I used the brightness tool to lighten the image and give it a more dream like quality. Again I used the colour dropper tool for the logo and slogan, I took the pale grey colours from the faded areas in the tartan backdrop.