Since we’ve been on the topic of HDR for a few lessons now, one thing I wanted to mention was that even when you used HDR photography, you can still gain more control over the end result of your image by doing post-processing.
Now, as you know by now, I love Pro HDR for iPhone HDR photos. Pro HDR has several adjustments you can make before you save the image. You can see details about those adjustments in Lesson xx. However, that’s not quite the same as post-processing. After you’ve saved the image, you still may want to apply some adjustments to make the photo look the way you want.
For example, let’s say I thought my sunrise HDR photo from the iPhone 5S from the Sunrise showdown was too dark. I could use adjustments in Snapseed to brighten up the image. That is, I could if my iPhone screen weren’t currently broken and I could see to edit on my iPhone! 🙂 Sorry, I had to cheat one last time and edit in Aperture. But, my replacement phone is on its way!
So, imagine this was edited in Snapseed:
I tend to be fond of darker images with strong contrasts, so I’m not particularly enamored with this edit. However, I often find that when I see my photos later, they look too dark to me, so maybe tomorrow I’ll like the brighter one better.
Your Assignment: Take a photo that your pretty happy with. Do just a few adjustments on it like brightness and contrast. For details on how to use Snapseed, check out Lesson 41, 45, and 46. Are there certain adjustments that seem to really help your image?
Snap Great Photos 