Originally Posted by nimblybimbly85
I like to keep my pictures in the style I called: natural+
I like to keep the natural look, but I may add just a little vibrance, extra contrast or other things. I mean, green gras stays green, red is red etc. But sometimes the picture just needs a little extra twist, but I won't make the grass green if it's mid-winter and it just isn't green.
To be honest most of my postprocessing (exposures, cropping, slight adjustments) is done in Lightroom. I do have Photoshop, but I only use it for the photos which I think need a specific look. For instance: I didn't notice a small piece of plastic in my shot or something like that. If the shot is really important or it really bothers me I will delete it. Unless I could get a second chance of course.
Personally I don't delete any acne or scars or anything that is a part of my models. I find it more of a challenge to make the photo looking better by adding other light or a different perspective.
Hope this helps: remember that I'm an amateur and I don't earn money with it. Things could change if I was a pro, but that's also the fact that I like the way I shoot now.
I started out with taking photos at sports-events and I only posted the good ones and did it for free. If I wanted to make money I could easily earn big money by posting photos of every contestant and therefor posting hundreds of "the same" pictures, but it would be at the expense of quality and personal enjoyment. Do how it makes you enjoy it the most, that's how I feel about it. []
Jan
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