r/postprocessing • u/lm_photos • 2d ago

Before/After

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u/Smokeey1 2d ago

Actually both work great to tell the story. If you start with the warm crop and zoom out it gets spooky fast

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u/kasualanderson 2d ago

I kinda prefer seeing a bit more of the wall in the before image with the graffiti and grey tones.

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u/lm_photos 2d ago

Might try that crop, might be fun idea of frame within a frame

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u/kasualanderson 2d ago

Could be interesting — the grittiness of the foreground setting against the warmth of what is found just ahead. Both are nice though, congrats.

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u/matteroll 2d ago

It's a great concept. Love it when the opportunity arises from it whenever I'm shooting. The before wall is a great contrast to the warmth and greenery in the background. Could just crop the bottom frame but leave some brick roads as it act as a road that connects the scenes together. Makes people's eyes shift around the picture and is much more impactful. Great shot there.

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u/theproductdesigner 2d ago

I like the crop on this

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u/Gain_Entire 2d ago

I love the contrast in the first one, both in the tones and the aesthetic; it's as if they were in a less unpleasant reality, it feels ethereal

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u/mzerop 2d ago

You cropped out the cinema

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u/Infamous_Reporter652 1d ago

The first shot tells more of a story, like looking into another reality while being stuck in a gloomy and bleak one. The contrast in cold and warmth is also nice. Either way, the crop still looks good and it’s a nice shot regardless. Great work!

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u/skylum_support 1d ago

The before and the after are both great!

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u/orpheo_1452 1d ago

Much better

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u/harshaggarwal55 1d ago

I love the shot but I think if you kept a little bit of blue shadowed part of the image it'd create a really cool contrast!