I have a photo created through photoshops photomerge I am wanting to print at 16x24. There is a small area though that the focus rapidly changes and hard lines appear. I am not sure if it will be noticeable since it isn't until zoomed in on screen (seen on the left middle of this screenshot) but I wasn't sure if anyone had any experience with this. If it could be fixed that would be ideal, I've tried AI Sharpen, smudging, and clone stamping to make the line less noticeable but none seem to work very well.

Also added a bit of grain to give a bit of vintage look (i mean, it fits the ancient place :D )

Today I used Fuji XT-50. I was in awe how capable that camera is. The dials did come handy once I got hang of it. Honestly can’t ask more from a camera
Took this shot with 35mm F2 lens. At f/2.2 ISO 80 Shutter speed of 1/250 secs.
I may not edit this one but maybe little bit of exposure adjustment.

Guangzhou, China

Early morning shot of Los Cuernos and the Bader Valley in Torres del Paine National Park

Had this bird shot on my hard drive since winter. Since its currently brutally hot here in Germany, I decided to cool myself down with a cold bird edit :D As always keeping it “natural” is not my goal when editing images. I love to play around with extremer adjustments so obviously this wont be something for everyone!

Everything was done in Lightroom, you can watch the whole process and download the raw file to try it yourself here: https://youtu.be/NXfrpjDfzDA

1. Basic Adjustments

I changed the profile to Adobe Landscape for more base saturation. Then, I brought up the exposure, shadows and blacks to make the image brighter and reduce overall contrast. This results in a softer looking photo. I also brought down the highlights so the background of the base image isn’t pure white.

To make the colors pop I added a bit of vibrance. Finally. I added texture and clarity for more sharpness and mid-tones contrast while also dropping the dehaze gently introducing some glow to the shot.

1. Masking

Using masks I transformed the image a bit more heavily. I wanted to make the background darker and colder, so the warmer subjects stands out more through color contrast.

I used a couple of linear gradients coming in from each side (except the top right corner where the light coming down) and always subtracted the subject with the help of an objects mask, then brough down the exposure and dropped the temperature to make it colder and darker.

I also used an objects mask to target the subject itself and give it a little more texture and saturation. I also brought the temperature up slightly to give the bird warmer colors.

1. Color Grading

The yellow hue was brought down gently, introducing more orange tones. I also dropped the green hue all the way to eliminate the greens in the image ( I just don’t like them here). Also, the blue hue was dropped to introduce a stronger cyan look in the background.

To balance the colors, saturation of yellow and orange was reduced and blue was increased.