Filters or Plug-ins ?

Ok, you've gone out and captured the photograph you want, but it still doesn't look good enough - so what do you do?

Well, with me, I try and use filters onboard my camera where I can, but sometimes its still doesn't work out so I have to adjust/manipulate the image using Photoshop.  Below is a before and after of a temple at Rievaulx Terraces, North Yorkshire.

    

Unfortunately for me, the sun was in completely the wrong place, but I still took the photo and hoped I could rectify the problem when I got home.

As you can see from the first image, the stonework is still bleached out, but the second more has more distinct features.  My solution was to use a plug-in filter for Photoshop called Creative Efex - and the filter called Tonal Contrast.

Apart from the masonary work, I also did a little "cloning" work using Photoshop.  A tutorial on this will follow in the next day or two if you would like to have a go yourself.

Mark
Mark White Landscape Photography
http://www.digital-creativity.co.uk/