OnePhoto Focus – September 2016

It is the time for OnePhoto Focus, we are editing a photo provided by Stacy P. Fischer. Here is the original photo, I have been in love with seagulls during this summer, and trying to snap as many of their daily lives as possible.  I especially enjoy the moment that a seagull opening it wings to … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – September 2016

OnePhoto Focus – August 2016

It is the time for OnePhoto Focus, we are editing a photo provided by Robin Kent. Here is the original photo, The name of the photo is "London Eye", which makes me think that the photo must be from London.  Even though I have never visited London, I know the place famous of its gloomy weather … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – August 2016

OnePhoto Focus – April 2016

It is the time for OnePhoto Focus, we are editing a photo provided by Cee’s Photography. Here is the original photo, It is a farm barn under a overcast sky. I made some basic adjustment using Lightroom by changing the exposure, contrast, increasing saturation especially on green to bring the grass out, and blue to bring … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – April 2016

OnePhoto Focus – March 2016

It is the time for OnePhoto Focus, we are editing a photo provided by Nancy Merrill. Here is the original photo, Each time before I adjust a photo, I take sometime to understand the contents in the photo.  However, I have hard time to understand the building in this photo.  It looks like a motel by … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – March 2016

OnePhoto Focus – February 2016

It is again the time for OnePhoto Focus, we are editing a photo provided by Stacey/lensaddiction. Here is the original photo, After some basic adjustments using Lightroom including exposure, contract, split tones to make photo look like heavily cloudy. Then I opened the adjusted photo in Photoshop to create a scene of raining.  First I created a new … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – February 2016

OnePhoto Focus – January 2016

Happy New Year to all my readers! It is also the time for OnePhoto Focus, we are editing a photo provided by Laura Macky Photography. Here is the original photo, After coping, I applied one of the pre-sets at Lightroom - aged photo to create an effect of remote ancient time.  Since pre -set was used, the processes … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – January 2016

OnePhoto Focus – December 2015

It is again the time for OnePhoto Focus, which is fun to edit a photo offered by another photographer. Here is the original photo, Lightroom and photoshop were used to edit this spring flower.  After a series of simple actions including cropping, reduction of noise, split toning, etc., here is the result of the photo, I … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – December 2015

OnePhoto Focus – November 2015

It is the time for the excitement again - One Photo Focus! Here is the original picture. It was from Helen Chan HHC Blog. It is a treehouse, a cool fusion of nature and man-made stuctures literally interwined with one another.  The Aspen Treehouse is a large banyan tree that over the years has literally swallowed an … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – November 2015

OnePhoto Focus – October 2015

It is the time for the excitement again - One Photo Focus! Here is the original picture. It looks like a hot summer day on a lake. Lightroom and photoshop were used for adjustment. After cropping out some sky and water, I also bump up the shadow to let the buildings and trees besides the … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – October 2015

OnePhoto Focus – September 2015

It is the first time for me to attend this fun forum - One Photo Focus.  I feel excited since I will interact with many professional photographers and learn from them. Here is what the original image look like (submitted by Benjamin Rowe); It is a castle under a overcast sky, where a majority space is … Continue reading OnePhoto Focus – September 2015