r/postprocessing • u/level1807 • May 25 '25

Is this overcooked? Cinque Terre after/before

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My brain loves it but can it be improved? Also I just discovered how much better edited photos can look in HDR, but idk if Reddit supports it. I tried to make the SDR preview as good as I could, but please forgive the slight flattening of the details in the highlights.

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u/level1807 May 25 '25

Yep, Manarola. I kinda agree on the microcontrast but I guess I don’t know of an easy way to do it without also making the bottom half of the pic too dark. Using Lightroom.

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u/Imaginary_Garlic_215 May 25 '25

Masks 🤗 haha

Photoshop also can do it very easily

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u/level1807 May 25 '25

But what kind of mask do you mean? Just contrast?

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u/francof93 May 25 '25

You can apply a mask to select different portions of the pic and play with curves. That way, you can, e.g., accentuate contrast while keeping the overall exposure high/low. At least I think this would work!

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u/level1807 May 25 '25

awesome, I think I figured it out, thank you :)