Hello! I am an amateur photographer and I love travel photography. I took this picture in Ireland and enhanced it. It was unfortunately rejected for aesthetic purposes, and I was wondering if I could have some feedback as to what I could do to improve the picture. Thank you!
Thanks for writing. In my opinion this image is way over-processed. The contrast is too intense, the image appears to be over-sharpened. If you are doing a duplicate overlay to get the colors to pop I recommend you lower the opacity quite a bit. It looks a bit oversaturated in an unnatural way. I like to use the vibrance tool in Lightroom to push the color a bit further but it's a fine line between being an eye catching photo and being over done.
Generally designers prefer to add their own post processing and special effects to match their project exactly. You will find better results submitting the clean, color version of the file with minimal post.
Better luck next time,
Mat Hayward
Enter your E-mail address. We'll send you an e-mail with instructions to reset your password.
AdChoices