Fishie's Tutorials Series: Part 4

(Okay this is not related to the post but yeah. I came across this on Disney's Facebook page, and I think it's too adorable to not share. As you guys probably know (or not), I'm a huge bear lover. I love all sorts of bears, especially Winnie the Pooh. :) so check out this link! http://blogs.disney.com/oh-my-disney/2014/04/29/10-signs-you-grew-up-with-winnie-the-pooh/?cmp=SMC|blgomd|OMDApril|FB|Winnie-WinniethePooh|InHouse|042914||esocialmedia|||)

HEY GUYS! :D

So I've decided to bring back this series from last December hohoho. I don't know why but suddenly I have this motivation to keep my blog active haha. Let's see how long this whole "keeping the blog active" thing will last xD

In this tutorial, I'll be showing you my basic editing which is done on the computer. I normally use Photoshop CS3, but I've recently upgraded to using CS6. :)

Here's a photo I took inside Flower Dome at Gardens by the Bay, with my Canon EOS 650D and "nifty-fifty" which Juliana complained that the auto-focus is too noisy. I normally shoot in JPEG, unless in really bad lighting conditions, or for special "photo projects" (as I like to call them), which requires a bit more editing, then I'll shoot in RAW.

This is the original file, opened in Photoshop.

Next, I cropped the photo. Then, I decrease the exposure of the photo using Curves. 

I always increase the contrast of my photos, as I feel that adding contrast just add so much dimension to the photo, giving it a "pop". I used Curves to increase the contrast of the photo too. Sometimes I like to give the photo a fade-ish look, and to do that, simply drag the bottom corner of the line up a bit. I wanted this photo to have a softer look, and hence I gave it a bit of fade too.

Next, I use the Photo Filter tool to give the photos a warmer or colder tone, or to change the tone of the photo slightly. I normally use the "Warming Filters" to increase the vibrancy of the photo, and the "Cooling Filters" to add a tint of blue and make the photo somewhat softer. For this photo, I used Cooling Filter (LBB) to lower the yellow tone. And to give it a more natural finish, I lower the opacity to 75%.

To finish off, I used Magenta in Photo Filter to accentuate the pink in the petals, lowering the opacity to 50%.

And here's a comparison of the photo before editing and after editing:

Although the differences can be quite subtle, I feel like the minor adjustments to the photos just enhances the beauty of the flower even more.

I hope this is helpful for you! And oh an update of places you can find me (on the Internet, I mean)

• I've created a YouTube channel! I'll be posting behind-the-scenes videos, and some short videos that I have taken.
• New Instagram account that I share with my friend, Xin Hui: @metallic_hearts, where we'll be post before & after of our photos, and some short behind-the-scene photos. :)
• And of course my main account, @_outofwater
• My Flickr (the link is on the blog here, but I'll put it here in case you're lazy to scroll up)
• My VSCO Grid

So that's all for this post! See you guys soon. :)

Elsa