"Photoshop is not an ER for grievously wounded pictures."
And he's right. But if you're not a world famous photographer with more skill than you can shake a stick at, you're more than likely to have some "injured" photos here and there.
I think of Photoshop as an Urgent Care for those little mistakes that tend to hurt your pride more than they do yourself.
Case in point:
The Great Sand Dunes at sunrise. The composition is fairly interesting, except for the stupid Porta-Potty in the foreground there. But the colors are a bit washed out, there doesnt seem to be enough contrast, it's not laying on the table dying, but it needs some help.
To Photoshop...Stat!
Drop the brightness a bit, increase the contrast, sharpen it a bit, increase the saturation just a touch...nothing too complex really. Oh, and get that damn Porta-Potty outta there!
And this is the result:
Yeah, it may not be a ER, but sometimes the Urgent Care is all you really need to bring out your work. The data is in there.
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