Welcome! This post will outline the global and specific edits of my Flatiron Mural Lens Ball shot.

 

In a previous blog, I outlined the order in which I edit.  My process here is almost identical for the global edits, so I will briefly outline those steps and focus more on the specific edits towards the end.

 

Let’s get to it!

 

After importing the shot from Photoshop into Lightroom, I begin my process.

 

STEP 1:  Before making any edits, I CREATE A VIRTUAL COPY:

• Right Click on the image
• Choose Create a Virtual Copy

 

STEP 2:  TRANSFORM panel:

• click AUTO (results work for this shot)

 

STEP 3:  LENS CORRECTION – in Profile Mode:

• Enable LENS CORRECTION
• Enable REMOVE CHROMATIC ABERRATION

 

 

 

STEP 4: DETAIL panel:

• NOISE REDUCTION: I adjust all these sliders to the low 80 range.
• SHARPENING: I adjust the sliders to personal preferences for the shot

 

STEP 5: BASIC panel.

In the PRESENCE section, I:

• set DEHAZE between 40 – 45
• set CLARITY between 10 – 15
• set VIBRANCE and SATURATION to preference to bring out colour inside the ball

In the TONE section, I:

• click AUTO
• adjust specific sliders to my personal liking (I adjusted almost all of them here)
• then go back and re-adjust VIBRANCE and SATURATION to preference

 

STEP 6: HSL / COLOUR panel:

After selecting ALL to see all panels, I:

• Adjust LUMINANCE sliders to preference
• Adjust SATURATION sliders to preference

 

 

 

STEP 7: SPOT REMOVAL: I don’t like the 2 sun flares, so I want to remove them.

In the adjustment panel below the histogram, I choose the SPOT REMOVAL tool:

• Adjust SIZE / FEATHER / OPACITY to preference
• Set SPOT EDIT to HEAL (Lightroom will automatically choose a part of the photo to replace the spot chosen)
• Click on the flares (if I am not satisfied with the result, I can move the replacement indicator to any place on the photo.  I did not do that here as I liked the result)

 

STEP 8: BRUSH TOOL

To remove colour from the area around the ball, I:

• Click on the BRUSH TOOL
• Adjust SIZE / FEATHER / OPACITY to preference
• Adjust SATURATION to -100
• PAINT the colour away

 

 

 

STEP 9: BRUSH TOOL

I repeat the same steps as above to remove colour from inside the lens ball.  What is removed is based on my own creativity and preference.

 

 

STEP 10:  One final touch – SPOT REMOVAL

I repeat the same process as STEP 7 to remove the person on the bench from the right side of the lens ball. This is purely a creative choice, but in my opinion adds a subtle something extra to the shot.

For this step, it was necessary to move the replacement indicator around until I found just the right match so the bench looked correct.

And there you have it!  The final image:

 

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COMING SOON:  The third instalment in my “Where To” series about the area around the Flatiron Mural in Toronto!  If you haven’t read the first or second posts, please do – I’d really like to know what you think.

 

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