Not every photo comes out as you planned it but that doesn’t mean it’s not worth having a play around with it. This is a little exercise that I think helps make us better photographers.
There are plenty of photos that cannot be saved by any amount of Photoshop work but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try. Although, to be a really good photo you would need to retake and get it right ‘in camera’ it is worth trying to save the picture in photoshop for what it will teach you.
It is all in the approach
First you have to really look at a photo to decide what you can do to improve. This process alone will have you seeing the faults in the image which will give you pointers on how not to take it next time.
The more you work with the image the more you will say to yourself: I wish I had framed it differently/shot from a different angle/used a different aperture setting etc. While this is annoying it is teaching you something about how you take photographs and gives you a chance to contemplate a different approach next time you go out armed with a camera.
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| Original Photo | After some 'fixing' |
The more the merrier
The more of these images you work on the more you will see the same mistakes coming up time and again. This gives you a clear insight into your main faults when taking photos. Make a note of them.
In the cold and dark of this time of year we’re less likely to be out taking photos so why not spend some time going over old bad photos so that when the weather improves you can be out taking great ones!
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