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Before & After: Amanda (Patreon)

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2021-10-15 08:18:01

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2026-06

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Here's a before and after look at a photo I really like, that talks briefly about how agonizing it can be to pick a final look that's The Right One when there's no such objectively correct thing.

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Before and After: Amanda

But then I thought... What if I de-saturated the brighter areas, heavily saturated the shadows, and threw in some bright vignetting as well? Bring up the shadow layers a bit and brighten up the top end a heap? Drop the contrast, tint the shadows even bluer...