Photographer Shares 30 Edited Images To Show How Much They Are Being Photoshopped To Entice People

Taking a good picture isn't easy though

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• March 15, 2024

Getting a good photo is not simple. Getting a great photo is even much more difficult.

Furthermore, it is impossible to take an impossible photo and that is, unless you use Photoshop. Photographer Peter Stewart has millions of views and thousands of followers on social media and he has been featured internationally.

He is also a Photoshop whiz, as evidenced by these eye-opening before and after photos that show the kind of impact that deft editing can achieve. By using a method known as bracketed multiple exposure, he can preserve highlight features from several images before combining them into a single image.

"I like to approach my digital photography with a certain sense of the fantastical and the surreal. As such, I have deliberately provided the most dramatic examples."

The skilled photographer does much of his work with a Nikon D810, which he credits for its exceptional sharpness and wide editing latitude when working with raw files. He recently started using the Fuji X100f as a backup, portable camera to record impromptu moments while traveling.

These before and after samples are simply meant to highlight what can be done with the power of Photoshop, so go ahead and enjoy!

More info: Peter Stewart | 500px | Instagram | Flickr | (h/t: demilked, PetaPixel)

1. Which do you prefer?

2. "Color temperature adjustment using Adobe Camera RAW."

3. Before and after Photoshop

4. "Gradual orange sky gradient and color adjustments were performed in adobe camera raw. Sunrays created in photoshop, with an added glow."

5. The difference is clear

6. "Nik color efex pro used for post-production color enhancements."

7. A bit of shine here and there

The small and portable Ricoh GR fulfills the photographer's passion for street photography to the fullest. Hereserves his larger, more complicated DSLR equipment for situations where he is usually tripod-based and has a prearranged setup in mind.

As a full-time traveler, Stewart places a high value on light lenses because every piece of gear he brings with it affects its weight. To span a wide to tele focal range, he typically uses the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8 & Nikon 70-200 f/4 zooms as his main optics.

8. That pop of light

9. That's definitely not the same

10. The before is preferable

11. What an edit

12. And here we go

13. "Overexposed image with detail brought back using camera raw. Nik color efex pro used for post-production color."

14. The difference is clear

15. "Tonal adjustments were made using nik color efex pro. Composite sky blended into the frame manually."

16. Different sunlight

17. Brighten the rays

18. "Perspective re-correction and power line removal in photoshop. Color enhancements using color efex pro."

19. More depiction

20. The brightening effect

21. More painting

22. "HDR bracketing manually blended in Photoshop. Nik color efex pro used for post-production."

23. "Various sky adjustments were performed in Photoshop. Nik color efex pro was used for post-production color enhancements."

24. More greenery

25. Riding along

26. Oh my

27. More lighting

28. One's darker than the other

29. "Multiple exposure blended file."

30. Better view

There's no end to the things that Photoshop can do and people are making great use of it. It can be quite disappointing to visit a spot and find out that it's nothing like the photoshopped version.

This is what this photographer is bringing to our notice and it's quite eye-opening. Leave your comments below and don't forget to share this post as well.

Maryjane