Complimentary Colors
For some reason I really like the way this edit turned out. The original photo was OK but nothing special.
I changed the colors of both the sky and the stoplight casing to make them as close to complimentary as I could and added a texture and vignette.
This makes the image ‘pop’ (technical term) but that on its own is not enough, some depth is also required.
I think it is the looped cable that really makes the original composition work but I could well be wrong.
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I like +Snapseed very much.
TIL there's a desktop version of snapseed…
+Elizabeth Snader Me too – this image is way over the top but it is really good for more subtle edits – I run it as an external editor for Lightroom 4 – they compliment each other well.
+Marco Fadini The only downside with the desktop version is that it costs $20 :)
Over the top? Maybe. Maybe not. I like it. More of a graphic now than a photo but the treatment suits the image.
desktop version isn't free and it's hard to do it on the phone
As an external editor for LR I had some fun with CameraBag 2 http://nevercenter.com/camerabag/desktop/
I like this image very much. Don't think it's way over the top at all. The complimentary colors are fantastic.
Thanks +Alfie Goodrich definitely more of a graphic :)
+raymond samson yup $20 – I do use the iPhone version a lot – I like it but the lack of zoom means that there is an element of winging it.
Thanks +Elizabeth Snader spot on re the complimentaries – pleased you saw that. The vignette came out heavier than I thought it would.
+Marco Fadini never tried camera bag – going to have a look now.
ha! How's the desktop version??? been considering it myself for a long time now :) Let me know what u think +Steve Johnson :)