Post Processing Challenge April

The February winning image is:

The April challenge:  This imaged was captured by Jonathan.  I hope you are in the mode for some 90's rock.

Here is the unprocessed version of the image:

Below are two processed final images from the picture below.  I processed one and Mike processed one.  Which is your favorite?

IMAGE A - Click for larger version

IMAGE B - Click for larger version

CASE YOUR VOTE: 
Feel free to add in the comments below which is your favorite album.

Select Your Favorite April Image

IMAGE A

IMAGE B

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Post Processing Challenge March

The January winning image is:

The March challenge:  This imaged was captured by Mike.  A big thank you to his model who allowed us to use this image for our March competition.

Here is the unprocessed version of the image:

Below are two processed final images from the picture below.  I processed one and Mike processed one.  Which is your favorite?

IMAGE A - Click for larger version

IMAGE B - Click for larger version

CASE YOUR VOTE:

Select Your Favorite March Image

IMAGE A

IMAGE B

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Post Processing Challenge February

The January winning image - (you can see the voting here)

The February challenge: This is a picture of an intersection located in downtown Somerset, KY.  This is looking down the alleyway from the judicial center.  I call this one "Bank Alley" since it contains three different banks.  Being that we both work in the banking services industry I thought the shot was perfect for us both to process.  Below is the unedited straight out of the camera shot:

The shot was made using a technique referred to as HDR.  I choose this technique since there were some deep shadows and some bright highlights.  HDR shots are comprised of three or more differently exposed shots and then digitally blended together.  I also used a technique called photo stacking to increase the sharpness of the shot.  Essentially I took three exposures while being focused on a near object and then I took and additional three exposures, but focused on a far way object.  This increases the items that are in focus throughout the entire shot.  To save space I've posted below the three different unedited exposures straight out of the camera shot:

Properly Exposed

Overexposed Exposed

Under Exposed

Below are the two processed final images from the picture above. I processed one and Mike processed the other.  Which one is your favorite?

IMAGE A - Click to view a larger version

IMAGE B - Click to view a larger version

CAST YOUR VOTE:

IMAGE A

IMAGE B

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December- Post Processing Challenge

Poll Maker For background on the Post Processing Challenge and to find out more about the contestants check out the initial post about the Post Processing Challenge here.

October's Winner

November's Winner

November's Winning Image

The December challenge:  This is a picture I took at one of my favorite photo locations; Short Creek.  Short Creek is the shortest creek in the world and is located the Stab community in Pulaski County, Kentucky.  This image is straight-out of the camera with no adjustments:

Here are the final processed versions by us:

Image A (Click on the image to view a larger version)

Image B (Click on the image to view a larger version)

CAST YOUR VOTE:

Select Your Favorite

IMAGE A

IMAGE B

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November - Post Processing Challenge

To check out November's contest and to cast your vote head over to Mike's blog.

October - Post Processing Challenge Winner

The winning image for the october is....

The voting total was 11 to 2.

The November round will be posted at http://meshpointstudio.wordpress.com/ .

Thanks for voting and watch for the next month of competition!

Post Processing Challenge

Welcome to the inaugural post processing challenge!

So what is the post processing challenge:  It a challenge between two Kentucky based photographers, where each month both photographers will process the same picture and then ask for the you to vote for the winner.  The picture each month will be taken by one of the photographers and both will process the same picture; putting their own unique spin on the picture.

The winner will be determined at the end of each month and the challenge will run for 12 months.  At the end of the 12 months we will reveal who the winning processor was each month.  That's right, the winning image will be announced at the end of each month, but the winning processor will not be announced until the end of the 12 months.

Time to meet the photographers:  As mentioned before the two photographers are based in Kentucky.  So lets meet the first photographer!

Mike Sherrill is the owner and photographer of Mesh Point Studio, in Paducah, Ky.  Mike has been a involved with graphic design and website development for over 14 years.  He has since expanded his creative horizons to include photography.  For more about Mike and to checkout his work head on over to www.meshpointstudio.com or to his Flickr page.

The other photographer is Jonathan D. Goforth and is based out of Waynesburg, Ky.  Jonathan has always been enamored by photography; from studying the stunning images in Sports Illustrated and National Geographic through his adolescent years.  He took the plunge into digital photography in 2007 when he received a Canon PowerShot S51S for birthday.  For more about Jonathan and to checkout his work head over to his Flickr page or to his 500px page.

October Challenge:  This months image is brought to us by Jonathan D. Goforth.  This is an image he took recently in his studio of himself.  

Here is the image straight-out of the camera with no adjustments:

So here are two different versions of the shot as presented by our two photographers:

IMAGE A

IMAGE B

Cast your Vote:

Which Image A or B

A

B

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