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Category Archives: Before and After Wednesdays

Before and After Wednesdays: Black Friday favorites!

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Three before and after Wednesday’s in a row! Another one from Ryan and Megan’s wedding :) As usual, I’m using my handy dandy totally rad actions and presets.

The image below is the final, processed image. Roll your mouse over the image to see the unprocessed image…


5D Mark II + Canon 50mm f/1.2 at 1/1000th, ISO100, and f/1.4.

1. Opened the image in Lightroom

2. Bitchin Camaro Lite (TRA preset)

3. Changed tint to +2 (in Camera Calibration at the bottom)

4. Fill light at +10

4. Used the exposure brush in Lightroom on the background at -2.53

5. Export as a jpeg and open in Photoshop.

6. Sharpen for Web (TRA action)

Boomchickaboomboom!

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This image is from Matt and Courtney’s Smog Shoppe wedding.

The image shown is the final, processed image. Roll your mouse over the image to see the unprocessed original…


5D Mark II + 50L at 1/320th, ISO100, and f/1.4.

  • Open in Photoshop
  • TRA Action: Select O sharp at 75%
  • TRA Action: Lights Out at 76%
  • TRA Action: Eye Bump (inside Pro Retouch) at 100% on the eyes
  • TRA Action: Get Faded Neutral at 71%
  • TRA Action: Grainstorm at 50%
  • Resize image to 900 pixels wide (for my blog) and create one layer of all layers (command+alt+shift+E)
  • TRA Action: Sharpen for web at 45%
  • Oingo-boingo.

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    5D Mark II + 50L at 1/80th, ISO200, and f/2.8. I shot with my on camera 580EX into a studio umbrella off to my right :)

  • Open in Photoshop
  • Desaturate (command+option+u)
  • TRA Action: Select-O-Sharp at 53% (paint in the entire layer mask – or press command+I)
  • TRA Action: Lights out at 68%
  • TRA Action: Get Faded Neutral at 76%
  • TRA Action: Grainstorm at 63%
  • Resize to 900 pixels wide (for my blog)
  • TRA Action: Sharpen for Web
  • And that’s it!

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    5D Mark II + Canon 50mm f/1.2 at 1/500th, ISO200, and f/1.4.

    1. Opened the image in Photoshop

    2. Desaturated the image (command+option+u)

    3. Lights Out (TRA action) at 92%

    4. Get Faded Neutral (TRA action) at 51%

    4. Grainstorm (TRA action) at 50%

    5. Resize to 900 pixels wide (command+option+i)

    6. Sharpen for Web (TRA action)

    Boddabing!

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    5D Mark II + 24mm f/1.4L at 1/800th, ISO160, and f/1.4.

    1. Bumped exposure in LR +83

    2. Bitchin’ Camaro (TRA preset)

    3. Unsharp mask (in Photoshop) @ amount: 100%, pixels: 30, threshold: 0

    4. Flare up Faded (TRA action) @40%

    5. Resize to 900 pixels wide (command+option+i)

    6. Sharpen for Web (TRA action)

    Bangarang! Sounds a bit complicated — but it took me no time :)

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    Remember, if you’re looking for something to spruce up your photos, go for it and grab some Get Totally Rad Actions! I paid for both sets out of my pocket and LOVE them. And if you do it through my link above or the banner below (shameless plug) I’ll love you long time. And buy them today as they will be the cheapest they ever are all year!

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    Sara - Love the before/afters. Just got radlab.November 26, 2011 - 3:10 pm

    Before and After Wednesdays #61

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    For today’s before and after Wednesday I’m taking two images from Jaclyn and Michael’s wedding :) As usual, I’m using TRA actions and presets in Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

    The image shown is the final, processed image. Roll your mouse over the image to see the unprocessed original…


    Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 50mm f/1.2L at 1/2000th, ISO125, and f/1.6.


    Canon 5D Mark II + Canon 50mm f/1.2L at 1/6400th, ISO400, and f/1.4.

    Processing for both images is identical…

  • Open in Lightroom
  • Bitchin Camaro (TRA preset)
  • Open up Photoshop (at 900px wide for the blog)
  • Sharpen for Web (TRA action)
  • Dinkin flicka…

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    Remember, if you’re looking for something to spruce up your photos, go for it and grab some Get Totally Rad Actions! I paid for both sets out of my pocket and LOVE them. And if you do it through my link above or the banner below (shameless plug) I’ll love you long time.

    Bobby

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    bobby earle (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) - http://t.co/ungdzODAugust 30, 2011 - 11:54 pm

    Before and After Wednesdays #60: RadLab

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    For today’s before and after Wednesday I’m taking an image from the day baby Brody was born! This week, I’m using TRA’s new RADLAB photoshop plug in. Such a cool, new way to process images!

    The image shown is the final, processed image. Roll your mouse over the image to see the unprocessed original…


    5D Mark II + 50L at 1/40th, ISO2500, and f/1.2.

  • Open in Photoshop
  • Desuaturate (Command+option+U)
  • Open up RadLab (New TRA plug in for Photoshop!!!)
  • Boutwell Magic Glasses at 67%
  • Lights On at 75%
  • Lights Out at 25%
  • Get Faded Neutral at 27%
  • Bippity boppity, give me the soppity.

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    Remember, if you’re looking for something to spruce up your photos, go for it and grab some Get Totally Rad Actions! I paid for both sets out of my pocket and LOVE them. And if you do it through my link above or the banner below (shameless plug) I’ll love you long time.

    Bobby

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    bobby earle (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) - http://t.co/2bCh4iZAugust 24, 2011 - 12:31 am

    bobby earle (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) - I blogged a before and after with @gettotallyrad and #RADLAB!!! -> http://t.co/sgbiigPAugust 24, 2011 - 12:17 pm

    Tracey - Always love seeing the before and afters but I think I enjoy the sign offs a little too much..."bippity boppity give me some soppity." Say what?August 24, 2011 - 1:05 pm

    Before and After Wednesdays #59

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    For today’s before and after Wednesday I’m taking an image from Matt and Courtney’s Smog Shoppe wedding.

    The image shown is the final, processed image. Roll your mouse over the image to see the unprocessed original…


    5D Mark II + 50L at 1/320th, ISO100, and f/1.4.

  • Open in Photoshop
  • TRA Action: Select O sharp at 75%
  • TRA Action: Lights Out at 76%
  • TRA Action: Eye Bump (inside Pro Retouch) at 100% on the eyes
  • TRA Action: Get Faded Neutral at 71%
  • TRA Action: Grainstorm at 50%
  • Resize image to 900 pixels wide (for my blog) and create one layer of all layers (command+alt+shift+E)
  • TRA Action: Sharpen for web at 45%
  • Oingo-boingo.

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    Remember, if you’re looking for something to spruce up your photos, go for it and grab some Get Totally Rad Actions! I paid for both sets out of my pocket and LOVE them. And if you do it through my link above or the banner below (shameless plug) I’ll love you long time.

    Bobby

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    bobby earle (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) - http://t.co/qx1NlxSAugust 17, 2011 - 12:39 am

    bobby earle (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) - Before/After w @gettotallyrad @matthew_cotter and @courtneycaplin -> http://t.co/EwkXkIFAugust 17, 2011 - 1:06 pm

    Before and After Wednesdays #58

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    For today’s before and after Wednesday I’m taking an image from Matt and Courtney’s Smog Shoppe wedding.

    The image shown is the final, processed image. Roll your mouse over the image to see the unprocessed original…


    5D Mark II + 45 tilt at 1/100th, ISO320, and f/2.8.

  • Open in Lightroom
  • Bump contrast +55
  • Open in Photoshop at 900 pixels wide
  • TRA Action: Select O sharp at 65%
  • TRA Action: Lights Out at 56%
  • TRA Action: Get Faded Neutral at 39%
  • TRA Action: Warm it up at 45%
  • TRA Action: Grainstorm at 25%
  • Bingo-bango.

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    Remember, if you’re looking for something to spruce up your photos, go for it and grab some Get Totally Rad Actions! I paid for both sets out of my pocket and LOVE them. And if you do it through my link above or the banner below (shameless plug) I’ll love you long time.

    Bobby

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    bobby earle (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) - http://bobbyearle.com/blog/before-and-after-wednesdays-58/August 10, 2011 - 12:49 am

    koreen - Why do I like the original as much as the edit? Why?! They're both gorgeous.August 10, 2011 - 6:52 am

    bobby earle (@bobbyearle) (@bobbyearle) - Got a before/after post w @gettotallyrad on the blog -> http://bit.ly/oPjlQKAugust 10, 2011 - 11:36 am

    Andrew Fleming - REALLY like this editing! No Sharpen For Web??? Could've fooled me :)August 10, 2011 - 8:38 pm