Today’s photo features architecture. For this photo, I choose to edit it in AfterLight. There is no special reason why I choose Afterlight over any other App. I try to use many different Apps.
To start with, I increase the Clarify level to about 60 so the building is a bit more in focus. Next, I decrease the Brightness by about -30. I want the darker tones to stay dark. I also increase Contrast to about 50 to sharpen the shadowing. Having seen the difference the increased contrast has done to the picture, I want to play up the light and dark parts of the image. At this point, I am also unsure if I am going to make the image black and white or leave a bit of colour so I decrease the Saturation level to about -35. I increase the Exposure though to 45. This will dull the image a bit. I also change the Shadow tone to focus on Green. It plays up the maroon in the closest building. I also increase Sharpening to 35 to try and keep the image crisp. I am not ready to crop the image, nor do I want to use the filter effects available in this program so I just save it at this point.
It’s best to save the image at Max resolution and save to the Camera Roll.
I’ve decided I am happy with the image as is, so I take it into Instagram. I did not crop it so I can now pull the image in to a crop I like. I also decide the image will be more interesting rotated. If you have applied other filters to your image, it does not mean you cannot use the Instagram filters available.
I poke around and see what effects these have on my image. Ultimately, I am happiest without the extra filter and upload.
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