Picture 1: Avocado toast
I began editing this photo and all the rest of my photos by choosing a filter which best brings out the colors in my pictures. On VSCO theres a tab that selects the filters that the app thinks will look best on that photo and I used that feature on all of the rest of the pictures also. This filter K2 brings out the reds and greens from the tomatoes and avocado. I lowered the filtering down to 7.0 so it is not too bright and overwhelming to look at.
After filtering I then lowered the exposure of the photo to make the background not super bright and so the colors can pop even more without a crazy amount of color altering filters. This helps make the photo look like it could have been taken in natural lighting rather than using the flash like I did. I wanted to make the lighting in every photo look as natural as possible so it does not look overly exposed and so you can focus more on the food plated rather than the background.
The last thing I did to this picture is sharpen it. Sharpening the photo brins out the little details in all the foods. You can see all the lines and bumps on the lemon and even the lines in the mint leaves. As if they almost look like theyre so perfectly detailed that they look like they could be fake. I think this brings out the little details that your eye would not normally see and just add a finishing touch on the picture
This is the final edited photo and I am in love with the way it looks. The colors all pop out in different ways but it does not look like too much.
Picture 2: Nut Butter Bowl
I began editing this picture by choosing the filter J5, which brought out the brown tones in the photo and lightened the bananas. I choose this one because I liked how the entire picture has that brown tone and it even goes with the wood platter too.
I then edited the highlights and shadows of this picture. By bringing the shadows up to 2.3, it neutralized the shadows as if they were not even there and then adding the highlights to 3.5 that just made the high points of the photo like the banana stand out a little more.
Acai Bowl Picture 1
I first used a filter called Vibrant Accents to bring out all the pretty colors of the fruits. This really made the colors pop and more bright and summer like. I like using this filter because it was not too dramatic and does not look too bright and vibrant.
After putting a filter on the photo, I then turned the exposure down -1.5. This made the fruits stand out more and not as bright because of the flash. I feel like turning the exposure down made the lighting in this picture look more natural instead of being fully able to tell it is a flash photo.
Next, I turned the sharpness up +10. I feel like this did a lot to the photo. It really brought out every detail in all the fruits shown in the picture. It actually lets you see the lines in the fruits and overall makes the photo look even more real.
The last thing I did to this picture was turn the saturation up +2. This made everything look more bright which was my goal. It brought out all the shades of colors in the photo and made it stand out even more. I felt like doing this finalized the look of the photo I was trying to achieve.
Avocado Toast Picture 2
The first thing I did to edit my picture was to use a filter called Mixed Soften. This filter brought out all the colors like the greens and reds but, not too dramatically. It gave the photo a softer but brighter look which was a good start.
After choosing the filter, I turned the exposure down -1.4. This brought out the green of the avocado and also made the lighting look more natural. I did not want the photos to look like they were taken with a flashed camera because I feel as if that gives everything more of a fake look or it was all set up, rather than looking more like natural light and more of a natural feel.
I turned the highlights of the photo up +4 and the shadows +.5. This evened out the lighting more and gave the photo the natural lighting look that I was aiming for. It balanced out all the colors making them look not too bright and filtered, but makes them still stand out.
I lastly turned the sharpness up +12. I turned it up all the way because this photo has a lot of details that could not be seen before the sharpness was turned up. It brought out the details on the lemon in the drink very well, and also the leaves of mint on the toast. I thought that this made the photo look as real looking as it possibly could.
Juice Photo
On this picture, I did not find a filter that looked that good on it so I just began to edit it. I started by turning the exposure down -1.0. This gave a base to brighten the colors and and make the flash not as bright.
I next turned the sharpness up +12 and this made the photo look really good. This brought out all the small details and made the photo look more clear and how your eye would see the photo in real life.
The next thing I did was turn the saturation up +1.4. I knew I would be using saturation especially since I did not use any filters. I like using the saturation feature because it really just brightens the colors and makes all the colors look more appealing to your eyes.
Shrimp Photo 1
I began by adding a filter called Valley. This filter complimented the orange shades in the picture. I also wanted a filter that would bring out the colors of the shrimp.
Next I brought the exposure down like I did in all the previous photos. I have done this to make the lighting look as natural as possible. I do not want the photos to look like they were taken with the flash and turning down the exposure made the lighting look a lot more natural.
I brought the sharpness up because I wanted to bring the details of the photo out. I do that in most of the photos because it makes the food look more real.
Next, I turned the clarity up. The photo was not blurry to begin with but it overall made it even more sharp than just turning up the sharpness. I thought that this made the picture look more sharp.
I turned the saturation up. This made the orange table cloth compliment the color of the shrimp more and made both look more bright.
I evened out the highlights and shadows to make it look like there were no shadows at all. I did this to eliminate the look of it being taken with flash. I think doing this created the effect I wanted.
Shrimp Photo 2
I did not filter this picture but I began by turning the sharpness up to give the photo the clear effect that the other pictures have.
I turned the saturation up to compliment the orange colors and make them more bright just like I did in the last picture.
Acai Photo 2
I first filtered the photo by using the filter chromatic. This filter brings out blues and orange tones in pictures. I liked the way it made the table cloth look, along with the mango I used as a decoration.
I turned the exposure down to eliminate the flash look.
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