r/postprocessing • u/YMe1121 • 2d ago

After/Before

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u/lemonaintsour 2d ago

This is tuff

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u/YMe1121 1d ago

Thanks

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u/amp1212 2d ago

The B&W is an improvement, IMO. The skin tones in color, running from fleshy by the nose to sort of greenish and blown out on the forehead -- not flattering. The B&W conversion avoids that tonal stuff (which I can't see fixing easily or attractively)

So thumbs up for the After, a good choice for what is a kinda difficult photo.

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u/YMe1121 1d ago

Yea, my lighting (single flashlight) was not really conducive to any kind of flattering coloration, so B&W was always kind of the goal. Plus my skin with working outside all day is a rainbow of pales and reds right now lol

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u/DarktableLandscapes 1d ago

I think you've over recovered the blown out part of the forehead - it has that telltale weirdly flat grey look. I'd just let it be white, because black and white should have some black and some white. The conversion is in general definitely the way to go.

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u/YMe1121 1d ago

Dang, I was trying to even it out, maybe recover some of the skin detail, but I see what you mean.