Lightroom Photo Makeover

I'm not a Food Photographer. But, I like to pretend to be one once in awhile. This photo was taken during our recent camping trip with friends to Utica Reservoir. Putting the salad and arrangement together was a collaboration. I had the Gingham tablecloth. Vicki had the blue enamel bowl. Kim supplied the cloth napkin. We all supplied the ingredients. It was a lot of fun and I'm happy with the results. I think it will work just fine as a "Camping Stock Photo." The Makeover Photo #1 - To develop this image, I used Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Photo Management Software. To improve my original image (see below), I did the following:

1. Created a Virtual Copy.
2. Used the Nikon D300 Preset and increased the exposure by 1/2 of a stop.
3. Set the Clarity to +40.
4. Set the Vibrance to + 60.

Photo #2 - This is the way the photo looked straight out of the camera. I hope you enjoyed this photo makeover. Thank you for visiting. If you would like to leave a comment, simply click on the "comments" link (add your message in the box) at the bottom of this post. Visit our Stock Photo Website for links to photo galleries.

Tagged as: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2, Camping Stock Photo