Before and After: Sculpture in the Park

Ariel-Foundation Park has several sculptures in the park that were made from the remains of the old industrial park. This one is very popular and sits high on a hill.

Editing was done in Affinity Photo.

#arielfoundationpark #affinityphoto #beforeandafter

After editing in Affinity Photo

Before editing in Affinity Photo

Before and After: Bench in the Park

Been a little while since I posted a before and after. This is a shot I took with my old iPhone 6s Plus while I was enjoying a walk in Ariel-Foundation Park in Mount Vernon, Ohio. All the editing was done using Affinity Photo with a old paper texture applied.

#beforeandafter #arielfoundationpark #affinityphoto

After editing.

Before editing

Before and After: Schnormeier Gardens, June 2019

A look back to this past summer visit to Schnormeier Gardens outside Gambier, Ohio. Editing done in Affinity Photo.

#beforeandafter #schnormeiergardens #landscapephotography

After editing.

Before editing.

Before and After: Ruins among the Flowers

One of the beautiful things about Ariel-Foundation Park is the old ruins that you can explore. This ruins are great for portrait backgrounds and finding some textures to use in your photo editing.

Editing:
Using ON1 Photo Raw 2019, I did some fine tuning in the Develop panel. Increase contrast, open up the whites and increase the vibrance. Under Effects panel, I used the Tone Enhancer to make the blue sky pop by slightly lowering the exposure, increase contrast a little more, and open the whites a little more as well. Then finish it off with a vignette. That was pretty simply!

#beforeandafter #arielfoundationpark #landscapephotograpnhy

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw. 

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw.

Before and After: Park Towers

Here is a shot from my favorite local city park that contains ruins of an old glass factory. Edited using ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

#beforeandafter #photoediting

After editing.

Before editing.

Color vs BW: Fall Colors 2018

I know it is summer, but I am finally sharing a color versus black & white of a shot I took last fall at Honey Run Falls. Do prefer the color version or the black and white version?

#colorvsbw #fallcolors

SmugMug website updated!

Just a simple notice that I updated the cover on my SmugMug site with a picture I took in June at Schnormeier Gardens. I have been thinking of looking at changing to a different format.

You can find my SmugMug site here:
https://jfphoto65.smugmug.com/

#smugmug #photosharing

Before and After: Schnormeier Gardens | June 27, 2019

Following up with a before and after from last week's visit to Schnormeier Gardens outside Gambier, Ohio. This is shot of the popular red bridge at the asian theme gardens edited with ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Editing:
After minor adjustments in the raw Develop panel, I moved to the Effects panel and started making the colors pop out using the Color Adjustment filter. Next, I applied a Blues LUTs that make it stand out more especially the greens. Then a tobacco color Photo Filter was added and a Curves filter then was used to brighten the midtones. A tilt shift Lens Blur was applied and finished out with an vignette.

#beforeandafter #photoediting #schnormeiergardens #landscapephotography

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Schnormeier Gardens Open House 2019

Schnormeier Gardens located outside Gambier, Ohio is open to the public during final weekend of June. I was able to get there today with very very few visitors by getting to the gate early before the crowds. The private gardens have a asian theme with a Japanese teahouse for example. This year, for the first time, I took my mother along who never been the gardens. All the hills definitely worn her out. Well, here is one picture I took while there with plenty of more to go through.

#schnormeiergardens #landscapephotography

Schnormeier Gardens

Ariel-Foundation Park: June 2019

Sharing a picture from my local city park, Ariel-Foundation Park. It is feeling like summer!

#landscapephotography #arielfoundationpark

Before and After: Summer Garden 2018

I have not been out taking photos like I want with all the rain and work has got me run down. Too much work, not enough people. So, I am posting a shot from last year that was taken at The Brown Family Environmental Center outside of Gambier, Ohio. Like all my editing of lately, the editing was done in ON1 Photo Raw.

#beforeandafter #bfec #garden #landscapephotography

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw.

Color and BW: Fall Into

While on Google+, I did a series of "color versus bw" where I posted a color version and a black and white version of the same photo to see which one people preferred. So I am starting this series here on my blog with a shot from my visit to Honey Run Falls.

#colorvsbw #honeyrunfalls #landscapephotography

Before and After: April 13, 2019

Photographed during a simple walk through the local city park. A simple like nature shot along the lake.

Editing:
Once again, use ON1 Photo Raw 2019, I started with a simple LUTs called Vintage Matte. Then I applied a Tone Enhancer filter to increase the contrast and a Photo Filter to add warmth to the photo. A Color Enhancer filter was applied to give the photo more of a fall feel. Next comes a postcard texture and a Lens Blur filter. Finish off with a vignette and a emulsion border.

#beforeandafter #photoediting #on1photoraw

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw.

Before editing in ON1 Photo RAw.

Before and After: Honey Run Falls (Fall 2018)

Taking another look back at my visit to the Honey Run Falls outside Millwood, Ohio.

Editing
After doing some minor adjustments in ON1 Photo Raw, in the Effects panel, I started with a Tone Enhancer filter. A Color Enhancer filter was then applied to bring out the colors which were then adjusted with a Color Adjustment filter. A warm polarizer Photo Filter was applied followed by a Glow filter. A postcard texture was added and a Curves adjustment was used to brighten the midtones. A subtle Lens Blur was applied as well as a vignette followed by a simple white border.

#beforeandafter #landscapephotography #honeyrunfalls

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw.

Before and After: Bee kissing the Flower

At times that I visit The Brown Family Environmental Center, I try to capture bees and butterflies with my Canon 5D Mark III and using my Canon EF 70-300mm 1.4-5.6 IS zoom lens. I am not good at it but sometimes I am lucky to get a good shot like this one.

Editing
Starting with a LUTs filter in ON1 Photo Raw 2019, I used the Thoreau LUT followed by a Color Enhancer filter to make the colors vibrant and warm. Next I applied a Sharpening filter to apply a little sharpening and a Tone Enhancer to bring in the highlights and darken the shadows a little. A texture that I downloaded from ON1 called 2LO Color Burn1-hardlight, part of a Color Burn Overlays collection, was added to the photo. A vignette came next and finish off with a Emulsion border.

#beforeandafter #photoediting #bfec #nature #garden

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Summer in the Park!

Finally feeling less wintery around here! Can not wait to start visiting my favorite local city park!

You can check out my favorite local city park at this link:
https://www.arielfoundationpark.org/

#citypark #arielfoundationpark #landscapephotography

Pond at Ariel-Foundation Park.

Before and After: Lazy River

River photo shoot in fall 2018 at the Honey Run Falls outside Millwood, Ohio.

Editing
After doing some basic raw editing using ON1 Photo Raw 2019, I moved to the Effects panel and started with a Color Enhancer filter to make the colors vibrant. Next I used the Color Adjustment filter to bring the blues out in the sky and a warm polarizer filter from the Photo Filter to bump the warmth fall colors. Then I used a texture to darken the river and a simple curves adjustment for contrast. Finally, finished it off with a film border.

#beforeandafter #photoediting #landscapephotography #honeyrunfalls

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before and After: Welcome!

Along the Kokosing Gap Trail outside of Gambier, Ohio is The Brown Family Environmental Center used for educational purposes on the environment. Biker riders and hikers can enter the gardens at the center by way of this bridge. I shoot this photo using my iPhone 6s Plus and used ON1 Photo Raw for editing.

Editing
I started the editing with a LUTs called LUT Wild West and then applied a simple s-curve in the Curves filter to increase the contrast. I added a Sunshine filter to brighten the photo up. A Tobacco color Photo Filter was applied to give it that brown tone. Then I threw in some Film Grain and added a vintage stain texture I found online. Next comes a Vignette filter followed by a second Curves for further adjustments. Finally, finished off with a sloppy border.

#beforeandafter #photoediting #bfec #on1photoraw

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before and After: Honey Run Park Forest

Editing a shoot I took in fall of 2018 at Honey Run Fall outside Millwood, Ohio, using ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Editing:
Starting with a Vintage Matte LUTs followed by a Tone Enhancer filter to add contrast. With the Photo Filter, I applied an orange tone and to give it more of an fall style, I used the Fall preset in the Color Enhancer filter. A postcard texture was then added and a round Lens Blur was applied. Then comes a Vignette and finish it off with a sloppy border.

#beforeandafter #photoediting #honeyrunfalls

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before and After: Oh Little Pond

One of the little features in The Brown Family Environmental Center just outside Gambier, Ohio, is a cute little pond. The pond consist of fish and frogs, and there are chairs to sit back and enjoy the day.

Editing:
Using once again ON1 Photo Raw 2019, I started with a Color Enhancer filter with the Foliage preset to make the greens pop out. Then I applied a Color Adjustment filter to darken the green colors followed by a Photo Filter using the Tobacco preset. Next comes a rounded Lens Blur and a bokeh Texture. I used a Curves filter to add some contrast before finishing it off with a film style border.

#beforeandafter #landscape #photoediting #bfec

After editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019.

Before editing in ON1 Photo Raw 2019