2/27/2023 0 Comments Topaz clarityWhat a difference! There was now crisp, sharp detail throughout the image, from the facades and architectural detail of the buildings, to the rigging of the tall ships. With just a few clicks in Topaz Clarity to enhance the contrast, and another click or two in Topaz Adjust to bring up the colors, I had the "after" shot. I created an individual layer for each filter so I could adjust the opacity separately to "fine tune" the result. I tweaked the exposure a little in Lightroom, and then brought the file into Photoshop for more serious enhancements.Īfter using Photoshop's Perspective Control Cropping Tool to get the buildings in the background into proper alignment, I clicked on Photoshop's Filters Menu to select my Topaz Clarity and Adjust add-ins. And it was also low contrast, lacking sharpness and vibrancy. The buildings were distorted by the wide angle lens I selected, leaning in toward the center of the frame. The original RAW capture was a bit dull and uninspiring. I just had time during the tour for one handheld "grab shot" of the ships, including The Shark, with the downtown skyscrapers as a background. We finished the tour at the South Street Seaport, a popular tourist spot and home to a maritime museum, which maintains a number of historic sailing ships, as well as The Shark speedboat, a thrill ride run by Circle Line Tours. I was taking a group of out-of-town visitors on a Photo Tour of lower Manhattan, covering the area which includes Wall Street, Federal Hall, the nations first Capitol and site of George Washington's Inauguration. I'm also a licensed New York City Tour Guide, and that's where the story of this particular photograph begins. When I'm not here at NYIP helping photography students become better at their craft, I'm out in the "real world" doing professional assignments that range from corporate portraiture to fashion and commercial photography assignments. My "day job" is as a Student Advisor at New York Institute of Photography, America's oldest and largest photography school. My name is George Delgado, and I'm a PPA Certified Professional Photographer. If there's one word for what Topaz software does for my photography it would be "Wow!"
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