The people add motion, excitement and character to the shot. In less than a minute I have a fun piece of art that I actually enjoy looking at. Had this been my only shot (or a boring cell phone shot), I could have turned it into something interesting and fun using a preset like this (BuzSim III). I ultimately did slow down and got some nice shots, but on my first trip here I didn’t take the time to do that. This was a shot that was more of a “snap, I’ve been here” shot because there were too many people around to get the shot I wanted. Why spend hours removing people or fixing a ho hum shot? Another idea for those shots ruined by crowds Like the Sushi Chef shot, I did have to mask out his face, but I did nothing else this time. It also makes the apron look more tidy with out any hassle during editing. However, the simplification adds to the whimsical nature rather than making it look too fake. Where you notice it most is on his ID and neckerchief. Infocus (to remove motion blur), Simplify & 5 minutes transform this shot from dull to funĮven though I used the BizSim III preset again, it’s much harder to tell here. Here’s another example because I was having so much darn fun with Simplify tonight: Where I find this most useful is for concerts and event shoots where you have background distractions that beg for a saturation boost and loss of detail. Yes, I could have used a blur or another technique, but if you’ve got Simplify then this a fun way to try something different. The saturation can be dialed to taste, but the important thing to notice is what happens to the wood grain, writing in the background and the chef’s jacket. I could have done this a variety of ways without using a Nik Collection product, but it’s just what I typically do so I did that here. I finished up by using Color Efex to create a brilliance/warmth layer to warm up the skin (using a single U-Point on the face). The image that came out was too yellow so I desaturated the yellows but left then oversaturated in strategic places. Layer 1 is the Simplify layer where I’ve let the head show through using a layer mask. Well, actually here’s what went into this 5 minute edit:
If this were an important shot I’d probably spend a little more time on object removal, but for a family vacation photo like this – I’m done. To reduce the clutter I could simply use the BizSim III preset and mask out the face and I’m mostly done. In the sample shot above I have a Sushi Chef in Japan with both foreground and background distractions that don’t really add anything useful to the shot. One thing I like to use Simplify for is to reduce the distractions in a scene. More than just cartoons and oil paintings While I realize this won’t appeal to everyone, I think these are fun deviations from reality that take an interesting photo and make it very exciting and different. Line and Ink - Cartoon Natural II with Adjustments With this being Japan, the home of Anime and Hayao Miyazaki, then a little cartoon treatment might be fun too: Here’s another cool preset with a little bit of adjustments on my part: The composition is good and there’s lots of interesting things going on, so when I play around with a few Simplify filters I get some interesting results. It’s a cool scene, but out of the camera it’s fairly blah. Original Staircase shot - unprocessed (from RAW) Here’s the original in-camera unprocessed RAW file that I enhanced in Simplify for this review: This is especially useful for scenes that have been over shot (can you say Paris?). If so, then Simplify might be just what you need to spark your creativity and give your images something that make them unique. BuzSim Split Toned III Preset (without Vignette)Įver dreamed of being an illustrator, but just don’t have the natural skills or time?ĭo you have an image of a interesting scene that you’ve edited to death, but it still doesn’t wow you?
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