From pale jpeg to the most popular photo ever! (Patreon)

In the comments, they sometimes write (obviously with a negative), “This is not so much a photographer but an artist”, “Yes, here is photoshop”, “Everyone knows how to process it, try to shoot it right”, “Anyone can take a good picture of a beautiful girl” (ha-ha) and so on.

Someone does not believe that everything was shot in a jpg, no RAW processing at all. (Here I'm not trying to persuade anyone, it's much faster and easier for me to work in Photoshop right away, it saves a lot of time and effort)

And here is a good example, before and after. Yes, you can see that the picture has been significantly improved.  Perfect lines and curves, color, shadows, light accents, in fact, were created in post-processing.

I have never hidden that the source files for me is the very beginning of the process. It never reflects the real beauty of real world. It does not reflect the real attractiveness of a living person. What I'm doing is trying to show you Karina as I see her, not a soulless camera. The only thing that matters is what I will show the audience.

And, really, no one cares what was there before. Only the final result is always important. I repeat this often, and I believe in it.

Specifically, here, only my usual processing, everything can be achieved by simple and understandable methods. You can practice yourself, the source is attached)

PS "The most popular", of course, is about my photos. It’s hard to count directly by the numbers, but this photo is in the top 5 for my entire career for sure.