Robert Valdes Wedding Photographer San Francisco Bay Area

Tweaking images is great! But sometimes the images doesn’t need to be tweaked, and us photographers do the tweaking just so we can WOW or impress you with our skill and knowledge using photoshop and other photo image manipulation tools. I tweaked the photo below into what’s often referred to as TOUCH COLOR. I’m not sure if there is an official name for this. Upon further reflection, I think the original color image actually shows more emotion. I’d love to have your opinion on this! Please leave comments below.

TWEAKED IMAGE = Cropped, Touch Color, Noise Reduction, Sharpening & Level Adjustment

Tweaked image = aLL OF THE above except no TOUCH COLOR

btw- this stunning image was taken at the Terrace Room at Lake Merritt Hotel in Oakland, CA.

The process of refining the final image is an integral part of my workflow. As an expert image designer, I have been exposed to PHOTOSHOP since version 1. My ability with the tool is maximum…the results of which you see in this RAW AND TWEAKED category which is the MOST VIEWED on the Blog.

This amazing wedding shot of a bride standing at a window was taken at the Wente Vineyards in Livermore. I love this shot alot. I use it on my business card.