I’ve visited Diane Varners picture blog, Daily Walks from time to time, and just now Paul Lester had a link to her in one of his posts. Since it was a couple of months since I dropped by last, I clicked on the link, and I was rewarded by one of her beautiful images.
She definitely has a distinct look to her photographs that is created through post processing, and she has made a couple of short tutorials that describes what she does. You’ll find them here. Well worth reading even if you don’t like the result all that much. I like much of what she does, but not all. When I look at her example, and compare it with my own effort, I rarely use that many layers. Usually it is only my failed attempts that has that many layers. I seldom see the use of that many correction.
That might be because I don’t have the need for it in my photos, or it may be that I don’t have the ability to see what I should do. Probably a combination, but I wonder what the mix is.
As for me, I guess that I can appreciate her vision without making it mine or making me like my vision is somehow less than hers. However, I’m glad that she listed the technique used as some of the things that she does might be useful to me in another capacity.
A very much agree with you Paul, and as I was trying to say, the techniques are quite general. Very much useful for any look you want to achieve.