I’m far from an expert at “photoshopping” images. I’ve learned quite a bit, but I’m still largely what I’d call a “novice” at the finer art of post-processing photos. Hey, I still think in terms of film sometimes…I only joined the digital photo revolution a year or two ago. :)

Usually I try to keep photos more natural looking - that is, with colors that aren’t overly saturated. Saturation gives many images a quick boost of the ‘eye-pop’ factor, which is why I think so many digital-photographers do it, but it’s certainly not natural. Lately however, I’ve been doing the over-saturated thing a little more. Sometimes I like the effect, sometimes I don’t…and I still can’t decide if I like it that much overall. It always feels to me that unless you have the perfect lighting/exposure and the perfect image-clarity, over-saturation mostly makes a photo seem surreal..more akin to the bright colors of animation than a photograph. Also, the more one plays with color saturation, the more the “natural” colors in photos begin to look a bit dull, and I can quickly lose perspective of when too much is too much.

So I’m not sure if it’s something I want to make a habit, even if it means my photos have less of the ‘pop’ factor.