My source of inspiration are sites like http://1x.com/  and http://www.photodom.com/ 

I’m always impressed by the images posted on them and wonder how do they do it and how do they end with such a result. And sometimes, I wonder from where they started, how did the image looked originally?…

I decided to write more posts about this issue, but related to my photography.

Just examples of before and after with enumeration of the actions made.

From this:

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To this:

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PerfectRAW, increased contrast with curves in Photoshop, Nik silver Efex Pro, dodging and burning.

Enjoy.