What works: photo processing.

I keep trying new things. I get tired of masks and brush strokes. And I get tired of seeing the telltale signs of photo processing (especially after uploading my photos).

Most of my photos uploaded to Woophy are photostitched (2 or more photos stitched together). Here's what's working (after stitching) recently:

1) Free transform
2) Crop
3) Increase photo contrast
4) Add vibrancy (not usually saturation)
5) Increase shadows ; (if cloudy) reduce highlights
6) Apply a sharpening filter
7) (If needed) add even more contrast

Hope this informs and helps!

Thanks for all the great comments. Love the Woophy community!