editing
Photo editing doesn't have be a foreign language; learn tips and tricks for using pro platforms like Adobe Photoshop, Lightroom, VSCO, and more.
A Photographer's Guide to Editing with Adobe Lightroom
As a photographer by trade, photo editing is a big part of what I do. Generally, I spend more time editing my photos than I do actually taking them. Thankfully, an evening spent in front of my laptop, editing my photos from the day and listening to a good playlist (top tip: a good editing playlist is key!) is something that I enjoy and so it doesn't feel too much like work.
By Sophia Carey5 years ago in Photography
Getting Creative With Color
Finding Focus Color has been the main focus of my photography and editing ever since I really started getting serious about it back in 2017. I wanted to be unique with my work and so I tried everything I could to pinpoint a way of doing that. I wanted to narrow down my focus to one general thing that I'd always accentuate in my images. I looked at all the work that was popular at the time and being shared all over Instagram, and then I did the opposite. Not necessarily the complete opposite of what everyone was doing, but just enough to be different.
By Zach Doehler5 years ago in Photography
Melina's Before & After
Melina’s Before & After An Easy 8-Step Guide to Photo Modification 1. Pick a subject that either tells a story, tells no story (so the viewer has the freedom to make up her own story) or simply makes your heart sing or at least smile.
By Marilyn Lewis-Hampton5 years ago in Photography
Unconventional Wizardy of the Photograph
So you took some pictures and they’re perfect! brilliant! visionary!… or the idea was at least. Well don’t worry, you’re not done yet! In fact, I would say, you’ve only just begun! Look at the photo below (don’t strain your neck). There’s a concept behind it: a haunting figure floating in through the window, captivating yet foreboding. There are a few flaws that we can catch right off the bat (besides, of course, the roatation). The model (who is definitely not me) is on a bucket, for starters. The camera bag is in frame (whoops), and the backlight from the window has put the model in shadow; her head is hardly discernible from the background. But that’s okay! No need to start over, we can fix it in post!
By Nia Tang5 years ago in Photography
Photo Editing Tips for Beginners: Food Edition
I'm not a photographer. However, I do admire photography and I try to improve my photo skills, even if I'm only using the camera on my phone. I'm also a long-time baker and foodie, but I only recently started sharing my baking experiments with other people through social media, especially on Instagram. I quickly realized that the first challenge to post baking photos is making the food look attractive enough to grab people's attention. This involves taking decent pictures and doing some editing work to make sure that they look (a bit) more professional.
By Marina Fortuño5 years ago in Photography
Moving the Stillness
In the natural world, everything moves, right down to the atomic level. Plants grow, the planet turns, tides rise and fall with the rise and fall of the sun and the moon, insects crawl, birds fly, light changes. Nothing stays still in it's entirety.
By jacki fleet5 years ago in Photography
Insights on Edits
I took this picture about a year ago. Since it depicts a quite important scene, I thought it deserved a special title. In fact, it can be hung in two opposite directions and has been signed both ways since displays may be alternated. The title on the upside is "The Last Supper", and when inverted the title shall be read as "Ask a Memphis".
By Alice K.S.5 years ago in Photography
Turning Pixels to Paint
My wife and I had the amazing opportunity a couple of years ago to relocate our family from the snowy Rocky Mountains to our current island home in Hawaii. While it was a challenging move, seeing our children experience life outdoors year-round outweighs any of the financial or material comforts we left behind.
By Seth Griffin5 years ago in Photography
We’ll fix it in the mix
“We’ll fix it in the mix.” It’s a phrase used in the world of music recording as the last resort. Producers and Engineers might be able to pull a rather underwhelming performance out of the fire with a lot of editing, but often the performance gets scrapped. That’s because it’s nearly impossible to turn a mediocre sound into something amazing. Same is true with photography. You can edit all you want, but you can’t make a bad pic great. Different? Yes. Acceptable? Maybe. Interesting? Sure. But great? No.
By Brian Munson5 years ago in Photography
