Editing: Turning ordinary to extraordinary
“That’s not what it looked like when I shot the picture.” How many times have you said that?
You’ve taken the picture, but that’s only half of the job. Now you need to find that gem among the thousands of rocks you collected and polish it to perfection .
In the days of film, you would process the film, find your image with a loupe and light box, and then use an enlarger, easel, photographic paper, and chemistry in a darkroom to produce your masterpiece. In today’s digital world, the tools and process have changed, but the principles and goal remain the same: convey to your viewer the powerful image and emotion you saw – and felt – when you took the picture.
I can help you master today’s industry-standard digital editing tools – Adobe Lightroom CC and Adobe Photoshop CC. When and how do you use Lightroom’s collection management and image editing tools? When do you use the more advanced features of Photoshop? From basic image collection management, editing theory and concepts, mechanics of cropping and toning, to the more advanced refinement of pictures using masks and layers, you’ll learn to make the most of your pictures.
Click on any of the images in the gallery to see the original and edited versions.