“Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.” – Ansel Adams Dodging and burning is actually not a Photoshop discovery – those who have a history with film will know that these are darkroom techniques replicated for the computer. Simply put, the dodge tool will lighten your […]
Photography Post Production Articles
Improving your photos in the darkroom and on the desktop.
Adjusting several images at once in Lightroom is not only simple, but a huge time saver for batch editing. When you have many photos from a shoot that you want to adjust the same way – such as a wedding or sporting event – these simple steps will help to streamline your workflow. 1. Import […]
Creating black and white landscapes is a powerful way to capture stunning tones with a traditional subject. However, if black and white is a bit too boring for you, you can easily take it to the next level and turn your image into a two-tone landscape that adds interest and drama to your photograph. Best […]
If you’ve taken a few high ISO images and you’ve got some noticeable noise in the background, here’s an easy way to reduce it without blurring your image too drastically using Photoshop. The best way to avoid noise in the first place is to shoot with a low ISO. The less adjustments you have to […]
Creating dramatic skies in Lightroom is a bit different than Photoshop, but you can easily achieve similar results. The goal is to bring out the true drama of a sky that the camera can often leave out – but without over-processing your image to the point where your sky looks fake, or showing noticeable signs […]
If you have images with unnatural coloring from artificial lights, reflections, or other sources because you didn’t manually set your white balance in your digital camera, and you also have Lightroom at your disposal, then you can easily change the hue of your image by tweaking your white balance. This becomes especially important when shooting […]
