Photo Processing Made Easy: February 2014

Monday, February 24, 2014

Workflow Example #1 (Lightroom)

In this Lightroom video I walk through processing a selection of photos. We start by choosing which ones to keep or discard, then explore post processing options on the keepers. As we go through the processing workflow, I point out keyboard shortcuts and techniques I am using.

WARNING: This is uncut and includes mild cases of rambling and indecision! It is intended to be an example for beginners who would benefit from hearing someone narrate their processing thought processes. I know it is probably too long and will correct that in future installments.

See more tutorials like this on my channel: www.youtube.com/user/ProcessingHelp
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-- Recent Tutorials --
The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiws2co8zAk

Tone Adjustments And Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=4

Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones in Lightroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeDipHeq-k

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=2

Tone Adjustments & Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

Learn how to use the Histogram, and develop an understanding of what to expect from the basic tone controls, (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks) and how to put them to work in your images in this Lightroom training tutorial. We will look at techniques for avoiding clipping and correcting exposure issues. This tutorial will help beginners quickly learn how to add snap and make photos pop while retaining control over white & black clipping. Keep an eye out for some dry humor and don't take life too seriously!

See more tutorials like this on my channel: www.youtube.com/user/ProcessingHelp

Don't forget to subscribe to keep up to date on new tutorials, and please leave a comment if you have questions or suggestions!

-- Other Tutorials In This Series --
Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0

-- MoreTutorials --
How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM

The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A

Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0

Friday, February 14, 2014

Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones In Lightroom

Learn how to apply strong contrast to an image in Lightroom without ruining skin tones. In this short tutorial we look at two really fast ways to keep high contrast from hurting mid-tones. One using the curves panel, and the other using the adjustment brush.

See more tutorials like this on my channel: www.youtube.com/user/ProcessingHelp
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Monday, February 10, 2014

The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop

Learn how to add contrast to images using RGB channels and curves. Using this method, you can increase contrast without clipping your white and black points. I demonstrate how to pinpoint areas of contrast in the image to increase as well as how to re-edit a channel to further enhance contrast. If the effect comes out too strong you can simply lower the opacity of the layer and blend it back in with your original image.

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---- Other Tutorials From This Channel ----
Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0

Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbu2_o5nU6Q

How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM

The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A

Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0

Correcting For Uneven Flash In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Pgsb3cJbY

Sunday, February 9, 2014

How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

Learn how Nik software's control points work and see how you can create instant, highly accurate masks to manipulate your images in this tutorial. Viveza is used to demonstrate control points. Also covered is how to select, group, and duplicate control points as well as how to view the mask each point is producing. You can download a demo and get more info about the software here: www.google.com/nikcollection/

Friday, February 7, 2014

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance

In this Lightroom tutorial we learn three ways to white balance a photo, and take a detailed look at the tools and options involved. We also go through some examples of how to white balance different scenes, and why correct white balance may not be the best white balance. Beginners and those new to Lightroom 5 will benefit most from this Lightroom training tutorial.

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface

This tutorial is for both beginners and intermediate users. Learn how to navigate the Lightroom interface using important keyboard shortcuts that will speed up and enhance your workflow. Focus is on the Library and Develop modules, along with interface shortcuts such as full screen mode, hiding panels, changing between modules, and more. I also provide a quick overview of what each part of the interface does.

The Goal of this series is to provide informative, practical tips on a single topic in each tutorial. (Future videos will be shorter and more focused)

Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom

What do you do with all of these libraries, catalogs, DNG's Tiff's & JPEG's? This tutorial we learn how to organize, categorize and process images, from creating a catalog to exporting and storing final images.

This is a complete walkthrough of getting started in Lightroom. I take a group of images, import, categorize, process and export to jpeg. The images include a panorama merged to a tiff file in Photoshop and an HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2. We will use color labels and filters to help make image processing more manageable.

Learn how to process & fix a photo that has uneven lighting in LightRoom 5 with this video tutorial.

We start with graduated filters to tone down the overexposed foreground, then use the adjustment brush to lighten people in the background and further decrease highlights in the foreground.
We also go through some tweaks in the Basic panel, Tone Curve, HSL, and why you should save lens corrections for last.

-- Other Tutorials --
How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM

The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A

Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0

See SpeedRun versions of my tutorials here:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4eGwOHUiSI6bchq-dMc_zB

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