Unleashed Edit: White Dog Secrets

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White dogs are lots of fun to photograph because they stand out so well in their surroundings. One thing that you absolutely must get right though is making sure they actually look white.

Sounds simple, right? But often in pet photography you see white dogs looking various shades of grey, or with obvious colour casts like blue, yellow or pink.

In this tutorial I’m sharing some simple techniques in both Lightroom and Photoshop, for making white dogs look properly white.

We’ll also cover some other basic but essential skills such as leash removal, cleaning up distractions and making complex selections to speed up your editing workflow

Instructor: Charlotte Reeves

Video length: 25 minutes

Software: Lightroom and Photoshop

Skill level: Beginner

What you'll learn

Lightroom

The hidden sliders in Lightroom that will help you add more colour and life to a flat image
How to use Lightroom’s masking tools to enhance the shading and backlit feel
The adjustment you simply must use to to give white fur more definition

Photoshop

Exploring which technique is best for simple and fast leash removal
Making compound selections with various selection tools to ensure removing distractions is seamless
How to quickly and easily cover up an ugly patch of bare ground
Which tool is best for whitening a white dog naturally and easily
Why cropping should always be done last, in Lightroom

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