Unleashed Edit: Beautiful Black Jessie

Black dogs are often seen as the most difficult colour of dog to photograph, and for good reason.

They need to be lit well when photographing them, with clean plentiful light. And when it comes to editing, there’s three very important things you need to keep in mind to make them look beautiful, shiny, clean and black!

In this edit, I share exactly what you need to do to make black dogs look great, along with a bunch of other helpful tips for working with Masks in Lightroom. You also get to download my Sparkle Eyes Photoshop Action to install and use in your own edits!

Instructor: Charlotte Reeves

Video length: 26 minutes

Software: Lightroom and Photoshop

Skill level: Intermediate

What you'll learn

The theory behind what makes objects appear black
How colour casts occur, why they’re normal and how to deal with them

Lightroom

When you can use black fur as a grey card to set white balance
The most important adjustment slider you can use to make black fur look black
Why choosing a Camera Profile after doing a basic edit can be helpful
A handy trick for resetting your eyes when nothing looks right any more
Dealing with a blue colour cast on black fur
Making black look black, not grey
Using Add, Subtract and Intersect to create combination Masks

Photoshop

The third and final thing you need to keep in mind when editing black dogs
Epic clean-up speed edit for your viewing pleasure
How to use my Sparkle Eyes Photoshop Action (download available)
A handy tip for duplicating layer masks

Unleashed Edit: Beautiful Black Jessie

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