Premium Editing Tutorial with Charlotte Reeves
Bring the Drama with Bijou
The light, composition, and natural pose in this semi-candid portrait of Bijou were just calling out for a bold, moody edit.
But, being a backlit shot, the image started out pretty cool and a bit on the flat side. It needed some careful work to warm things up, balance the tones, and bring that contrast back to both the subject and background.
Enter Lightroom’s latest masking tools – absolute game-changers for making precise, selective adjustments. With a few extra tricks in Photoshop to refine the details, and some final local tweaks after the crop back in Lightroom, we brought this image to life.
This tutorial is perfect if you want to master selective editing and transform a flat backlit image into something rich, dramatic, and full of depth.
What you'll get:
- Lifetime access to this 34 minute premium editing tutorial
- Full English closed captions
- Video timecodes provided for quick and easy navigation
- RAW file download
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