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Unleashed Edit: Loki's Lakeside Horizon Shift

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This shot of Loki was taken on a very frosty winters morning and the lakeside location proved difficult to get the perfect angle. This meant Loki’s head/eyes ended up intersecting with the horizon.

So what’s the best way to deal with that after the shot has been taken? Well by moving the horizon of course!

In this edit you’ll learn how to move the horizon line so it isn’t intersecting a dogs head. Along with tips for removing distractions, extending the image, enhancing the misting morning anbd much more!

Instructor: Craig Turner-Bullock

Video length: 31 minutes

Software: Lightroom, Photoshop, and Topaz

Skill level: Advanced

What you'll learn

Lightroom

  • My top tip for freezing motion in moving water
  • An easy way to tell what colour casts might be present in an image and how to correct them
  • How to manually fix chromatic aberration
  • One tiny adjustment you can make to your images to bring colours to life
  • How making small local adjustments can make a big different to your final edit
  • Adding drama through masking in Lightroom to get to the final result you want

Photoshop

  • How to deal with wet black fur so it looks glossy and rich
  • How to move the horizon line in an image
  • What the best tools for removing objects are
  • How much eye sparkle is too much
  • How to enhance the appearance of mist and fog
  • Using selective lightening as a storytelling method
  • Adding sharpness and definition to the subject
  • The best way to select and mask the subject in Photoshop
  • The best wat to extend an image when you don’t want to use Content-Aware fill
  • Why making sure ‘delete cropped pixels’ is unchecked can save you a lot of time
  • How to bring out the detail in splashes of water

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