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Unleashed Edit: Molly's Autumn Leaf Pile

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I was photographing Molly at a less than ideal time of day, with a short window of time to capture the images I needed.

This has meant the light on her ins’t perfect, and there is some work to do on the composition and removing the leash.

In this tutorial I’ll be showing you how to retain detail in bright highlights, sharing tips for cropping and composition, showing you horw to paint with light and much more to make this image the best it can be.

Instructor: Craig Turner-Bullock

Video length: 23 minutes

Software: Lightroom and Photoshop

Skill level: Intermediate

What you'll learn

General

  • How to use subjects body language to dictate good composition
  • Great ways of using framing and negative space 

Lightroom

  • One adjustment panel that makes the biggest impact on your edit
  • An overview of the most commonly used panels
  • A trick to fix white balance
  • Should you sharpen in Lightroom or Topaz
  • What are Profile Corrections?
  • A great way to make colours pop more
  • How to selectively retain detail in bright areas
  • Manually removing Chromatic aberration
  • Painting with light to bring attention to the subject

 Photoshop

  • Patch tool tricks and shortcuts
  • When to remove distractions
  • A HUGE tip on editing for commercial clinets
  • Brush shortcuts
  • How to use Adjustment Layers
  • Using the GlitterEyes & Looking Sharp Actions
  • One crucial thing to look for when cloning
  • How to tell if you’ve gone too far on eye sparkles

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