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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by PurpleEverything908@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Background: I've been ~~a photographer~~ taking photos for over 10 years now. I like editing my photos to bring them more in line with the feeling of the shot, rather than keeping it closer to the journalistic style.

I have purchased presets that I never like the look of, learned what all the settings in Lightroom do (or so I thought), but somehow can't make them do what I want them to do.

For example, I was trying to emulate the editing style of Amy Shore (car photographer), as I really like her almost ephemeral/pastel-y shadows, and bring it closer to my preferences. Went into Lightroom, edited the settings I thought most responsible for the look and ended up with... garbage.

In a typical Dunning–Kruger turn of events, I am starting to think I may need to brush up on my editing skills/knowledge. Where do I start? Who is a good youtuber?

Thanks c:

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[–] charcoalist@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I've found PixImperfect on youtube to be a phenomenal retoucher/Photoshop guru. Can't recommend him enough. I always learn something new from him and I've been using Photoshop professionally for over 30 years. here are some videos on making adjustments to RAW images:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXCHi0Uo2Ew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkfSa0lFToY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4St6DOE26E

I also looked at Amy Shore's images and it seems to me that most of what creates that look is her camera and lens, and likely an ND filter. You can probably get close in Lightroom with some effort.

[–] PurpleEverything908@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Going on my to-watch list! And yes, I agree, it’s not just the edit, it is in part the gear. Thank you!