PurpleEverything908

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Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. in c/photography@viewfinder.pro
[–] PurpleEverything908@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Thank you for advice, I’ll definitely look him up :)

Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. in c/photography@viewfinder.pro
[–] PurpleEverything908@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I do sometimes, not always, but yes they come in handy on very flat light days.

Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. in c/photography@viewfinder.pro
[–] PurpleEverything908@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Better continue faking it, till I make it! 😋

Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. in c/photography@viewfinder.pro
[–] PurpleEverything908@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I absolutely love this idea and thank you for taking the time to write it all down. Weekend homework sorted!

Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. in c/photography@viewfinder.pro
[–] PurpleEverything908@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Indeed! Whilst I have experience of paid photography work, in the past few years I’ve felt a bit out of the game.

Less is always good advice, thank you for reminding me.

Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. in c/photography@viewfinder.pro
[–] PurpleEverything908@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Agreed, and this may be a route I go down on, almost as a reset. Thank you for your kind words! And yes, agreed, I got really excited about SkillShare, until coming across some very weak “courses”. It’s a nice concept to do for fun, but I don’t think you can ever replace a real accreditation from there.

Editing photos, and feeling like the more I do it, the less I know what I'm doing. in c/photography@viewfinder.pro
[–] 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!

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

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: