Improving Editing/Adjusting Images

[PhotoStory]

Good Evening,

I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations of good resources for improving the editing/adjusting of images? Or any hints and tips you'd like to share. A brief google shows there's a lot of information out there, especially on youtube, but if anyone has any recommendations then that would be great.

I get particularly lost when it comes dodging, burning, deciding what the highlights should be, how much contrast, what should the black point be.... so and so forth.

[AndyA]

Re: Improving Editing/Adjusting Images

I sometimes use the free tutorials on http://phlearn.com/, they can be a bit over the top sometimes though. This guy, Jimmy McIntyre is worth following too http://www.throughstrangelenses.com/.

[Tigger]

Re: Improving Editing/Adjusting Images

I sometimes use the free tutorials on http://phlearn.com/, they can be a bit over the top sometimes though.

that guy needs to cut back on his coffee as I struggle to keep up with him and I drink 5 cups a day

try Anthony Morganti - easy to follow and if your a LR user he's got loads of videos online https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkH...DSqjfIG_XHlYIg

[Paulstw]

Re: Improving Editing/Adjusting Images

I drew from a collection of different folk, but Phlearn was the main. Aaron is a pro photoshop guy. You can pretty much learn all you need to progress from his free videos. I used to watch Howard Pinsky but his voice went right through my head.

With regards to your highlights and blackpoint comments. I'd get busy with how the histogram works. Learn the histogram and your editing will take on a life of it's own. So will the pictures :)

[PhotoStory]

Re: Improving Editing/Adjusting Images

Thanks for the recommendations, I'll get checking them out!