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BECOME A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER WITHOUT
TAKING BETTER PHOTOS
Andrew BarickmanAjbarickman.comOctober 28th 2014
“ Twelve significant photographs in any one year is a good
crop.
– Ansel Adams
WHAT IS EDITING?
Culling bad shots
Tweaking good shots
Massaging great shots
Presenting your work in the best possible light
EDITING IS VITAL TO THE IMPACT YOUR PHOTOS WILL HAVE No one should see your RAW images
People wont hunt for a good photo in a set of poor photos
Addition by subtraction
Editing it half the fun and nearly half the effort
What would happen if you only delivered your best shots?
THE TOOLS I USE
Adobe Lightroom 5.xEvery photo
Photoshop CC 1% of photos
Other work fine as well I just am not as familiar with them
MY WORKFLOW
Pass #1 – Initial pass Weed out shots that are unusableTweak a few shots to see if they can be savedMark clear winners
Pass #2 - RefineIs it interesting enough to keepIf its just OK keep it for now
EDITING FOR ALMOST ALL SHOTS Crop
White Balance
Exposure
Shadows/Highlights
MY WORKFLOW (CONT)
Pass #3 - Pick your winnersUse feelExpressionColor Lighting Balance – Light to dark
MY WORKFLOW (CONT)
Pass #4 - Final PassGo away and come back Spin through them quickly – Don’t lingerIf you have to many shots that are nearly the same pick one or maybe twoI deliver somewhere around 15% of shots (50 of 350)Rename to our standard convention
LEARN FROM THE PROCESS
What focal length do you normally shoot?
Do you take the same shot over and over?
What did you like from the shoot?
Is there another angle you could use?
What was the color temperature?
PRESENTING YOUR WORK
Think of your audience
How easy is it for your audience to discover good shots?
How easy is it to find your shots in 6 month?
Is your best work marred by your mistakes?
What I do
Create a gallery and upload my shots to the website
Send an email letting Sarah know they are ready
QUESTIONS? Thank you!