With Charlotte Reeves

Polona was the winner of the December 2022 Edit My Photo challenge in the Unleashed Education community.

As the winner of the challenge, Polona submitted an image of a gorgeous Toller posing on what looks like a derelict boat, complete with colours and textures galore! Unfortunately though, the flat, even lighting doesn’t bring out all those lovely textures as well as harsher light would, so we have to work hard in the edit, to do the scene justice.

In the edit, we’ll be doing minimal adjustments in Lightroom and moving quickly on to Photoshop, where I’ll use blending modes on multiple layers to boost the colour and detail. We’ll finish the image off in a rather surprising way to end up with a grungy, arty, storytelling image!

Feel free to follow along from start to finish - or Fast Track through the tutorial using the timecodes below.

Timecodes

00:00 Introduction and Overview

01:11 Basic Adjustments in Lightroom

05:41 Advanced Edits in Photoshop

06:33 Enhancing Colors and Textures

08:47 Grunge Effects and Final Touches

17:32 Final Crop and Conclusion

It's totally free to join in on our Edit My Photo challenges! If you win, you get to submit one of your images to be edited by Charlotte or Craig, plus you score a 20-minute Lifeline Call on Zoom to discuss the edit or anything else relating to the art of pet photography. Opt in to the free Edit My Photo online hub now!

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