Astrid was the winner of this month’s Edit My Photo challenge in the Unleashed Education Membership, with her amazingly atmospheric edit of Jasper the Beagle. As the winner of the challenge, Astrid submitted a gorgeous image of her own for me to play with in Photoshop and Lightroom.

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

Timecodes

0:00 Editing challenge winner

0:42 The Editing Challenge (How It Works)

1:45 Winner's image to edit

2:20 Global Adjustments in Lightroom

4:50 Local adjustments in Lightroom

9:32 Cleaning up distractions in Photoshop

13:35 Harness Removal

15:26 Final Tidy-up in Photoshop

17:42 Polish-up Action

18:35 Finishing Touches in Lightroom

21:53 Before & Afters

22:12 Join the Unleashed Education Membership

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!

If you enjoyed this tutorial, you'll love our Unleashed Edits! These comprehensive editing tutorial videos are available in our Unleashed Education Premium Membership and also our Editing Unleashed Membership.