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!