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Hi ghl i ght s Phot os hopv sLi ght r oom

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Phot oshopvsLi ght r oom pr osandc onsofeac h Edi t i nga ndphot ogr a phypr et t ymuc hgoha ndi nha ndnowa da y s .

Whet hery ouus e( orwi l lus e)pos tpr oc es s i ngs of t wa r ef ors i mpl eba s i c edi t s , orf ormor ei ndept hc r ea t i v eedi t s , y ouwi l lha v eaf ewopt i onsof whi c hs of t wa r et ogowi t h.

Thet womos tpopul a rc hoi c esa r ePhot os hop a ndLi ght r oom.

Ma nya dv a nc edphot ogr a pher sus ebot h.

Somepr ef erone ov ert heot her .

I tr ea l l ydependsonwha ty ouwa ntt odowi t hy our i ma ges .

PHOTOSHOP Phot os hopc a nbet hemos ti nt i mi da t i ngoft het wo.

Why ?Si mpl ybec a us e i ti smor ec ompl ext ha nLi ght r oom.

Thec a pa bi l i t i esoft hi ss of t wa r ea r e outoft hi swor l d.

Thi sc a nbegoodorba d, es pec i a l l yf ort hos ev er ynew t oedi t i ng.

Pr osofPhot os hop Thef a c tt ha ti ti ss uc hac ompl exedi t i ngt ool , i sa na dv a nt a gef ort hos e whoa r ei nt omor ei ndept hc r ea t i v ea r t i s t i cedi t s .

Thi spos tpr oc es s i ng s of t wa r ei ss opower f ula ndha ss oma nyopt i onst ha ty ouc a nl ety our i ma gi na t i ongoa bs ol ut el ywi l d, c r ea t i nga ny t hi ngy ouc a ndr ea m of .

La y er sAndMa s k s Phot os hop' sl a y er sa ndma s k sa r eoneoft hebi gges tper k soft he s of t wa r e.

Thes ea l onehel py out onotonl yma k el oc a l i s ededi t son s pec i ďŹ eda r ea sofa ni ma ge, butl a y er sa ndma s k sa l s oa l l owy out o c ombi nemul t i pl ei ma ges .

Wha tdoest hi smea n?Bei nga bl et oc ombi nei ma gesa l l owsy out o c r ea t ewha t ev ery ourhea r tdes i r es .

Forexa mpl e, y ouc a nt a k ea n i ma get ha ty out ookofy ourc hi l ds i t t i ngi ny ourf r onty a r d, a ndt ur ni t i nt ot hes a mei ma ge/ pos eofy ourc hi l di nac ompl et el ydi f f er ent s et t i ng.

Thi st y peofc ompos i t eedi t i ngr equi r esal otofpa t i enc ea ndpr a c t i c e.

But , f ort hos ewi t hawi l dc r ea t i v emi nd, Phot os hopi sdeďŹ ni t el yt he wa yt ogo.

Ba s i cEdi t s Whi l ePhot os hopdoesl ety oudos omes er i ousi ndept hedi t i ng, y ouc a n s t i l lus ei tf orba s i cedi t sonl y , s uc ha sexpos ur e, hi ghl i ght s / s ha dows , a nd br i ght nes s / c ont r a s ta dj us t ment s .

Phot os hopAc t i ons TheAc t i onsPa neli nPhot os hopa l l owsy out oa c t ua l l yr ec or da nds a v e s pec i ficedi t i ngs t epsa nda dj us t ment s , s ot ha ty ouc a ngoba c ka ndj us t hi t“ pl a y ”a nyt i mey ouwa ntt oa ddt hes a mea dj us t ment swi t hout r epea t i ngt hes t epsov era ndov er .

Youc a nev enpur c ha s ea c t i onsf r om exper t st ogetc er t a i ndes i r edl ook s .

Ac t i onsc a nr ea l l ybeat i mes a v eri fus edpr oper l y .

Andwea l lk nowt i me i smoney .

ConsofPhot os hop Phot os hopi s n’ tf orev er y one.

Somephot ogr a pher ss i mpl ydonotneeda l lof t hebut t ons , t a bsa ndopt i onsi tha st oof f er .Ass t a t edea r l i er , t or ea l l y bec omef a mi l i a rwi t ht hei nsa ndout soft hi ss of t wa r er equi r esabi tofa l ea r ni ngc ur v e.

Thi sc a nbeov er whel mi ngf orbegi nner s .

I fy oudon’ tha v e t het i mea ndpa t i enc er equi r edt or ea l l ygett ok nowt hi ss of t wa r e, i t ’ s pr oba bl ynotf ory ou.

Ta k i ngThePl unge I fy ouha v eenoughpa t i enc et odi v ei nt ot hewor l dofPhot os hop, y ouc oul d r ea l l yopeny our s el fupt oawhol enewwor l dofc r ea t i v i t y .

Thepos s i bi l i t i es a r et r ul yendl es s .

Wa t c hi ngonl i net ut or i a l sc a nbeawonder f ulwa yt ol ea r nt her opesof Phot os hop.

Themor ey oudi gi na ndpr a c t i c e, t heea s i eri twi l lc omet oy ou i nt i me.

Thek eyi snott ol ety our s el fgett ooov er whel meda tfir s t .

Begi n wi t ht heba s i c sa ndgof r om t her e.

LI GHTROOM Li ght r oom c a ngoha ndi nha ndwi t hPhot os hop, orbeus eds t r i c t l yoni t s own.

Begi nnerphot ogr a pher sof t enpr ef erLi ght r oom ov erPhot os hop bec a us ei ti smor eus erf r i endl ya ndmuc hea s i ert ona v i ga t e.

Ma nyphot ogr a pher sus eLi ght r oom a st hei rgot opos tpr oc es s i ng s of t wa r ewhent heyneedt odoqui c kedi t s( s a t ur a t i on, c ont r a s t , s ha r peni nget c ) .

Mos toft hebut t onsa nds l i der sy ouneeda r ei npl a i n s i ghta nddon’ tr equi r ey out ogot hr oughmul t i pl et a bst ol oc a t et hem.

Pr es et s Pr es et sa r eba s i c a l l yt hes a mea sPhot os hopAc t i ons .

Theya l l owy out o r ec or ds pec i ďŹ cs t epsa nda dj us t ment st ous ea ga i na nda ga i na tal a t er t i mewi t ht hes i mpl et ouc hofabut t on.

Pr es et sc a ns a v ey out i mewheny ouha v eapa r t i c ul a rov er a l ll ooky oua r e goi ngf or .

I fus i ngt hebui l t i npr es et s , bes ur et ha ty ouunder s t a ndt hec ha nges bei ngma det ot hei ma ge.

Youc a nt wea kea c hc ha ngea nda dj us ta s needed, a sy ouma ynotneeda l loft hec ha ngest hepr es etpr oduc es .

A pr es ett ha twor k sononei ma ge, ma ynotgi v et hes a meef f ec tf ora di f f er enti ma ge.

Ther es ul t swi l lv a r ygr ea t l ydependi ngony ourSOOC( St r a i ghtOutOf Ca mer a )r es ul t s .

Ba t c hEdi t i ng Anot herbenefitofLi ght r oom i st ha ty ouc a nedi tmul t i pl ei ma gesa t onc e.

Thi sr ea l l yc omesi nha ndywhenedi t i ngal a r geba t c hofphot os f r om abi gev ent , l i k eaweddi ng.

I fy ouk nowy ouneedt oa dj us tt heexpos ur e, orhi ghl i ght sa nds ha dows wi t ht hes a mes t r engt hi nmul t i pl ei ma ges , y ouc a na ppl yt hec ha ngest o a l lfil esa tt hes a met i me, r a t hert ha ngoi ngt hr ougha ndedi t i ngt hem one byone.

Thi si soneoft hebi gges tper k st ous i ngLi ght r oom f orma ny phot ogr a pher s .

Speedi ngupy ourwor k flowc a nbeahuget i mes a v er .

Ca t a l ogs Li ght r oom ha saf ea t ur ec a l l edCa t a l ogs .

Thi sa l l owsy out oc a t a l ogy our i ma gesi na nor ga ni s edwa yba s edonma nyf a c t or s .

Someoft hos ef a c t or s i nc l udeda t e, l oc a t i on, orev ent / s es s i onna me.

Wheny ouha v eal otofs es s i onsundery ourbel t , y ourphot oc ol l ec t i on c a ns t a r tt obui l dupqui c k l y .

Ca t a l ogsr ea l l yhel pma k ei ts i mpl ert o l oc a t es pec i fici ma geswhenneeded, r a t hert ha ns ea r c hi ngt hr ought ons ofi ma gest ha ta r en’ tor ga ni s ed.

ConsofLi ght r oom Li ght r oom does n’ tha v enea r l ya sma nyopt i onsa sPhot os hop.

Thi smea ns i fy oua r el ook i ngt odoext r emel yi ndept hc r ea t i v eedi t s , t hi spr oba bl y i s n’ tt hes of t wa r ef ory ou.

Li ght r oom defini t el yha sal otofopt i onsf oredi t i ng, j us tnotnea ra sma ny a sPhot os hop.

Wha twes ugges tf ory ou, i st odoy ourba s i cedi t si nLi ght r oom, t hen t r a ns f ert oPhot os hopt odomor ei ndept hedi t sonc ey oua r emor e c omf or t a bl ewi t hPhot os hop.

Br ea k i ngI tDown I fy oua r enewt oedi t i ng, Li ght r oom woul dbeagr ea ts t a r tf ory ou.

The us erf r i endl ys of t wa r ei sea s yt ona v i ga t e, s ol ea r ni ngy ourwa ya r ound ba s i ca dj us t ment si s n’ tt oodi f fic ul t .

I fy oua r eaphot ogr a pherwhowi l lr el yhea v i l yonba t c hedi t i ng, t hi si s a l s oy ourbes topt i on.

Li ght r oom i sgr ea tf ort hos ewhos hootweddi ngs , c onc er t s , ora nyl a r geev ent swher ey ouwi l lbeedi t i ngmul t i pl ei ma ges wi t ht hes a mea dj us t ment s .

I fy oua r ei nt er es t edi ndoi nga r t i s t i cedi t s / c ompos i t eswher ema ny a dj us t ment sa r eneededa nd/ ormer gi ngofmul t i pl ei ma ges( s wa pi nas k y et c ) , Li ght r oom pr oba bl ywon’ tdot het r i c k .

I nt hi sc a s e, y ou' l lneed Phot os hop.

Rega r dl es sofwhi c hedi t i ngr out ey ouc hoos et ogo, j us tr emembert ha t ev er y t hi ngr equi r espa t i enc ea ndt i me.

Nogr ea tedi t orbec a meoneov er ni ght .

Rea da r t i c l es , wa t c ht ut or i a l s , a ndpr a c t i c ea smuc ha sy ouc a n.

J us ta swi t ha ny t hi ngel s ey out r yt oma s t er , pr a c t i c ema k esper f ec t .

Choos i ngwhi c hs of t wa r et ous ei sama t t erofpr ef er enc ea ndy our per s ona lneedsf ori t .

But , a l li na l l , Li ght r oom i sav er ygoodc hoi c ef ort hos ewhowa nta nea s y t ol ea r ns of t wa r e.

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St udenti ma gebyPet erMur phy I SO100, f / 5.

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Embr aceFai l ur e ByEr i cKi m Phot ogr a phyi sa l la boutf a i l ur e.

Ev er yt i mey ouc l i c kt hes hut t er , t her ei s l es st ha n1% c ha nc et ha ty ouwi l lma k ea ni nt er es t i ngs hot .

Thema j or i t y oft het i me, y oumi ghts hoota nent i r eda y , notgetas i ngl egoods hot , a ndf eeldi s a ppoi nt eda ndf r us t r a t ed.

Knowt ha tf a i l ur ei sagoodt hi ng.

Themor ey ouf a i l , t hemor el i k el yy ou a r et os uc c eed.

AsThoma sEdi s ononc es a i d: “ I fy ouwa ntt oi nc r ea s e y ours uc c es sr a t e, doubl ey ourf a i l ur er a t e. ” WhenIha v emyc a mer awi t hme, t hemor eoppor t uni t i esIs ee.

Luc ki s n’ t s omema gi c a lt hi ngt ha thi t susl i k el i ght ni ng.

Howev erl uc kf a v our st he pr epa r ed.

Bepr epa r edbya l wa y sha v i ngy ourc a mer awi t hy ou, a l wa y s obs er v i ngy ours c enesa ndenv i r onment , a ndk nowt ha tev er yonc ei na whi l e, y ouwi l lbea tt he“ r i ghtpl a c ea tt her i ghtt i me. ”I fy ou’ r e c omf or t a bl ewi t hy ourc a mer aa nds k i l l edenough, y ouwi l la l s oc l i c kt he s hut t era tt her i ghtmoment .

Wheny ouf a i lt ogett hes hot , don’ tbec omedi s c our a ged.

Ra t her , l ea r n f r om y ourf a i l ur esa ndmi s t a k es .

Wha tc a us edy out omi s st hes hot ?Wa si tbec a us ey ourc a mer awa s n’ t s et uppr oper l y ?Wa si tbec a us ey ourc a mer awa si ny ourba g( a ndnoti n y ourha nd) ?Wa si tbec a us ey ouwer et ooner v ousa nddi dn’ tha v et he c our a get oc l i c kt hes hut t er ?Lea r nf r om y ourf a i l ur es , a ndt hec l os ery ou wi l lbec omet oma s t er i ngy ourphot ogr a phy .

ChaseTheLi ght “ Iam f or ev erc has i ngl i ght .Li ghtt ur nst he or di nar yi nt ot hemagi c al . ”-Tr entPar k e Ther ootoft hewor d" phot ogr a phy "i nGr eekmea ns" dr a wi ngwi t hl i ght . " Don’ ts eey our s el fa saphot ogr a pher , buta spa i nt erus i ngac a mer aa s y ourbr us h.

Asar ul e, a l wa y sf ol l owt hel i ght .

Wheny ou’ r eouts hoot i ngont he s t r eet s , t r yt ofinda r ea swi t hdr a ma t i cc ont r a s tbet weent hes ha dowsa nd l i ght .

I fy ous hootdur i ngt hemi ddl eoft heda y , y ouc a na dj us ty our c a mer at o2expos ur ec ompens a t i ont ogetv er yda r ks ha dows , a nd wel l expos edhi ghl i ght s .

I npos t pr oc es s i ng, y ouc a na l s o“ c r us ht hebl a c k s ”bydr a ggi ngt he “ bl a c k ”s l i dert oma k eev enmor ec ont r a s t ybl a c ka ndwhi t ei ma ges .

Onet hi ngIha v edi s c ov er edi st ha tbl a c ka ndwhi t el ook sgood r ega r dl es sofl i ght i ngs i t ua t i ons .

Howev erc ol orphot ogr a phsl ookr ea l l y ba dwhens hoti npoorl i ght .

Wha ty ouc a na l s ododur i ngt heda ywhent hel i ghti s n’ tgood, i st o us et ha tt i met os c outl oc a t i ons .

I fy oufindas t r eetc or nert ha ty oufind mi ghtbei nt er es t i ng, r ev i s i ti twhent hes uns t a r t st os et , a ndt hen pa r ky our s el font ha tc or ner , a ndwor kt hes c ene.

Li ghtt ur nst heor di na r yi nt ot hema gi c a l .

As c enewi t houtgoodl i ght c a nbebor i ng.

As c enewi t hgr ea tl i ghtbec omess omet hi ng ot her wor l dl y .

I fy ou’ r es hoot i nga ts uns et , f ol l owt hel i ght .

Ast hes uns t a r t st os et , y ouwi l lnot i c et her a y sofl i ghtwi l ls hi f ta ndmov e.

J us tf ol l owt he l i ght .

Whent hel i ghti sgood, s hootl i k eama dma n.

I mpr ove1% Ever yDay I ti sea s yt ol ooka tabodyofwor kbya na c c ompl i s hedma s t er phot ogr a phera ndf eelt ha tnoma t t erhowha r dwewor k , wec a nnev er a c hi ev ea smuc ha st ha tphot ogr a pher .

Thej our neyofat hous a nds t epsbegi nswi t ht heďŹ r s ts t ep.

I fy ouwa ntt o c r ea t eabodyofwor ki nphot ogr a phy , y ouneedt os t a r tof fwi t has i ngl e phot ogr a ph.

I fy ouwa ntt oi mpr ov ey ourphot ogr a phy , j us ta i mt o bec omeas l i ght l ybet t erphot ogr a pherev er y da y .

Ai mt oi mpr ov ey our phot ogr a phyby1% ev er y da y .

Youc a ni mpr ov ey ourphot ogr a phyby t a k i ngmor ephot os , s t udy i ngma s t erphot ogr a pher s , ora na l y z i ng phot ogr a phybook s .

Byi mpr ov i ng1% ev er y da y , y ouwi l ls eehugec ompoundedi nt er es tov er t hec our s eofay ea r .

Gr ea tbodi esofwor kt a k et i me.

Weneedt obepa t i ent .

Zenma s t er Ha k ui nEk a k uexpl a i ns : " I t ’ sl i k ec ho ppi ngdo wnahuget r e eo fi mme ns egi r t h.

Yo uwo n’ ta c c o mpl i s h i twi t ho nes wi ngo fy o ura x e .

I fy o uk e e pc ho ppi nga wa ya ti t , t ho ugh, a nd dono tl e tup, e v e nt ua l l y , whe t he ri twa nt st oo rno t , i twi l ls udde nl yt o ppl e do wn.

Buti ft hewo o dc ut t e rs t o ppe da f t e ro neo rt wos t r o k e so fhi sa x et o a s k , ' Whydo e s n’ tt hi st r e ef a l l ? ' a nda f t e rt hr e eo rf o urmo r es t r o k e ss t o ppe d a ga i n, ' Whydo e s n’ tt hi st r e ef a l l ? ' hewo ul dne v e rs uc c e e di nf e l l i ngt het r e e .

I ti snodi f f e r e ntf r o ms o me o newhoi spr a c t i c i ngt heWa y . ”-Ha k ui nEk a k u 1% i mpr ov ementi nada yi sr ea l i s t i c .

Don’ ts etunr ea l i s t i cexpec t a t i ons f ory our s el f , ory ouwi l lbec omes oov er whel meda ndnots t a r t .

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I nt heweek s t ha tf ol l owedmyfir s tt r i pt oUga nda , Pr a i s ebec a mev er yi nqui s i t i v e a boutmyphot ogr a phyequi pment .

I nt hebegi nni ng, hewa sner v ousa bouta ppr oa c hi ngmet oa s kques t i ons a boutmygea r .Hi sc onfidenc ea ndf r eedom r emi ndedmeofoneoft hos e “ c ool ”k i dsi nhi ghs c hoola ndIwi l la dmi tIwa sal i t t l ei nt i ma t eda swel l byhi m.Wel a ugha boutt hi snowa swewer ebot hdr a wnt oonea not her .

Il ea r nedPr a i s ewa spa s s i ona t ef orVi deogr a phy / Phot ogr a phya ndhi s des i r et ogoi nt ot hi sfiel da f t erhefini s heds ec onda r ys c hool .

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Q&AWi t hPr ai s e Howdi dy oufir s tbec omei nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phy ?

Ifir s tgoti nt er es t edi nphot ogr a phyt het i meIs t a r t edv i ewi ngt hi ngsi na di f f er entwa y .

Iwa s n’ tj us tl ook i nga tt hem butIwa sa l wa y ss eei nga nd s t a r t edl ov i ngev er y t hi nga boutt hem.

Thes et hi ngswer et hemoment sof peopl ea nddi f f er entc r ea t ur esIs a wa r oundme.

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Wha torwhoi ns pi r esy ou?

Iwa si ns pi r edbymypa s tl i f e–ar oughbegi nni ngbec a us eIk newi ns i de ofmet ha ti foneda yIha dac a mer a , i twoul dbec omemor eea s i ert o s howof fmywor ka ndbea bl et omeetmyneedst hr ought he phot ogr a phy .

Toda ya mi ns pi r edbyMom, whoi saphot ogr a phert oo.

Howha sourphot ogr a phyc our s ehel pedy ou?

I ' v ebeena bl et omeets omeofmyneedsbec a us eI ’ m nowget t i nghi r ed t ophot ogr a phondi f f er entev ent sa ndi ndi v i dua l st oounl i k ewhenIha d nooppor t uni t ywi t houtmygea r .

Thi sphot ogr a phyc our s eha sa l s ogi v enmeac ha nc et os eet hewor l di na di f f er enta r t i s t i c a l l yc oolwa ybec a us eev er yt i meIwa l ka r ound, myey es wa l kt hr oughev er y t hi ngs eei ngt hi ngsi nabea ut i f ulwa yt ha ta ma z esme.

Ia ma bl et oa ppr ec i a t et hebea ut ya r oundmet hr oughphot ogr a phy .

Then, t ol ea r nedi t i ngs t y l esa ndc r ea t i v ewa y sofpr es ent i ngmyfina l i ma gesi ss et t i ngmea pa r tf r om ot her sdoi ngphot ogr a phyi nmyr egi on.

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Wha t ’ sy ourmos tmemor a bl emoment ?

Mybes tmemor a bl emoment , wa st hefir s tt i meIgotmyc a mer a .

I c oul dn' tev enbel i ev et ha tt henextda y , i twoul dbei nmyha ndst os hoot wha t ev erc a mea c r os smyey es .

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I t ’ sa l mos tay ea rnowl ea r ni ngphot ogr a phy .

I ' v enev err ea l l ydonet he k i ndofphot ogr a phyt ha tIwa nt , i nt hebes tl oc a t i onsIneed, bec a us eof myt i ghts c hedul eswi t hs c hool .

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Ia l s owa ntt o dea li ns el l i ngphot ogr a phyequi pment , bec a us eIr ea l i z edt ha ti nmy homet own, noonedoest ha t , a ndmos toft heequi pmenta r ef r om l ong di s t a nc esoutofourt own.

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