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Duration

RAWS

DIFFICULTY

LOCATION

Duration

2h15m

RAWS

2

DIFFICULTY

Easy

LOCATION

Peru

Photoshop highlight control editing and post processing tutorial - create a perfect exposed image from a very difficult exposed RAW file. Learn how to find a good balance between maintaining a bright subject in the frame and having everything well exposed in your landscape image. More editing and post processing techniques in this Photoshop tutorial include: color painting, HSL advanced, color balance, water contrast and color and editing for Instagram.

HIGHLIGHTS

Color paint the water

Color paint the water

Make the reflection of color better visible

Separation

Separation

Make manual selections and add haze, color and more to each layer.

Color Paint

Color Paint

The flowers

Instagram Edit

Instagram Edit

Learn how to make your photo ready for Instagram

Difficult Parts

Difficult Parts

How to handle incredible difficult contrasts in your image

This Course Is for you if
Recover the Highlights

Learn how to edit a high contrast image without overexposing


Detailed water

Create incredible detail on long exposure water


Warm Cold Color

Make an incredible mix of warm and cooler color tones.

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SOME TECHNIQUES EXPLAINED

Edit the water

Edit the water

Make the water more detailed. If you simply increase the contrast, it will look unnatural compared to the other parts of the image. The saturation and brightness need to be adjusted. The light from the mountain should also be enhanced for that special effect.

Use the Paint technique to increase small details, such as the small yellow flowers. Also use this to enhance certain colors in the image and to create more depth. No layer masks are required for this Photoshop editing technique.

Painting

Painting

Highlight control

Highlight control

Sometimes the mountain landscape makes it very difficult to come with a well exposed image. Such was the case on this particular sunrise in Peru - a snow caped mountain catching the first light - and very dark parts on the for-and midground covered in the shade. Max is combining one photo with CPL and one without CPL to achieve a better exposed image. During the editing, details in the snow and the darkest grass will be recovered. 

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