Knowing how to frame and choose the right camera settings is only half of what it takes to create a good photo. The other half is knowing how to edit the file into a polished final image. If you’re new to photography, check out this great video tutorial that will show you nine effective techniques to create more engaging and eye-catching images.
Coming to you from Professional photography, this great video tutorial discusses nine retouching techniques to create more powerful image edits. As you’ll see, a lot of these techniques focus on increasing things like contrast or saturation to make the image appear smaller or more vivid. However, it’s important that you don’t push these aspects too far, as doing so can quickly lead to an image that looks too artificial or gaudy. An easy way to combat this is to step away from your computer when you’re done batch editing the images to allow your eyes to reset in a few minutes. Often, when you come back to re-evaluate the photos a little later, you decide to roll back your edits a bit. Check out the video above for the full summary.
