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10 Photo Editing tips every beginner should know. (Patreon)

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Lrslr

Thanks Teo! First new video as a Patreon member - excited to dive in! Greetings from the Harz Mountains Larissa

Oliver Ross

Super useful, dude - thank you! I have actually always been editing in the Lightroom Mobile or desktop version of that up to now, and NOT Lightroom Classic. I am now trying it out and trying to get used to the differences, but the additions of the Transform and Calibration tabs really do help a lot! Who knows what else there is that I haven't discovered yet :D

Alex curio

So helpful, thank you! A beginner question for you - are your presets meant to only be applied to RAW images? Or can I apply them to my jpegs as well? If I apply them to jpegs, anything to keep in mind?

RobC

Thanks for this very instructive look into your process. Though you've gained a well-deserved reputation as a fine film photographer, your end-product is truly a hybrid, since you use digital editing tools in ways that old-time color film photographers would have simply been unable to replicate. And I couldn't help noticing that you seem to have color graded this video with juicy greens and strong oranges; the medium is the message.

Teo Crawford
>>204886279

Thank you for the kind words Rob! Yes, oddly enough, I started learning post production before learning photography - I've always enjoyed playing around with these modern tools! :D

Teo Crawford
>>204863447

Hi Alex! The Presets are intended for RAW files, not for Jpegs, because Jpegs are already processed by the camera, so they look vastly different and you'd essentially be double-processing your image, which will probably not look good. You can try it out anyway and see the issue - it's probably going to be a little too saturated and too hazy/low-contrast, because I take out a lot of the contrast that RAW files have, which is not necessary for Jpegs, because the camera already did that step. :)

Daniel Khilchenko

Awesome video! I’ve never really even considered looking at the color correction tab, I didn’t realize how important it could be! Also finally got a spot on the postcards, can’t wait to see them! 🙌

Elliot Galimba

Such an informative video! I just recently subscribed and automatically started editing one of my photos from a couple yours back. I started watching your videos maybe a year or so ago and I loved your videos and got inspired from the start so much that I got the cannon ae-1 and the Lumix gx 80. Though I do photography for a hobby im glad I found inspiration to do so. I will soon be going to Japan, actually this weekend for the first time and was wondering what film you recommend for the ae-1. I know you recommended Kodak gold 200 and I had a question about how to accommodate for when I take pictures at night?

Teo Crawford
>>204992319

Ohh great, happy to know this was helpful! :D Ohh sweet, I look forward to sending it out to you!

Teo Crawford
>>205510639

Hi Elliot! Aww amazing, love to read that! :D Well as you've figured... I love Kodak Gold hahah. For night time photography you might want to step up the ISO to at least 400 and try shooting Kodak Ultramax or Portra 400. Both are good, you can't go wrong with either - the difference is just a personal preference. I personally find Ultramax a little too contrasty and saturated for my taste, so I prefer Portra 400, which has a more neutral and cleaner look. When in Tokyo, you can also get Fuji 400 in many stores, which contains the same film as Ultramax 400 as far as I know. Lastly, if you really need the extra light, you could try Portra 800 or Lomography 800 or even something like CineStill 800T. Both Portra and Lomo are quite saturated and punchy looking I find, but they certainly help to get some extra light with the high ISO. CineStill 800T on the other hand is really moody and its' white balance is tungsten balanced so everything is more blue leaning/much cooler. Also it's actually not ISO 800 I believe, but shooting it at 800 will give you nice moody results. If however you'd prefer something cleaner, you can simply overexpose by 1-2 stops and that will give you cleaner/less moody shots. Have fun! :D

Hector

Great video Teo, very informative. I’m transitioning from video editing to photo editing, and curves are something I can never seem to get right. If you ever make a shorter video dedicated just to curves, I think it would help a lot of people, especially since you mentioned you struggled with them too 😂

Teo Crawford
>>205595487

Hi Hector, thank you for the praise! Ohh yes, curves are really complicated at first because they're so abstract hahah. I actually made a video on curves a while ago, here's the link: https://www.patreon.com/posts/lightroom-deep-78005725?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link The video is a bit old and could need an update, so maybe I'll make a new version some time. However what I explain in the video is still what I stand by today, so I think it could help you! :)

aliana blaise

THIS IS MY LAST DAY HERE, see you next time teo !! AHSOAHSDHA it was a pleasure staying here, i'll definitely come back soon !! HWAHWA