Learn how to add more depth to your photos by shaping the light using #Photoshop and the camera raw editor in this #PhotoshopTutorial
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0:00 Intro
My goal for this image was to make the light and shadow situation more visible, especially in the foreground with those patches of sunlight and thus giving the image a lot more contrast and vibrance. 90% of this was done using the Camera Raw Editor, while I used Photoshop for cleaning up things and some dodging & burning.
0:20 1. Basic Adjustments
I started by changing the profile to Adobe Standard to get a very flat base image. Then, I adjusted the white balance, fixing the subtle color cast that was going on. To adjust the overall brightness, I added whites, dropped the blacks and added some more contrast.
1:54 2. Local Adjustments
Using local adjustments, I “shaped” this light of this scene. First, I used a sky selection mask to make the upper left sky darker by bringing down the exposure, adding contrast and clarity. Then, I added a linear gradient over the darker cloud at the very top. Again, I dropped the exposure to make the cloud look darker. I used another linear gradient on the foreground to bring up the highlights and the contrast. One last linear gradient was used over the very near foreground (the dark patch in the field) where I further brought down the exposure to make the shadow stronger.
Finally, I used a radial gradient on the right side to simulate more light coming in from that part. Here, I increased the whites and the exposure.
5:46 3. Color Grading
There is not much going on for this image. However, I didn’t like the yellow tones of the field in the foreground. So, in the hue tab, I increased the yellow hue, giving the field a fresher green tone. Also, I boosted the yellow saturation and the blue saturation. To further brighten up the highlights in the gras, I increased the yellow luminance a bit.
7:40 4. Photoshop
Using the spot healing brush and the clone stamp tool I got rid of a few sensor spots and bushes to make the image look cleaner. Then, I used the TK Panel plug in to apply dodging and burning to certain areas (mainly making the shadows in the foreground darker and the highlights brighter).
