There are many professionals out there who like to keep their editing tricks to themselves because it's their signature, and here you are sharing it to the world. I truly appreciate your work and skill.
The biggest lesson I have learned over the years about editing is to have a plan before you start. Take some time to understand the untouched image and identify the objects and areas that need some help, and what help they need. Once you have a sense of that, following this very methodical approach should produce great results. Always remembering to keep your adjustments subtle. This shows a great workflow, Simon, and you do a much better job of explaining the all important "Why" of what you're doing than most tutorials I've seen. You are a born teacher!
First time watcher here, first thought: Finally someone who uses damned stock footage to actual practical effect in the video and doesn't turn it into an obvious lazy-ass nuisance. Thanks!
Just remember: Simon has a lot of experience doing so, that's why it looks easy when he does. Try things and see what you like, learning is a very personal process!
What a master. Such a privilege to learn from someone with this level of professionalism. The laws of physics applied on a photograph, only a true master can teach this.
Amazing. Something so simple, and we see it every day, but we never think about it. I love the way you explain things, not assuming everyone knows how to do it in the first place. And explaining it in clear terms, not condescending ones. Thank you. I'm going to practice this now.
I enjoyed and learned from this video, as always, but it also brought back some fond memories. On one of our yearly family vacations as a kid we drove up through New England and took the Bluenose ferry from Bar Harbor, Maine to Nova Scotia. I distinctly remember Peggy’s Cove, and my brother and I actually climbed around on those rocks in the foreground of your photo. I was around 13 yrs old at the time and I’m 64 now. 😳 One thing I remember is that that area is so beautiful you could almost close your eyes, spin yourself around, and snap a picture that woukd be postcard-worthy, even with our little pocket instamatic cameras back then. Absolutely beautiful country. Hope to make it back up there again.
I like the way you are „painting“ your pictures to show how you felt the scene and to demonstrate the physics of light! The biggest impact in this Video for me was the way of correcting the lighthouse geometry. Thank you for sharing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
This is brilliant! I didn't know some of these shortcuts existed until today! I have a feeling this will make editing my photos a lot more customizable to my taste!
I appreciate you integrating the physics of light into choices made in editing. Personal aesthetic is always at play, of course, but it is helpful to have a rationale for the adjustments we make to elements of an image. Thank you.
I think the most important thing to understand while learning and applying those concepts is learning not to be greedy with the effects and have faith that the accumulations of those various small changes do eventually lead to a more appealing image rather than an just overly sharp and bright ones
This was an amazing tutorial. I spent a couple of hours with a good friend who has been doing photography and editing for some time. She also uses this Adobe software, so I was able to follow what you were doing, pretty much. Of course the key here isn't which program you use, but recognizing what will help the photo, and why.
Wow! Great video! Learned a whole new kit bag of tips, tricks, tactics, and techniques! Thanks for putting this together and tying it to light theory and all the capabilities of LR to make a photo its best!
Hi Simon! Great tips, thank you for that. I also have one for you, regarding the brush method at 07:50: After you klicked the first time, you can use the mousewheel to resice and do whatever settings you want without holding shift. You only need to hold it, when you klick your second time to create the line. Hope this will relaxe your fingers a bit, so you can take more photos :D
You are such an awesome teacher! I always learn from your videos and more importantly to inspire me to improve my photography! Thanks for taking me along!
This is very useful. The direction of light, instinctively we all know but to actually "stop", "think" and "be thoughtful" about the edits to be done, is super useful advice. I use CameraRaw, (which has same functions. I don't understand how LRc fonctions re: saving edits, where files are saved (catalogs?!?), even after watching tutorials, they never hit on what I need to know) I have been learning how to use CR masking so this is great to actually see how it is done, what you did, how you proceeded. Merci beaucoup!
Thanks Simon for creating and sharing this video. Lots of great tips and suggestions on how to improve the impact of light within images. Cheers, Keith Pinn (Barrie, Ontario)
Another Master Class but presented in an easy to understand way. You can only read so much in books, but tips like these are from many years of experience. Top man Simon.....even though you have a well deserved plus 500k sub count, you are still the same as you were at a 1000 subs in that you really do want everyone to be as good as they can be at photography.
Thank you so much for thank tricks and explanations even it was for the wide angle lens to the whole edit processing that was amazing thank you so much 👏🏻 have a wonderful day!
Wow, this is brilliant! I've been using Lightroom for years and I didn't think about using the tools in this way 🤯. I've always wondered how pro's get these lighting details in photos, but not had the time to look into it. This is an amazing summary and I already have photos that I could use this skill on. Thanks Simon!
Outstanding, you showed me a couple things I didnt know. You used quite a few radial gradients there on the rocks...Lately I have been using color range and adjusting the intensity to do something very similar in PH.
Wow, a wonderful tutorial on light physics and photography. Simon you never disappoint your viewers and this one is great. As a follow-up on light physics, perhaps a tutorial explaining how a polarizer affects the light entering your lens, when to use a polarizer and when not to. Many people realize the image outcome when using a polarizer, but not the reasons why and how you can adjust it.
Thank you so much, Simon! I got a 17-28mm recently, so this video couldn't have come at a better time. Your Lightroom tips and tricks have always helped me look like a better photographer than I really am.
Simone has definitely mastered the pre-printing art. This reminds me of Ansel Adams. Without his masterful abilities as a printer using mostly masking, dodging and burning techniques, he was able to produce masterpieces. His original negatives were basically what we call RAW images today.
This was seriously an incredible video! I've been processing images in Lightroom for a few years now, and I think I'm getting pretty decent at it. However, you just taught me so much! Thank you for sharing this!!!
Great video. I learned a lot and took notes. My editing lately has been to use the light as you have addressed in this video, but you've given me a concrete list to go through in my thought process. THANK YOU!
One trick I use for making it look more realistic is to over do it slightly. Bring up the exposure, or the temperature, etc. slightly above what looks natural. Then once you have the adjustment for the light done, drop the amount down a bit until it looks natural. I use this in both photoshop and Lightroom quite frequently.
I look forward to Simon’s videos each week. Anyone else agree? 👍
Yes!
Great content to watch on the toilet
Simon has a lovely warm style. I always watch his videos
Absolutely!
Absolutely
Dropping the brush size while holding shift to create that wedge shaped straight line is a great little tip
Ditto the guided straightening in the Transform module for the lighthouse. Didn't know about either trick.
that was my favourite one as well. So far I always made that one with intersecting linear gradients but this is far easier
Same. I had no idea this was possible lol
There are many professionals out there who like to keep their editing tricks to themselves because it's their signature, and here you are sharing it to the world. I truly appreciate your work and skill.
You are welcome! I'm happy to share!
I love how you manage to put so many adjustments to a single photo without over-doing it. It still looks natural and I think that's amazing.
I'm so glad!
Agreed!
It is insane that this level of knowledge is being shared freely by Simon. What a gift this guy is!
The biggest lesson I have learned over the years about editing is to have a plan before you start. Take some time to understand the untouched image and identify the objects and areas that need some help, and what help they need. Once you have a sense of that, following this very methodical approach should produce great results. Always remembering to keep your adjustments subtle. This shows a great workflow, Simon, and you do a much better job of explaining the all important "Why" of what you're doing than most tutorials I've seen. You are a born teacher!
True!
Please make more lightroom tricks videos!!! They are amazing.
Agree.
Not everyone uses this SW.
The secret hack is understanding physics, and you know what? That deserves a thumbs up. Often overlooked!
Trouble is, he got some of it wrong 😂.
First time watcher here, first thought: Finally someone who uses damned stock footage to actual practical effect in the video and doesn't turn it into an obvious lazy-ass nuisance. Thanks!
Another awesome tutorial! I learn SO much from you! Keep 'em coming, Simon!
That trick with brush lines and size adjustments is absolutely brilliant! Thank you.
I've watched this video (at least) 3 times, and each time I pickup yet another tip -- great work -- thanks!
Just remember: Simon has a lot of experience doing so, that's why it looks easy when he does. Try things and see what you like, learning is a very personal process!
Great tips that I can apply with ON1. This is going into my Top Photo Editing Videos folder.
I’m glad you like it!
Finally, a real pro photographer that calls digital camera iso changes a “Gain Change” rather than a “Sensitivity Adjustment”.
Simon d’Entremont your vídeos are simply the best out there ! The Way you teach is the best thing ever…
Nice, I liked the brush cone/triangle tip. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you Simon for another comprehensive video. Always appreciate how you share advanced techniques and knowledge and keep it simple 😊
Wow. This was awesome. Finally I understood how to do it. You're a truly amazing teacher. Many thanks.
What a master. Such a privilege to learn from someone with this level of professionalism. The laws of physics applied on a photograph, only a true master can teach this.
Amazing. Something so simple, and we see it every day, but we never think about it. I love the way you explain things, not assuming everyone knows how to do it in the first place. And explaining it in clear terms, not condescending ones. Thank you. I'm going to practice this now.
Thanks for another great video and challenging us to look at editing in a new and exciting way!
Perfect balance of theory and practice - so much more effective than instructions that say "I do this ...". Thanks Simon, from our western seaboard!
Learned so many new Lightroom tricks from this beautifully presented video. Literally painting with light! Thank you for sharing your knowledge Simon
Glad you liked it!
That subtle change makes it look real, instead of the overprocessing happening these days. Guilty as charged LOL
Simply brilliant teaching! Thank you, Simon.
I enjoyed and learned from this video, as always, but it also brought back some fond memories. On one of our yearly family vacations as a kid we drove up through New England and took the Bluenose ferry from Bar Harbor, Maine to Nova Scotia. I distinctly remember Peggy’s Cove, and my brother and I actually climbed around on those rocks in the foreground of your photo. I was around 13 yrs old at the time and I’m 64 now. 😳 One thing I remember is that that area is so beautiful you could almost close your eyes, spin yourself around, and snap a picture that woukd be postcard-worthy, even with our little pocket instamatic cameras back then. Absolutely beautiful country. Hope to make it back up there again.
I like the way you are „painting“ your pictures to show how you felt the scene and to demonstrate the physics of light! The biggest impact in this Video for me was the way of correcting the lighthouse geometry.
Thank you for sharing! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
this hands-on tutorial is the best video of yours I have watched
This is brilliant! I didn't know some of these shortcuts existed until today! I have a feeling this will make editing my photos a lot more customizable to my taste!
You are an artist with photography. I’ve said that before, but this is amazing.
I appreciate that!
This was a great instructional video. I have this saved as a much watch when editing a landscape shot.
I appreciate you integrating the physics of light into choices made in editing. Personal aesthetic is always at play, of course, but it is helpful to have a rationale for the adjustments we make to elements of an image. Thank you.
Wow! Absolutely inspiring. Thanks for sharing a wealth of knowledge.
Nice indeed .... presented in a way that we can all benefit from and remember in the long term ... thanks for your videos!
I’m glad you like it!
I've absolutely upped my game and learned some cool tricks from Simon... tangible results. Thank you Simon! 👨🎓
Awesome to hear!
Outstanding lesson, I learned so much. Thank you Simon!
I think this is one of the best explanations of a complex topic I've ever seen. Great work
I think the most important thing to understand while learning and applying those concepts is learning not to be greedy with the effects and have faith that the accumulations of those various small changes do eventually lead to a more appealing image rather than an just overly sharp and bright ones
Another superb video. Thanks again, Simon. This will be of great hep.
I love the lightroom video. More like this please!
This was an amazing tutorial. I spent a couple of hours with a good friend who has been doing photography and editing for some time. She also uses this Adobe software, so I was able to follow what you were doing, pretty much. Of course the key here isn't which program you use, but recognizing what will help the photo, and why.
Wow! Great video! Learned a whole new kit bag of tips, tricks, tactics, and techniques! Thanks for putting this together and tying it to light theory and all the capabilities of LR to make a photo its best!
Absolutely fantastic!
Hi Simon! Great tips, thank you for that. I also have one for you, regarding the brush method at 07:50: After you klicked the first time, you can use the mousewheel to resice and do whatever settings you want without holding shift. You only need to hold it, when you klick your second time to create the line. Hope this will relaxe your fingers a bit, so you can take more photos :D
Great tip!
Perhaps one of your best tip videos! Thank you!
Thank you Simon for sharing your photography knowledge with TH-cam community. I appreciate and have taken advantage of the lessons you share. Cheers.
You are such an awesome teacher! I always learn from your videos and more importantly to inspire me to improve my photography! Thanks for taking me along!
I appreciate that!
Thank you Simon, this is beautiful. I learned so much!
I certainly agree. Great videos!
You're the best. Grateful for your expertise and excellent teaching.
This was very helpful! Really appreciate the Lightroom deep dive, wish there were more videos that go beyond the basics. Thank you Simon!
This is very useful. The direction of light, instinctively we all know but to actually "stop", "think" and "be thoughtful" about the edits to be done, is super useful advice. I use CameraRaw, (which has same functions. I don't understand how LRc fonctions re: saving edits, where files are saved (catalogs?!?), even after watching tutorials, they never hit on what I need to know) I have been learning how to use CR masking so this is great to actually see how it is done, what you did, how you proceeded. Merci beaucoup!
De rien!
Wow, brilliant! While I am very familiar with these toos, I never thought of them in such an application. Great ideas, thanks.
You are just too good!!! Thank you for these videos.
Glad you like them!
Dodgeing and burning made easy… By Simon!
Great explanation!
I’m glad you think so!
Great tutorial. I don't think I will ever grok the entirety of Lightroom but this video makes some significant inroads. Thank you!
Learned quite a bit from this video. Nice work Simon. Thank you.
Excellent!
Thanks Simon for creating and sharing this video. Lots of great tips and suggestions on how to improve the impact of light within images. Cheers, Keith Pinn (Barrie, Ontario)
This was fantastic, thank you for sharing.
Awesome “Professor”!
There was me thinking I knew how to use LRC. Lots of great edits in this video. Thanks for posting.
Every one of your videos I learn something new, you're brilliant!! 😁
Happy to hear that!
This is pure gold. Thanks a lot Simon.
As always, great content. Appreciate the instruction!
Wow, that was a master class in lightroom. Thank you! Enjoying your videos every week, and learning a ton.
Another Master Class but presented in an easy to understand way. You can only read so much in books, but tips like these are from many years of experience. Top man Simon.....even though you have a well deserved plus 500k sub count, you are still the same as you were at a 1000 subs in that you really do want everyone to be as good as they can be at photography.
Wow, thanks!
I look forward to Simon’s videos too.. Such useful information well explained with great examples
Wow. I learned heaps. The triangle of light from the sun blew me away. I will watch it again, Thank you.
This was brilliant, thank you! Your enthusiasm on the topic is a plus.
(Funny thing, my daughter has a physics exam tomorrow.)
Thanks Simon, this is one of the best LR tutorials I have seen.
Thank you so much for thank tricks and explanations even it was for the wide angle lens to the whole edit processing that was amazing thank you so much 👏🏻 have a wonderful day!
Great video. I definitely learned a few tips.
This is fascinating!
This channel is teaching me more than school😂love your videos Simon!
Another gem! Shows again how photographs (vice snapshots) are made, not just taken.
Very useful to know the thought process
Wow this is amazing Simon. Thank you for teaching us these techniques.
I'm a beginner in photography. Your tutorials are a great help. Thanks a lot.
literally the best photographer there is right now
Got some Bob Ross vibes from watching you edit. 😊 Great tips, thank you!
I was thinking the same thing.
Wow, this is brilliant! I've been using Lightroom for years and I didn't think about using the tools in this way 🤯. I've always wondered how pro's get these lighting details in photos, but not had the time to look into it. This is an amazing summary and I already have photos that I could use this skill on. Thanks Simon!
Another good tutorial Simon
Outstanding, you showed me a couple things I didnt know. You used quite a few radial gradients there on the rocks...Lately I have been using color range and adjusting the intensity to do something very similar in PH.
Wow, a wonderful tutorial on light physics and photography. Simon you never disappoint your viewers and this one is great. As a follow-up on light physics, perhaps a tutorial explaining how a polarizer affects the light entering your lens, when to use a polarizer and when not to. Many people realize the image outcome when using a polarizer, but not the reasons why and how you can adjust it.
Many thanks!
Excellent video - thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much, Simon! I got a 17-28mm recently, so this video couldn't have come at a better time. Your Lightroom tips and tricks have always helped me look like a better photographer than I really am.
Wonderful video Simon. One of my favourite masks is lower exposure on inverse Radial subtract Sky which makes subtle vignette.
Thanks, Simon!
Simone has definitely mastered the pre-printing art.
This reminds me of Ansel Adams. Without his masterful abilities as a printer using mostly masking, dodging and burning techniques, he was able to produce masterpieces. His original negatives were basically what we call RAW images today.
This was seriously an incredible video! I've been processing images in Lightroom for a few years now, and I think I'm getting pretty decent at it. However, you just taught me so much! Thank you for sharing this!!!
Glad it helped!
Excellent video Simon!
Great video. I learned a lot and took notes. My editing lately has been to use the light as you have addressed in this video, but you've given me a concrete list to go through in my thought process. THANK YOU!
You’re welcome!
Great video... thank you. Sometimes I forget "how" to approach an image that needs a lot of work this video helps me get tuned up. Mil Gracias.
One trick I use for making it look more realistic is to over do it slightly. Bring up the exposure, or the temperature, etc. slightly above what looks natural. Then once you have the adjustment for the light done, drop the amount down a bit until it looks natural. I use this in both photoshop and Lightroom quite frequently.
Good tip!
Excellent !!! Thanks
Again a super usefull video Simon!!
Glad you think so!
I love these tutorials Simon. I use a different software but appreciate the coaching on how to use software to make art. please make more
You really en-lightened me. I’ll actually look at this in my images now :)