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Post-Processing Video Tutorials

In these tutorials, I’ll show you the post-processing behind some of my favorite images. You’ll learn techniques for creating dramatic and compelling imagery, while maintaining clean and realistic results. I’ll explain the major decisions in the process as I go along, so that you can learn how to apply these ideas in your own work. You’ll learn something new in each course, as they cover different types of scenes and light.

My workflow is designed to be non-destructive: you can usually go back and make changes to any step. Only Adobe Photoshop CC and Adobe Camera Raw (or Lightroom) are necessary, though I do recommend the TK7 Panel for masking. You should be comfortable with layers and masks in Photoshop to get the most out of these tutorials. A downsized PSD file will be included so that you can see how all my layers work or follow along on your own.

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Edge of Light

Released: September 2019

Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes (three segments)

In this video tutorial three-pack, I’ll show you how I work creatively with common occurrences of light in three of my favorite images: “Crescendo”, “Funnel Factory”, and “Agon Wastes”. These photos feature three of my favorite types of light: the last direct sunlight of the evening, soft pre-dawn twilight, and dappled afternoon light created by cloud shadows. These kinds of light occur all the time, and I’ll show you ways to harness their potential. You’ll learn a variety of ideas and techniques for working creatively with light and color in your photographs, so that you can create dramatic and realistic finished works in many different situations outside of blazing sunrises and sunsets.

Three Trees

Released: April 2018

Runtime: 2 hours 45 minutes (six segments)

In this video tutorial three-pack, I cover the post-production of three very different tree images: “Ariandel”, “Forest Haven”, and “Rainbow Rider”. While the forest is a common theme among these photographs, they feature greatly varied atmosphere, color, and light. You’ll learn a wide variety of techniques due to their diversity, but it will also be helpful to see which techniques I use on all three, so that you can learn how to apply them to any situation and any type of light.

Ballad of Gales

Released: July 2017

Runtime: 2 hours 35 minutes

See the start-to-finish post production behind this award-winning image of sand dunes under golden light in Death Valley. Subjects covered in this video include: raw processing, using smart objects, re-balancing a composition, cloning/healing/content-aware, flare removal, tricks with dehaze and clarity, creating texture, enhancing atmospheric conditions, enhancing diffused light, controlling saturation, creating and controlling highlight glow, and sharpening for web.

Coral Chaos

Released: October 2017

Runtime: 2 hours 11 minutes

See the start-to-finish post production behind this image featuring southwestern sandstone, dramatic skies, and stormy spotlighting. Subjects covered in this video include: enhancing and working with dramatic light, enhancing and working with dramatic skies, raw processing, using smart objects, scaling, tricks with dehaze and clarity, creating and controlling highlight glow, balancing color, directing the eye toward your subject, and sharpening for web.

Arclight

Released: January 2017

Runtime: 2 hours 39 minutes

See the start-to-finish post production behind one of my most popular images, a winter sunrise at Crater Lake. Subjects covered in this video include: raw processing, exposure blending, my smart object workflow, enhancing direct light, flare removal, cloning/healing/patching, re-balancing a composition, controlled warps, and sharpening for web.