Full Edit of Majestic Mountains Image Using TK9 Plugin for Photoshop

Follow along with this 23-minute tutorial demonstrating a full photo editing workflow using the TK9 Plugin for Photoshop on a majestic mountain landscape image by Tamir Vaknin. Download the provided image and PDF notes to practice the techniques yourself. Learn professional editing methods including balancing sky and foreground contrast, enhancing mid-tone contrast, selective color saturation adjustments, dodging highlights in pine trees, adjusting color luminosity, creating vignettes, adding shadow detail, and burning mountain shadows. The tutorial includes information about Lightroom Classic editing before moving into Photoshop with the TK9 Plugin, with a clear before-and-after comparison at the end to showcase the transformation. Includes discount codes for TK9 Plugin and other recommended software tools.

Syllabus

00:00 Intro
00:14 Welcome to TK Friday
00:23 Today's image by Tamir Vaknin
00:31 Would you like me to edit you photo on a TK Friday
00:48 TK WebStore Info
01:54 Lightroom Classic Editing Info
02:52 Sky and Foreground Balance and Contrast
05:13 Mid Tone Contrast and Mid Tone Lightening
09:50 Increase Yellow Saturation in the Foreground
11:27 Increase Sky Saturation of Lower Saturated Colors
12:37 Dodge Highlights in the Pine Trees
14:11 Adjust Color Luminosity
14:58 Close Off the Bottom of the Image
16:10 Close Off the Top of the Image
17:05 Add Shadow Detail to the Foreground
18:40 Increase Sky Saturation
20:00 Freehand Burn the Shadows in the Mountains
22:24 Overall Before and After
22:51 Outro