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Landscape Photo Editing Tutorial - Enhancing Serene Lake Scenes in Photoshop

The Joy of Editing with Dave Kelly via YouTube

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Follow along with this 21-minute photo editing tutorial that demonstrates advanced techniques for enhancing a serene landscape photograph of Muncho Lake in British Columbia. Learn professional photo editing workflows using the TK9 Plugin and Photoshop, covering essential adjustments like balance and contrast, mid-tone manipulation, color saturation enhancement, and the Orton Effect. Master specific techniques for improving water features, reducing atmospheric blue cast on distant mountains, adjusting color luminosity, and applying subtle vignettes. Download the provided raw image and detailed PDF notes to practice the demonstrated editing techniques. The step-by-step instruction includes working in Lightroom Classic, making targeted adjustments to different areas of the image, and comparing before/after results to understand the impact of each editing decision.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Lightroom Classic Info
- Balance and Contrast Adjustments
- Mid Tone Contrast
- Lighten Mid Tones
- Increase Water Saturation
- Reduce Blue Cast from Distant Mountain
- Increase Image Contrast
- Adjust Color Luminosity
- Cam-Raw Orton Effect
- Vibrance Adjustment
- Basic Vignette
- Reduce Highlights in the center area of the mountain
- Before and After

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The Joy of Editing with Dave Kelly

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