The Cypress Road - Full Edit Tutorial with TK9 Plugin for Photoshop

Follow along with this 23-minute tutorial demonstrating a full photo edit of "The Cypress Road" image using the TK9 Plugin for Photoshop. Download the provided image and PDF notes to practice the techniques shown. Learn professional editing workflows including balance and contrast adjustments, mid-tone enhancements, targeted zone adjustments, color saturation techniques, vignetting, and color grading. The tutorial includes detailed timestamps for each editing step and offers discount codes for various photography software tools including the TK9 Plugin, Topaz products, and DXO software. Perfect for photographers looking to improve their Photoshop editing skills with specialized plugins.

Syllabus

00:00 Intro
00:18 Today's Image is from Carlo Freddi
00:25 Downloads available for the image and PDF notes
00:50 Do you have an image you'd like me to edit on a TK Friday?
01:05 TK Web Store Info
01:54 Lightroom Classic Editing Info
02:55 Balance and Contrast Adjustment
05:13 Mid Tone Contrast Adjustment
07:27 Lighten Mid Tones
10:01 Slightly Darken the road
12:07 Adjust Zones 2,3 and 4
16:35 Increase Red Saturation of the main building
17:32 Adjust Color Luminosity
18:44 Add Vignette
19:27 Use Multiply Brush to burn the shadows in the middle Foreground
20:41 Add a slight blue color grade to the mid tones
21:15 Lighten Mid Tones
22:02 Overall Before and After
22:22 Outro