A UNIQUE APPROACH To Photo Editing In LIGHTROOM

A UNIQUE APPROACH To Photo Editing In LIGHTROOM
In this Lightroom Tutorial I show the full edit on this Cheetah photograph. I also share some great techniques on adding a back light effect as well as some colour grading techniques which you might find useful.
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[@MarkDumbleton]

What did you think of the edit and how I used the gradients to enhance that beautiful back light?

[@KobusTollig1]

Loved it. Will for sure use it on my photos. Liked the fact that you opened up the blacks.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks Kobus! Love opening up those blacks!

[@KobusTollig1]

@@MarkDumbletonit works so well on that radial filter to create the sun flair.

[@kevinswilson66]

Gorgeous. Challenging edit and well done.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much 😊

[@bugalug369]

Great tutorial video, thank you for sharing Mark

[@MarkDumbleton]

My pleasure, thanks so much for watching and for the comment!

[@KobusTollig1]

Stunning edit of this Lion Mark 😂. On a serious note, this edit is top stuff man.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much Kobus! Haha have no idea why I called it a Lion 😂

[@victorsoaresphotography]

Nice work Mark! Particularly liked the adding colour to the masks! 👍👍

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much mate! Adding colour is a neat little feature that I don’t see used very often.

[@garnetgrosjean1603]

Hi Mark. Another great video. Thank you for the detailed description of each step of your edit. You create a dramatic difference while making it look effortless. Well done!

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much Garnet! Great to hear from you! Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching.

[@njs12706]

Yet another great pic and superb edit. Thank you, Mark

[@MarkDumbleton]

My pleasure, Really appreciate the comment 😊🙏🏻

[@stubones]

Yes, this is pretty cool. I'm learning more about these new masking features every day and going back and re-editing old images. Good fun!

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much! I’m happy to hear you’re finding new ways to rework older images 😊

[@stubones]

@@MarkDumbleton Honestly, its made such a difference. Watching yours and Simon D'Entremont edits (and a few others), I've learned a lot. I got way behind the curve for many years because I stubbornly refused to upgrade to to the new Adobe CC, and just stuck with old LR4 and Photoshop Elements 10... Good thing I kept so many RAW files from old old 1DX and 5D mkiii...

[@MarkDumbleton]

So good to hear 😊

[@bryanenright9727]

Another very educational video. Especially on using the linear and radial gradients. I’ll have to watch it again to take it all in, especially the intersecting bit…yeah, a tricky image to edit. If only you had some presets you could use ! 😉

[@MarkDumbleton]

Hi Bryan, hehe thanks for the comment 😊 I often find it tough to get colours right when the light is gold, but that’s why experimenting is always good to do.

[@andrewricegolf]

This was great Mark. Thanks very much from a fellow Saffa.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much! Good to hear from a fellow Saffa 😊

[@kevinswilson66]

Learning a lot from your videos - thank you! I love your artistic vision that guides your Lightroom editing process. I’m curious what artists inspire you, because I feel that your photos are elevated to a form of high art, while retaining realism. I’d love to see you talk about your artistic influences in one of your future videos.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much for watching Kevin, and thanks for the comment. To be honest I will have to think about what artist inspires me because nothing jumps to mind right away. I think there are multiple sources of inspiration but it could make for a nice video.

[@meisie0]

Thanks, That's a great video. I learned a lot again.

[@MarkDumbleton]

My pleasure! Thanks so much for watching, glad you found it helpful!

[@craigcompoliphotography1235]

Excellent.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Really appreciate the comment 😊🙏🏻

[@mos_go]

Awesome video 👍

[@MarkDumbleton]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@mhaney1111]

I am a beginner at photo editing but one thing that I noticed is that the cat’s feet are sharp but the grass that it is stepping on appears to be soft. Wouldn’t this appear as an obvious edit. Do you think more in focus below and just in front of the cat would be more realistic? That being said I do find this and all of your videos very informative and enjoyable to watch.

[@MarkDumbleton]

Hi Michael, thanks for the comment and for watching my videos. I didn’t notice a difference as you have shared but I’ll take a look. An area that is on the same plane of focus as the feet should have equal sharpness, so you are definitely right. Thanks for pointing it out.

[@mhaney1111]

Thank you for responding. It could be that I am seeing this on my cell phone so it is hard to judge sharpness. I do prefer to see some area in front of the subject in focus.

[@devchohan7501]

How are your pics this sharp?! What lens were you using sir?

[@MarkDumbleton]

This was taken back in 2011 when I still used a big 600 f4 prime lens.

[@devchohan7501]

@@MarkDumbleton crazy to think how sharp pics were back in 2011 😂 ( I was 6yrs old back then 😂😂)