Editing the Porsche GT3 using one exposure (Car Photography Tutorial)

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This is a lightroom and photoshop tutorial where I will walkthrough how I edited this Porsche GT3 shot with just one exposure
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[@samsonkipp]

00:01 iPhone potato-image shot at night 28:11 professional Porsche Advertisement with a production cost of 50k$ the hell did you do that?

[@samsonkipp]

btw instant sub 👍🏻

[@DamianPlisko]

Samson Kipp haha thanks so much!!

[@AzNightmare]

*Maybe start at **0:04**. The grainy picture in the very beginning wasn't the original, it was just the original with some grain effect added onto it. The actual original shot already looked like a Porsche Advertisement... He made it better, but not off of an iPhone potato shot. lol. The picture right from the beginning already looks too perfect like a 3D render for concept artwork, rather than a real photo. But none the less, the techniques are still relevant.*

[@amartje0108]

@@AzNightmare thats what I thought, wasn't sure tho.

[@edwins.9609]

Thanks for the video! Don’t feel rushed either, the attention to detail is what we are here for!

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@Duncan Xander Instablaster =)

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[@okay814]

Love how you're not using vague phrases like "to make things pop" and just say "to increase the contrast" when adjusting settings

[@DamianPlisko]

okay thanks man!

[@mikoajdabrowski4538]

its amazing how much you did only with color adjustments im really impressed waiting for next vid.

[@DamianPlisko]

Mikołaj Dąbrowski thanks man!

[@M4KH4I]

I recommend using the auto geometry settings in Lightroom to adjust the photo so everything is straight and then crop it, saves a lot of time, Amazing video though 🙏🏻

[@CarsOverdose]

*JUST WOW*

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks!

[@angelohaak3312]

Came home at 1am saw the notification and had to watch this there was no way I was missing it. So worth it bro amazing job

[@DamianPlisko]

Angelo Haak thanks so much bro

[@nicolashabichler7616]

It's been a long time since i watched a 30minute video entirely!! Awesome ideas!

[@DamianPlisko]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@testdriveph]

Never gave the Patch tool because the preview just looked weird, glad I watched this. Txs for the video!

[@DamianPlisko]

You're welcome!

[@CoatingPoint]

Would love to see a video where u show us the proces from taking a photo to editing it (would be awesome if u used a basic camera or even your phone to shoot so everyone can try it at home)

[@DamianPlisko]

Jolan Weymans i will definitely consider this for future :)

[@mikaels-p6765]

Am I the only one that think those purple colors should have been desaturated as well? (especially around the tail lights)

[@DamianPlisko]

Mikael S-P in hindsight yes I could have done that but I don’t think it destroys the image

[@mikaels-p6765]

@@DamianPlisko they don't, but they look a little weird when pinching in

[@danielcornista]

maybe i discover this late but i can't stop watching this videos, i'm learning so much!!!

[@DamianPlisko]

great to hear, thanks!

[@alexstefanphoto]

Great video and photography! Also, in case you didn't know about this shortcut , you don't need to select all layers and duplicate them in order to create a flattened image of all layers. You could just select the top layer and press Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E on Windows or Cmd+Shift+Option+E on Mac.

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks for the tip!

[@PALbub]

Changing BG. Okay. Changing the car with dodge and burn. No go for me. Thanks for sharing your work.

[@anthonybryantmedia]

The image is superb in final edit. Great work and thanks for sharing the workflow. Just shows the power of LR/PS to tranform images.

[@DamianPlisko]

Anthony Bryant thank you! Glad you like d it !

[@beatthealgorithm3771]

Been suggested to me today and I have found my new favourite editing channel. Great Video

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks so much!

[@pena472]

2 years ago and I’m so impressed 🙏 thanks a lot

[@DamianPlisko]

Glad I could help!

[@FKfilmphotography]

The original photo has so much detail in the shadows and highlights.

[@flightjam]

WOW! Catalogue worthy

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks!

[@jlsc4125]

It is so easy to straighten the lines in lightroom, so much easier than photoshop

[@schuey323]

This is insanely good. Wow.

[@DamianPlisko]

Didier Brival thanks!

[@arek4181]

Hi Damian. Little tip. When you want to merge all the layer, just click on the top layer and press Control + Shift + Alt + E. It will just merge all visible layers into new layer :)

[@DamianPlisko]

Arek Arek thanks for the tip:)

[@pankajaroraphotograp]

Thx fr ur guidance. its really helpfull.

[@DamianPlisko]

My pleasure 😊

[@MelissaRAZAF]

you’re edit is soooo gold!!! Thank you so much, you have a new follower!!! 🤭🌈✨

[@DamianPlisko]

Thank you so much!!

[@RichThul]

Thank you for posting this edit. Was great to see how you got from the original image to the finished image. Doubt that you need any tips but a handy one that I use a lot is Shift/option/command/E to make a stamped layer of all the visible layers below. Like at the end when you combined the layers to make the final Camara Raw edits. Thanks again, great job.

[@DamianPlisko]

Rich Thul thanks for tue tip!!

[@adrianconete1864]

I'm not even shooting car photography, I shoot portraits and fashion, but this is such a great tutorial! Saved it to watch later, who knows when this will be useful. Thank you for sharing this amazing lesson! :)

[@DamianPlisko]

Adrian Conete thanks for the kind words!

[@kapeeshmanilal1613]

You're a wizard, Damian!

[@DamianPlisko]

Kapeesh Manilal haha thanks!!!

[@marcd7332]

this is gold content

[@DamianPlisko]

Marc D thank you!

[@MrDox90]

Wow, it's amazing how you made a completely different image at the end. It's a completely different ambiance. It takes some real creativity to come up with little details, like the black front, or darker glass. Also never knew a car looks better when not reflecting lights. It's meant to be shiny. But it does look better. So many nice touches. Great work.

[@DamianPlisko]

Vladan Perovic thank you!

[@Phazedclips]

Loved seeing this type of tutorial as car photography is where I started along with nature and I never knew the techniques and how people did all of this and now that I am full time doing video I dont get to shoot cars much anymore. Now I want to go out and do a shoot so I can work on some of this stuff! Thanks!

[@DamianPlisko]

Derek Livingston glad you liked it!

[@colinleder5683]

really impressed, I consider myself as a decent car photographer but I only know basic thing in edits, and edits make like 50% of the final results

[@DamianPlisko]

Colin Leder thanks so much!

[@lvdragon]

Dude wtf, your work is hella good.

[@DamianPlisko]

Kiiro Valentine thanks dude!

[@scopher911]

Great tutorial. Thank you.

[@LightModeHelmets]

I learned a lot from this vid. Thanks a bunch, Damian. Will apply some of your thought processes to my photos on Instagram.

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks!

[@TheElusivePanda]

The shadow of that spoiler is just so... tumescent.

[@Flakhound]

Unbelievably good edit and video Damian. Keep pumping it out!

[@DamianPlisko]

Colin Larkins thanks!

[@MrAngelRipped]

Beautiful tutorial thank you

[@DamianPlisko]

Angel Ripped thanks!

[@al3x_k388]

So cool. Makes me wanna shoot moreee

[@DamianPlisko]

Alex Knight thanks!

[@yahiarafik9965]

I just woke up and you can’t believe how hyped i was when i got the notification of your video, keep it up man very nice content

[@DamianPlisko]

Yahia Rafik thank you!!

[@WatchHobbyist]

Mind. Blown. Very impressive... looking forward to watching more of your videos

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks so much

[@dash3dot]

Absolutely fantastic job with the photo Damian, it shows that You have a lot of experience with this, love Your taste in color and overall processing. Thank You VERY much for sharing the knowledge with us. Eager to see more!

[@DamianPlisko]

dash3dot thanks so much for the kind comments :)

[@MartinFlicks]

Can you provide the original image? So we can follow along?

[@ThePixelitomedia]

yes please upload the image!

[@DamianPlisko]

@@ThePixelitomedia i will try so with the next tutorial!

[@nene2734]

Great job this was fun to watxh

[@DamianPlisko]

Exige Nene thanks!

[@clansman66]

Loved this, and from just the one exposure, great tutorial and one I will keep coming back to for reference, thank you.

[@DamianPlisko]

Stuart Macrae thanks so much!

[@OscarNtege]

Impressive video,definitely giving me ideas for my next photography tutorial and photoshoot!👌

[@vladen14]

lol the raw image already looked better than everything I end up with after editing :D fml you're a damn magician

[@DamianPlisko]

Hier könnte Ihre Werbung stehen thanks so much :):)

[@Ace96rose]

Good Job! Keep on doing those tutorials. Really detailed and well explained. Cheers from Germany.

[@DamianPlisko]

thank you!

[@NOWISGOODvlog]

Absolute fantastic!!! pleasure to look at this

[@DamianPlisko]

NOW IS GOOD thanks!

[@cooledcollective]

amazing edit and killer final composition... you did great Damian!

[@DamianPlisko]

911cooled Films thank you!

[@Spanker866352]

Damian, in last merging step, you don't need to duplicate all layers, just press cmd alt shift E (ctrl shift alt E on pc), it will merge down all visible layers into new one!

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks for the tip!

[@DamianMathew]

I think Photo Damian and CGI Damian (me) should Collab. Edit: Wait, we even have the same amount of subs. I guess this proves the Matrix was real all along.

[@DamianPlisko]

LOL, wow what a crazy coincidence! We should collab at some point, would be rad!

[@DamianMathew]

@@DamianPlisko Yeah, maybe I render and you do post? Would be a sick 2 part video. You can hit me up at db at mouval com!

[@jakobvoldberg451]

Really nice vid, thanks! Tip 26:23, I think it's possible to do the flatten process by pressing cmd/ctrl+alt+shift+e. It will create a duplicate based on what is currently visible on screen! :)

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks!

[@williebotes4893]

You sir are a legend!!

[@DamianPlisko]

Willie Botes thanks man!!

[@albertocsr3926]

yo are an artist bro

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks so much!

[@TakaTakaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Nice, this is just what i was looking for. Subscribed !!

[@DamianPlisko]

Awesome, thank you!

[@BrodyLando]

Liked the video! I am trying to get into some photography and would like to do some cars etc. I wouldn't mind seeing in your videos where you attach the original photo so people could follow along like me. :) Great video though!

[@DamianPlisko]

will keep this mind!

[@nobi2991]

22:30 LED

[@HexlGaming]

This could be a straight up porsche ad shot.. :)

[@DamianPlisko]

hexlgaming thank you!

[@steelcitysupercars9329]

Love the videos. Make alot more

[@DamianPlisko]

Steel City Supercars will do!! :)

[@clippingpathcreativeltd]

awesome

[@WilliamBergman]

I love this!

[@DamianPlisko]

William Bergman thank you!

[@rennu_]

Thank you for the video. Worth watching. Really appreciate your efforts on this

[@DamianPlisko]

rborn rocker thanks!!

[@PRODNAHOB]

nice guide, Thank you!

[@DamianPlisko]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tomjed]

Nice Tutorial! Very informative...thank you.

[@DamianPlisko]

Tomasz Jedrasik tjanks for watching

[@makispps]

NOOOOOOO you left blue HUE at -49. Please don't do that, it may hurt some people!

[@amartje0108]

OCD

[@CalebWolf]

-51

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-59

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-69

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-99

[@TheAutomotiveKid]

You make it look so easy, yet mine would look like a potato! Awesome videos, man. Learning a lot!

[@DamianPlisko]

The Automotive Kid thanks so much!!

[@Leupiiii]

Great Job!

[@DamianPlisko]

Leupiiii thank you!

[@chrisescobar7713]

great step by step , awesome work flow!

[@DamianPlisko]

Chris Escobar thanks!

[@paulybluenose]

Fantastic job Damian, I stumbled across your channel after seeing your comment about the Sony A7iii. I forgive you for that after seeing your work lol.

[@DamianPlisko]

Paul Matthew Hill thank you!! Please refresh my mind though, I don’t recall which comment that was ..

[@comtrang]

Great, quick edit. Thanks!

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks!

[@walidkhlaifi3678]

Very very very NIce thank you for this amazing tuto

[@DamianPlisko]

Walid Khlaifi thank you!

[@moth1photography]

Awesome work man!

[@DamianPlisko]

moth1 photography thank you!

[@diegofelipemoraarrue55]

😍😍😍 Nice edit 👏👏👏

[@DamianPlisko]

Diego Felipe Mora Arrue thank you!

[@VAYIOS]

wicked video

[@DamianPlisko]

thank you!

[@sewi78]

Im really impressed :) very good job

[@DamianPlisko]

Rafał Lewandowski thank you!

[@sparkplug964]

That was a great Tutorial, thanks.

[@DamianPlisko]

sparkplug964 thanks for watching!

[@MatheusRiquetto0102]

amazing tutorial!

[@DamianPlisko]

Matheus Consul thanks!

[@MonuMedia]

Talented! subbed!

[@DamianPlisko]

thanks!

[@AzNightmare]

*So I checked out this guy's IG. Definitely very skilled in what he does. Although my only comment is that every photo in there looks like a render for a brochure or advertisement... it's too clean and loses the essence of reality. Every shot makes me wonder if these cars are even photographed or digitally created. But it's still definitely beautiful. Just different style. I guess the best way to say it is, if you took a photo of a woman, you can put a little bit of make up on, or cake her whole face with make up so she almost looks fake, but either way, she's still beautiful, just different style. Thanks for sharing your talent!*

[@DamianPlisko]

AzNightmare thanks for your feedback:) You’re correct that is my style, it’s much more commercial vs editorial and although i can do both, I have more fun doing this style :)

[@jonasmind]

Great video! Thank you for your tutorial, really helped me to improve my project :)

[@DamianPlisko]

jonasmind. Glad you found it useful :)

[@bildillamagasin]

Thank you very much for a very inspiring video! The picture was very nice !!

[@DamianPlisko]

bildillamagasin thank you!

[@Chris-yf1bn]

Loved it and learned a lot. The only thing for me was that lighting in the top left you added not my taste, but the final picture looks out of this world, big thumbs up. Anyway thank you so much for this tutorial. I definitely subbed and will be watching the rest of your videos.

[@DamianPlisko]

Chris Ascencio thank you!

[@STUDIORA]

Oh! Good tutorial. Cool!!

[@DamianPlisko]

STUDIO RA thanks!

[@krzysiek3763]

love it, thanks

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Burster Burster thank you!

[@c_r854]

Photoshop boss level 100 haha, impressive !

[@DamianPlisko]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) haha thanks!

[@NikitaUssyukin]

Thank you for the inspiration, dude!

[@DamianPlisko]

Only JDM anytime thanks for watching!!

[@whitepearlgraphicsbellasti8366]

Thanks for this great Video 😍👌

[@DamianPlisko]

Christin Köder thanks!

[@stefanodagostino5978]

Great Edit!

[@DamianPlisko]

Stefano D'Agostino thanks!

[@dennisduina6260]

You're amazing guy 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@DamianPlisko]

Dennis Duina thanks man!

[@FrancescoAttardo]

Great job!!

[@DamianPlisko]

Francesco Attardo thanks!

[@dbl7969]

Great tutorial. I never knew about the patch tool.

[@DamianPlisko]

dbl thanks! Glad you found it useful

[@shootyou]

Inspiring video man! Thanks!

[@DamianPlisko]

Tomhndrx thanks for watching!

[@AZdroptop]

Excellent!

[@DamianPlisko]

Rick Hutton thanks!

[@sxanee5162]

Wallpaper Download?

[@90boiler]

Loved the funny voice of girl in background! Great tutorial, can you share your LUTs? Never thought they are possible to use in PS

[@DamianPlisko]

90's Boiler Room haha that’s my daughter.. thanks man! You can take a look at Moe Zainals channel where he shows you the exact place to download those

[@JasonBryantGreen]

I was already impressed by the "from this" photo.lol

[@HSSDamian]

DAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO you fucking legend

[@Toblerino]

this is so damn impressive.. great job!

[@DamianPlisko]

Toby. Thank you!

[@ramirojorge2887]

It's really interesting to see the post process and it makes me wonder why I still go to uni to be honest... I did enjoy the edit but 3 things are confusing me. The magenta glow around the tail light goes way to far on the paint/body panel. The edge of the right top side of the building is lit, doesn't feel natural to me. The ray of light that you brought in on the left of the picture confuses me, it lights up the back portion of the building , the facade with the porsche logo and the car. I'm losing sense of depth because of it. I don't think the light would be at the same strenght at different depths. Besides those 3 things, it is truely inspiring to see your work, I can't thank you enought for sharing your knowledge and I'll try to push foward on my post process skills with lots of blood,sweat &ctrl(command)+Z :)

[@DamianPlisko]

Ramiro Jorge great points! I also appreciate the kind words :)

[@Veinzstyle]

Which cam did you use for that shot? BTW awesome video!

[@DamianPlisko]

I did not shoot this photo, only retouched it.