DON'T Let Post Processing RUIN Your Photography

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[@timeisdancing8]

So glad I˙ve found your channel, watched only 2 tutorials of yours and picked so many usefull tips already. You have a new subscriber here! Looking forward to learn more from you. Thank you so much for your effort

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks so much for the sub and leaving the kind comment, it means a lot 🙏🏻

[@colinstalker]

Your editing and teaching skills make this a pleasure to watch. Brilliant Will, looking forward to more in 24. 😊

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks for the support mate. All the best for the holiday season.

[@SCHOOLOFLIGHT]

Mate! Not sure how you ended up in my algorithm, but what a delight. It’s the delivery man. I am a dunce, but not so much after this. Don’t change a thing! Peace.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks legend! hope you stick around and enjoy the rest of the channel 💪🏼🙏🏻👊🏻

[@russellreynolds8679]

Hi William. Thank God, I've just found your channel and especially this tutorial. This forest scene is the location I prefer to be in, however this type of composition is the one I have the most trouble with. Your explanation on how you overcome the lack of depth with light will be so helpful. Thanks heaps.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Awesome Russ, really glad to hear that mate. Thanks for the support 🙏🏻

[@larrywales358]

Hi Will, I have a collection of your masterclass videos I purchased in your website library. I have learned an awful lot. Over the last couple months these videos like the one above have helped me put it all together. I'm still not there , but am working really hard to make it. Thanks for all you do on your channel for us, the inspiration and all the images from a far away place. Looking forward to the coming year learning how to see and create better images. Thanks Man

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

I couldn’t ask for anything more. Thanks so much mate. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@johndougherty1232]

That was one of the best tortoriols I've had the pleasure to watch. Great Job. I'll be back for more❤❤❤❤❤

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Unreal, thanks John! 💚🙏🏻

[@MikeSimpson1]

Amazing video. I agree that many people totally ruin their sunrise and sunset images with over editing. Too much saturation and contrast ruining details. It's interesting to see you describe the focus stack approach and then decide the final look is too flat. Kind of ironic somehow that the edit then becomes about adding depth.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks. The focus stack adds depth via infinite focus but the atmospheric perspective to create the illusion of depth always needs to be done in post. Just like a painting.

[@davek2559]

I’ve watched a few post processing videos on KZbin, and bought a couple of courses, one of which was £££. I’ve watched a few of your tips on here William and it just clicked. So simple, so effective, and I feel my processing has transformed almost overnight. Thank you so much for your time and efforts sharing your experience. I’m looking forward to purchasing some tutorials from you in the new year 👍🏻

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Really pleased to hear that mate, thank you so much! 🙏🏻

[@ilyanazarenko3330]

Very unique way of processing (and very effective I might say). The most interesting aspect of this approach is no masks and no tedious selections.Very time efficient. Kudos to you Sir. I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed and also noticed the simplicity yet effectiveness. I haven’t touched lum masks or used selections in years. Just refined my use of the trusty brush, haha. Hope you can adopt it.

[@MikeSimpson1]

No masks? In the forest scene he is in fact using a mask with a brush.

[@ВанькаКлестов]

@@MikeSimpson1 He uses a lot of masks in the second scene too. Actually, he uses a lot of masks in every photo)

[@ginagallagher1062]

This was an awesome tutorial. I've taken many online courses, many in post proceasing and this short video taught me more than all of them put together. I never thought about the layering of colors in a painting for depth before. I just liked and subscribed and all the things. Can't wait to watch more and try the process on my own photos.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

That really means a lot. So stoked to hear. Thank you for the support and I hope you enjoy some of the other videos! I’ll always reply so if you have any questions just let me know 👊🏻

[@martinjordan5172]

I discovered your channel only recently and I am glad I did. I really like your calm and thoughtful approach to your photography and the stunning images you produce. The post processing sections are very instructive as you describe how you would like the image to look and then demonstrate how to get there without dashing through it. Brilliant stuff. Looking forward to viewing your back catalogue!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks so much, I appreciate the support. Hope you enjoy more videos and I’ll keep an eye out for any questions or comments 🙏🏻😊

[@brianbeattyphotography]

really great tips, especially the sunrise scene. with a really colorful sky, those are the images that I find are easiest to over-edit

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Cheers Brian!

[@k.j.schmitz6671]

Just watched this wonderful tutorial. Post-processing represents a huge challenge for me as I spend my working days stuck behind a computer screen. Still struggling with the concept of work on a computer actually being fun... That said, this tutorial makes PP look doable and fun, so hope to make some progress in 2024!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AW-do9kf]

That made so much sense. Thank you, your easy going teaching style made that so easy to watch.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@perriko]

Brilliant! Thank you William. I don't use Adobe software, but I followed your instruction, and it made an ordinary scene (of my back yard!) look stunning. Thank you!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Great to hear! Thanks mate :)

[@debbieharry-clarke2918]

Love this tutorial, after spending time photographing Tassie rainforests I now know how to process them the way they actually looked instead of flat in the photo

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks Deb! Perfect scenario. Let me know how you go with it :)

[@jameshider1234]

Will, you’re absolutely smashing these videos. Thanks 😊

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks a lot mate 👊🏻☺️

[@bernym4047]

Interesting discourse. I especially liked the added 'lens flare' effect coming over the hill. I process my raw files with darktable with occasional use of Gimp. I found I could use the darktable haze removal module with drawn and parametric mask with a soft brush, using a divide blend mode to create a distance effect similar to your woodland scene. It always good to see other photographers edits as it opens up new ideas and helps stop getting in a rut. I too use 'marinade' i.e. a rest period before revisiting an edit. Thank you for the video. Subscribed.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks for the support 🙏🏻

[@lubos-ro3hy]

Thanks for the tips

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

No probs. Thanks!

[@andreasommer3431]

This is the most useful post processing technique photo that I have watched, thank you!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Wow, thanks!

[@jaxrcexplorer]

Epic lesson in post processing to achieve the most exceptional results from Photoshop! Thanks so much for sharing! 👍👍

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

My pleasure, thank you 💪🏼🫡

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

I've ruined a lot of beautiful light over the years working in post... lol It's the same reason I also like to "rest" my processing after working with an image so that I can see it fresh later. I've often caught something annoying that truly sticks out when I return at a later time. As my skills progressed over the years, I've even returned to decade-old images, started over with a .raw file, and often been shocked. I've always enjoyed working in PS and it's a program that one never truly learns 100%, for there's always something new to discover. It's a pleasure to watch the techniques of others, for I often find little tidbits or even artistic approaches (such as the separation demonstrated here) that can vastly improve the wow-value of an image. Good stuff to go with my morning coffee - Thanks!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks as always mate ☺️🙏🏻

[@alanevans9246]

Thanks Will, very interesting and helpful. Looking forward to what you will bring forth next year. As always, keep snapping! Thanks again…

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks Alan!

[@dylanmassa]

this is so freaking helpful. thank you

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

You’re the man 👊🏻

[@matthewhewitt8307]

This is a fantastic video. I have really neglected depth in my photos and this video has really helped me to see that my photos are quite flat often. Thank you!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

My pleasure mate, thank you!

[@jovicasmileski]

Hey Will, not sure if anyone has mentioned in the comments but for the first image with the depth, to save yourself some time you can use the Depth Blur feature in the Neural Filters tab and just export the depth map only, it will be much more accurate and faster, just throwing that out there, however you can feel free to do it whichever way you prefer. 😊Love your vids.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

I’ll check it out brother! Although it won’t be good if it’s applying a blur, as we still want those trees in focus. I’ll have a look and let ya know 👊🏻

[@jovicasmileski]

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography No worries about the blur, it exports the depth map (mist pass) as a black and white layer essentially that you can use it to composite it on top of the original image. 🙌 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKetnHidaqeHb6csi=ozilInSICb4MxiI- (5:15)

[@JosephCassidy-bt8rf]

I’m really enjoying and learning a lot from your videos, so just wanted to say thanks.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks for letting me know mate!

[@smilesandlaughsalot]

Hey Will. Thanks for your work and its so great to see a modern landscape photographer shooting in New Zealand as a career. Keep going! With New Zealand's clear air, often I've always struggled with creating depth in my images so seeing your processing methods as another way of doing things is very helpful. Just brought your Retouching course. Thank you! Will keep following...

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Hey mate, thank you SO much! Usually here in Fiordland there is some atmosphere lurking around most times, but within the forest it’s another thing altogether and it’s critical to seperate those dark tones. Thank you for the support! See you on the next vids 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@GrahamMarkham]

Superb, got to start thinking like this. I don't normally think about distance in a image.....Thank you William....

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

My pleasure. Something that really should be kept in mind, moving forward. Thanks mate.

[@dougbraz5843]

Thanks so much for the lesson - very interesting! Also great pics and thoroughly well explained.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks for the support 🙏🏻☺️

[@PaulCSmithPhotographer]

Great stuff William, just discovered your channel!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Awesome, thank you! 🙏🏻

[@obayedh]

Cool Post processing - love and enjoyed the process. :) Compliments from Vancouver Island, BC, Canada!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks SO much! 🙏🏻

[@larsmoller870]

I love it. So simple and yet such amazing results.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Cheers ☺️🙏🏻

[@michaelbierbaum-z5x]

Thank you William, loved watching all of your videos, wish you and your family a great time and X-mas, take care and Iam looking forward to your next vid, many greetings from Gremany, Michael

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks a lot! Much appreciated ☺️🙏🏻

[@louisburley1597]

This is great! Another thing I do is creating luminosity masks to keep me out of the foreground. It allows me to be a little lazy with my brush since it won’t let me paint into non selected areas. Keep up the great content! Cheers

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks mate. I haven't felt the need to use lum masks. But whatever works for you! Cheers :)

[@arthonyorea6517]

Awesome processing editting. Your teaching skills in editing is very effective I must say and keep doing more of this tutorial videos. Like and subscibed. 👍

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks a lot! 🙏🏻

[@guidetheride2103]

Hey thanks William, learned a lot of new things from you. 👏

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

My pleasure, thank you for the channel support 🙏🏻

[@alantuohy8542]

Excellent tips, learning so much from your videos.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@johnthomasdoyle1964]

Thanks Will, another great video, I normally only edit in lightroom, but I’ll definitely give this a try, I’m scared of layers lol. Thanks again.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Pretty rare for me to leave ACR but a handy technique to keep up your sleeve :)

[@johanp8391]

Good lesson, well presented. Thank you.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thank you!

[@1_Tim]

Inspiring, look forward to giving this a try. Cheers

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Cheers mate!

[@Scuba_xray]

Thanks. You have a new subscriber now.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Awesome, thank you!

[@SaraWC72]

So good 🙏 you make it look so easy ❤

[@teeeenyfifi]

How lucky we all are to be able to learn from you like this! What an artist. One day your cautionary tale will be ALL the magenta 😁🤣🙈

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Haha. I'm always ready to blast someone for overdoing the magenta. Thanks for the ongoing support Fi :)

[@rod_dafourth]

love this!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thank you!

[@davidligon6088]

I really like your style! Beautiful images. I am a Photoshop idiot, but use brushes and radial gradients in Lightroom for a similar effect. When I get a break from work, I’m looking forward to signing up for your Photoshop course.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks Dave, that means a lot mate!

[@DC-lo2cs]

At 3:11 in the video, Shift + Delete is for a MAC. For WIndows users, it is Shift + Backspace.

[@Chrispitchwildlife]

Well done, thanks! 🙂

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

cheers :)

[@LandscapesDronescapes]

Brilliant mate ❤

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

🙏🏻👊🏻

[@leemclauchlan664]

Hey Will. How you simplfy photography is absolute gold! How do you get your masking panel to line up with all the others? My Adobe Bridge panel obscures the image ...

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks so much! You should be able to click, drag and drop it into the panel area on the right.

[@satur9]

A very helpful video!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks mate!

[@PenGious]

my personal opinion on processing is if the processing is the first thing you notice about a photo, It hasn't been done that well.

[@salvirji]

Very nicely explained video with some nice technique. For the second image I'm assuming the focus was on the distance mountain or bushes ? Thanks.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thank you mate. On the second image, it actually needs a stack of two exposures (one on foreground and another on the mountain) but for the sake of the lesson I just processed the file that was focussed on the mountain.

[@salvirji]

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography thanks mate, that's good to know. Have a great week ahead and happy shooting 🍻

[@34Media]

merry xmas mate enjoy the break and catch you in the next year. you doing any workshops in july next year by any chance i may be lucky enough to get to Queenstown area ?

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks, you too! Will have to be a private one down my way in Fiordland. Just keep in touch 🙏🏻

[@34Media]

@@WilliamPatinoPhotography Rodgy will do once I’ve locked in cheers mate

[@ghxst4393]

thats dope, is what this tutorial made me say

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Haha, cheers 👊🏻

[@bobbyw59]

Thanks!

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

THANK YOU so much mate! Very kind of you ❤️❤️❤️

[@gusstanden8957]

Question - Why/when would you use the grey layer to create depth instead of reducing contrast, rehazing and bring up the blacks?

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

If you feel like you’re not getting enough of a result from the brush using the original adjustments 👊🏻

[@gusstanden8957]

ah okay. Great, thanks for the tip!@@WilliamPatinoPhotography

[@AmazingCreationsStudio]

one can we do , extracting depth map using neural filter and change blending mode to screen and doing some curve adjustments we can make the background separation depth

[@stigfloberghagenphotography]

Thanks 👍🙂

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

You're welcome 😊

[@hughwolfe1176]

I’ve never gotten the hang of either PS or LR, I prefer Nik (DxO) software. I like the effects you added to the forest scene, however I feel the early morning lake scene was a bit heavy handed. Just personal opinion, nothing against you.

[@HaykeBerdenPhotography]

Awesome video, a lot to learn. Very helpfull. Maybe a small question !? If u make nice photo, and you are editing the photo (alot). Are you then a photographer of can you very editing a picture good !? I personoly think, that a photographer take's a photo and capture the moment, The way it is, in real life. Editing a photo very much, is another hobby. The photo is change and not real anymore in a sertain way. I am confused about that part. You can download a lot of photo's from internet and editing them, the way u want. Then u can sell your camera!? Thx, keep with the video's......😊

[@miguelvasquez3291]

This is called Atmospheric Perspective.

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Yes :)

[@ravondal1958]

Would you be so kind to consider videos that just get to it? I know a lot of people love to be talked through it but I believe that there are many of us that just want to get on with it LOL :) Best wishes and I hope you will consider short versions :) Thank you!

[@r423sdex]

Is a tree the most photographed subject ? How many more ! . Photography is definitely in need of Ai creativity.

[@0doubledseven589]

Was there a time when photography was about reality. 😢

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

You think the RAW file represents reality? lol

[@noraallen2610]

So frustrated right now

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

???

[@noraallen2610]

Ehh , it’s mono monday I went with bnw lol / next one , I’ll get it eventually.

[@metahduh4003]

I do NOT want to pay subscription to Photoshop.

[@lelopolelolol]

You don't have to. You're not a professional so you can use other software

[@perriko]

Review other options to Adobe and switch if you don't want to use Adobe. All software has its quirks - technical, financial, legal and otherwise.

[@Masteroftee]

Why to do it by yourself, just ask AI to create image for u :)

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Photography isn't just about 'image making', its about the entire process that leads to being there as an observer in a fleeting moment. The trials and failures are what makes the success worthwhile.

[@mailchrisp]

Awesome lesson as always. Thanks for sharing

[@WilliamPatinoPhotography]

Thanks mate 🙏🏻☺️