How I photographed and processed an architectural image in Photoshop

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

See how I processed another architectural image: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5mWf594bc91r9k

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[@Scotphotoamateur]

Beautifully illustrated and very clear explanation/demo. Thanks.

[@philipcook6191]

Your work is amazing, truly to take the cake. Definitely my best. Thank you for your post and channel. Cape Town, South Africa.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much for the kind words Philip!! Cheers

[@tapioritvonen3860]

Stunning photo and work!! Great tutorial, easy to follow 🙏🙏😊😊

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks Tapio!! 😀😀

[@Paul_anderson_creative]

Excellent. Thanks. Worth watching just to see that reflected gradient tool! Some great tips...

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much Paul!

[@ejones3266]

Amazing job with the image and instructions on how to achieve the reults.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much!

[@kenohagan1091]

So glad I found your channel. Great content and this one brings back memories of Stamford.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks, Ken! We actually recently moved to Stamford. We are really enjoying it!

[@joseparcerisa4859]

Excellent explanation my friend, thank you very much for sharing.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks Jose for the kind words

[@vilajetleka3414]

what an impressive building!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

I agree! It was completed in 1973. It’s called One Landmark Square

[@Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer]

Splendid work Jay!!!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Very kind! Thanks!

[@lensvana]

Great video! Coincidentally I just read a book that more or less goes into this exact technique in excruciating detail (hard to track down, it's by Julia Anna Gospodarou - no affiliation but I can see on her website that you guys have a similar style.). Just thought I'd share some notes from the book for channel viewers: - Ideal settings for pleasing long exposure arch. B&W: 15-16 stop ND (10 + 5 or 10 + 6 stacked), usually 5-6 minutes, add 25% to exposure time if 10 stop, add 50% if 16 stops. CPL adds 2 stops, so 10 (ND) + CPL could work in a pinch. - Start the exposure when clouds are entering the frame (not halfway in), ideally pointing in same direction as building - Usually f/7.1 - f/8, sometimes f/11, no more than f/16 - Post-processing is very similar. To learn how to do it intuitively, helps to take a basic drawing course to learn the natural way that light falls on 3D volumes like boxes, sphere, and cylinders (I'm doing this at the moment)

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much! I follow her work and she is very talented. Also check out Joel Tjintjelaar. He is fantastic

[@simonsmith8783]

Really helpful video. As someone who is just considering venturing into a new style of photography and investing in some expensive filters, this has been very informative in terms of me deciding I have the relevant PS skill set (luckily I think I do). So thank you

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@jadsonmorais3840]

helped me to expand my mind about architecture editing here in Brazil, thanks! 🙏✨

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Obrigado! Thanks for watching!

[@dennisshields8542]

Good tutorial - Detailed, well and patiently explained.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks Dennis!

[@juancarlosguzman2827]

Great video! I want to start doing some architecture photography and I was wondering how those B&W images are edited and finally I found a great one, is kind of complicated but I think I will need to practice a lot in order to get those results. Awesome 👏 video! Thank you

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Looking forward to seeing you work!

[@juancarlosguzman2827]

Thanks 🙏

[@ggstylz]

Next level editing!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

So very kind!! thanks!

[@lawrencesmith9214]

Morning Jay.....just discovered your channel, subscribed, thanks for the content, keep up the good work! I’ll have a go with some of these techniques on a concept project I’m thinking about. Cheers and keep well.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much Lawrence!! If you post on IG, let me know. I will follow.

[@lawrencesmith9214]

@@JCImagesBehindtheShot cheers Jay.....I do have an Insta account but nothing on there that uses your editing technique at the moment but would appreciate the follow, I’ll reciprocate. Lawrence_smith_photography.

[@TheMojo140]

Nice one Jay, good edit and good explanation !

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks Maurice!

[@brunopascal6732]

Great video man!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much Bruno!

[@Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer]

Fantastic video and photographs ,great!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching

[@yoga7788]

Really enjoying your lessons. If you had to choose one lens 16_35 or 24-105 which one would you go with for street scape. Thank you once again.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks friend. If I was to chose just one lens, I would go with the 24-105 for more flexibility assuming quality was the same.

[@agustintajch]

Your channel is awesome!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@maltem6140]

Thanks for the great video.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Much appreciated!

[@emadali4833]

That's awesome video, really artistic touch of beauty, I can understand you can make reselection many times and ad curves after you select and mask the main subject ...that's cool

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks for watching Emad!

[@abizerzariwala532]

Brilliant edits sir. Really inspiring. Could you please make a video explaining the gradient tools in detail? It will really help me understand when to use what type of gradient tool during the editing process.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Great idea Abizer!

[@photodom2000]

Really nice tutorial JC. Came across your channel today and liked this one.. Still confused by Gradient Tool and Gradient masking but I'll get there one day. You deserve more subscribers.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Very kind words, Dominic. Thanks for watching. I have posted several other videos recently. Feel free to check them out.

[@MichalOlender]

Looks very cool!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much Michael! Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@regryan8044]

great job jay, I can use the gradient tool in lightroom, but always have dramas in photoshop. cheers

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

I use the gradient in LR as well. With PS, you can use the gradient on a particular selection allowing for more flexibility.

[@regryan8044]

@@JCImagesBehindtheShot Thanks JC i will have another closer, Great pics

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Stunning work Jay. Awesome video, really enjoyed watching. Such a beautiful building 👌👍

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much Adrian! Fairly close to me house and building I have liked for some time. Hope you had a great trip.

[@Hisoka54]

Your channel is underrated ! Great content, thanks !

[@kma8910]

great work!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks for watching Keith!

[@angelvalla9565]

Nice photo and tutorial . Could u please show how you do selection parts of image and how to save them. Thanks

[@lumn8tion]

Very well done video and process. New subscriber here!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much for the kind words!

[@joekennedy1842]

Nice work JC

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks Joe! Stay safe my friend

[@DapurFithryOfficial]

Nice Tutorial

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks Dapur!

[@rajnuthula7598]

Great work Jay. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much for watching Raj! I appreciate the comment.

[@anguli8311]

Hello, I would like to ask you why there are multiple options in the channel drop-down menu in your PS loading selection area?

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

This is what I have seen for some time. Does your look different? I don't think I did any customization to this item. Thanks for watching!!

[@OmarHernandez-zi7qf]

What type of lens you use? Do you always take the pictures in the morning? What is the best time for taking the original photo? Great learning video. thank you

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Sorry for the long delay Omar. I usually take photos in the morning, in part to catch better light and in part not to eat into my day too much. For landscape photography, sunrise and sunsets tend to be best.

[@sebastianrodriguezsaravia8496]

Hi Jay, beatiful work. Can you teach us how to make a good selection and avoid halos while working with this selections? I can't find a good method and i'm going crazy. Thx

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Great idea for a future video! Given the relatively straight lines in this photo, I used the polygonal lasso tool. I did have a bit of haloing but not too bad.

[@markguerin6071]

New to your channel. Thank you for the information about this style of photography. It was very interesting.

[@DiviPhotos]

Cool video

[@ricardocanales5476]

Great Tutorial, thank you! Cheers!!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

My pleasure Ricardo! Thanks for watching!

[@markst33]

Where are you converting the image to mono before you begin ? LR ? PS or a different program

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Hi Mark -- I normally covert in Lightroom then edit in PS. Just a habit of mine.

[@LynneLuxonJonesphotography]

Very helpful tutorial Jay , I need to work on my processing for Mono's that for sure. I struggle with layers & selections so that's my winter project

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks very much Lynne! Making those selections can be tedious but I do like the final result.

[@ArvindVallabh]

Love your work and guide to B&W photography. Had a Question on what lens you using for all your work and do you use a ND filters on most of your shots? Sir? Thanks

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks for your kind words Arvind! I generally use three lenses: 16-35 f/4, 24-70 f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8 - just depends on what I am shooting. I mostly use the wide lens for architecture. I use ND filters if I need to use a longer shutter speed when it is bright out or a graduated ND to darken a very bright sky to balance out a scene. Hope that helps. Be well!

[@johnb.heartfield3021]

Great video, thanks for sharing! What about the border width of your selections? Is it always the same (1px or more) or does it depend on the resolution of the image? What values ​​do you use?

[@tonyreddington8674]

nice overview of the process. Do you use the pen tool to make selections? is there any advantage in converting to b/w in LR prior to importing into PS , could you not import in colour and use PS to convert to b/w and use PS tools to tweek the B/W conersion

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks for the comment Tony. I never have developed skill with the pen tool. It is on my list. I use the polygonal lasso tool for an image like this where many of the lines are straight. B&W conversion can be done in LR or PS. I find LR to offer a bit more flexibility, e.g. more colors where the luminosity can be adjusted. Have you mastered the pen tool?

[@redabendaou6565]

Keep going

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much!!

[@dqmoser4128]

I've seen this building, it never really did it for me. but you're making me notice. One note -- you may want to correct the typo in your headline above :-)

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Done! Thanks for the feedback

[@juliangreaves4727]

Thank you Jay, that was interesting and helpful. When making your selections, what settings do you use to soften them and prevent edge artefacts? Best wishes, Julian.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks Julian. I try not to but sometimes I do. It depends on how difficult the selection is. With architecture, Lines are usually pretty straight

[@juliangreaves4727]

@@JCImagesBehindtheShot Thanks Jay and thanks for taking the time and effort to post such informative videos.

[@prashantpramodjoshi]

Hi Julian, thank you for this informative video. unfortunately for me the second gradient is not working correct for me. When I reselect the same part of image and apply gradient it applies to the whole image rather than the selected part of image. What am I doing wrong?

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Not sure. Sounds like it is not selected but I am not sure why. Let me look into it.

[@prashantpramodjoshi]

Hi Julian I was able to select the building second time. After choosing the gradient tool I was not clicking on the selection and that was the problem. All good now. Thanks.

[@davidletz9123]

Whenever I add a curves adjustment layer to a selection, the results are reverse...that is, as I pull the curve upwards, the darks are lowered, and if I push the curve down the highlights are brightened. Any idea why this is occurring? Thanks.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Very strange. I have not seen this before. I just played around with a curve adjustment layer and could not replicate what you are experiencing. If you would like to discuss, feel free to call me at 917 566-9556

[@davidletz9123]

@@JCImagesBehindtheShot Thanks for the reply! However, after doing some digging, I discovered I was working with an 8-bit monochrome image. After I changed it to 16-bit RGB, it behaved normally.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

@@davidletz9123 Very interesting David. Thanks for letting me know if it comes up for someone else.

[@mje1625]

Wonderful video... inspirational and educational! Any chance I could talk you into doing architectural tutorials using ONLY Lightroom. I can't afford to subscribe to, nor do I have the knowledge to use, Photoshop. I know Photoshop is a superior editing tool compared to Lightroom, but I think you'd have a fair amount of interest in videos which only use Lightroom for editing. Thanks again for the video!

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Great idea! Let me work on something. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@kevinholliday2066]

Fantastic work, mate! I always love seeing how others make their art. What camera are you using to record your video, by the way? It looks superb!

[@windshift44]

How long does it take you process an image?

[@ricardocanales5476]

Is this post processed the same for landscapes?

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

No Ricardo, not for me. I do far less processing landscape images. I usually jus tweak colors and do lot PS much. Occasionally I will eliminate distracting elements.

[@dqmoser4128]

thought the photoshop tips could have been made more clear. impressive skills! but had trouble following the little changes and seeing the little masks... you are a man who loves getting up early, which is maybe 90% of the battle in doing sunrise photography.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks so much for this helpful feedback. I was trying to keep the video short but I fully understand what you are saying. Maybe another video dedicated just to Photoshop portion of the process. Thanks for watching!

[@apergisjana]

I know this great structure but security chases me away even without me using a tripod

[@gkidd1963]

Frustrating like most of them they rush through it and you can’t really see how they’ve done it

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Thanks for the feedback

[@luistavares6670]

Well you did not show us the job in LR as you said you will that´s why I gave my thumb´s down.

[@JCImagesBehindtheShot]

Sorry Luis. I do not recall discussing showing you the LR editing. I do appreciate the feedback! I will try next time!