How to EDIT images into FINE ART Photos!

In this Lightroom and Photoshop tutorial, I edit basic images and turn them into Fine Art Photography that is aesthetically beautiful and imaginative.
Using layer masks, object selections and creative dodge and burn techniques too.
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[@ChristophePETYT]

Love the technique and the result .... ! I'll watch again to learn it better and use it ;) Thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise..

[@Shootscherry]

Hello Mark, great video and exciting perspective. To establish my credibility, I have a commercial photography degree as well as 8 years of professional experience. Currently, I am the head of photography for a successful jewelry company. I would like to offer my perspective on a broader topic regarding the subject of this video. Nothing makes a photo fine art while fine art can be anything. Learning what fine art means inside photography is your best bet at entering the world of fine art photography. Fine art is more than what your video suggests, which is, at its core, turning it black and white and increasing its contrast. I would say what you are really achieving here is "How to make your photo feel more serious" which would be far more useful in understanding photography and its editing process.

[@kritikverloren1814]

one of the best tutorials I ever saw here - thank you for this Mark

[@OliverLundy]

Aqeaome video as always buddy, will be teying this out for sure!!!!

[@danielkeller1167]

Hey Mark Many thanks for your great videos and imegas. They encouraged me to get even closer to the object and to be able to create my personal ideas. You broadened my perspective and my horizons. Regards from Switzerland.

[@MarkMcGeePhotos]

Thanks Daniel!

[@HMaxTube11]

Super enhancement techniques, beautiful results…though I’d love to see some other iterations on the sky🌟👍👏

[@Herkulez1981]

What a brilliant video to show how it’s done. I only shoot portraits but this made me want to start making photos like that

[@MichaelSeneschal]

I’ve always admired this style of photography, and still do. It would be great if this tutorial went into why you’re making these edits. For example, you darkened down one side of the building, but why that side, and why in general (same goes for basically all the other steps, why make the background black, why add that little halo at the bottom of the background, etc. etc.). I’m only offering my humble feedback because you did such a great job with this video that I selfishly would like to see a more detailed version of it. After watching this tutorial, my impression is ‘that’s how this photo was edited’, rather than ‘I think I can do that’. Thanks, I hope you’re doing well, and again, I’m only offering feedback because you did such a great job. Thank you!

[@warrenlloyd7532]

Great video. I've seen quite a few fantastic images similar to these and had no idea how they've been achieved. Can't wait to give these techniques a go!

[@areusirius2054]

you had me but then the dreaded pen tool made an appearance! great tutorial

[@kurtisca]

Super impressive technique and love the final images (literally creating art) - thanks for sharing!

[@MarkMcGeePhotos]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@gilcarag274]

Interesting techniques. I already gave a couple of tries to fine art B&W but my techniques were more laborious, mostly involving brushes. Thanks.

[@scotty4418]

excellent tutorial Mark, my favourite genre is B&W Fine Art Architecture so really enjoyed this and picked up a few tips. In terms of your image from NYC, I liked what you did with the dash of colour, thought it worked really well

[@panonut]

I love the work you are doing. The outcome is superb. Hopefully I can implement some of your strategies.

[@MarkMcGeePhotos]

Thank you!

[@davec28]

Yay ! Loads of great content. Keep it coming Mark !

[@MarkMcGeePhotos]

More to come!

[@henril.2158]

I love this. Its not that hard and it just looks amazing. Thank you!!!

[@tilerman]

This tutorial confirms that i will never ever get my head around Photoshop.😓

[@gilcarag274]

Takes some time to understand the layer/masking thing but take it slowly and you will get there. Believe me. I started from 0 and now I’m quite cumfortable with it. There are also other easier ways to get to the same result, maybe not as effective but easier to understand.

[@australianboy]

I’m so lost by the point he jumped from lightroom to photoshop 😂 thumbs up to photographers working with PS 👍

[@adamkencki]

Don't worry. Better learn photography and you won't have to bother with excessive Photoshop

[@richardcousinsmedia3814]

It’s not an easy process. I’ve been using it for many years and I still haven’t mastered it all and it’s one of those things where if you don’t use it for a while you forget how to do quiet a bit

[@user-ne4cc9mh7m]

What don't give up on your self I learned in one day

[@BrianBower]

Really cool! I want to try now too

[@owentaweeruksakul7252]

WOW! Mark. this picture blew my mind. I love your work a lot. so impressive. you're my inspiration. Well done:)

[@MarkMcGeePhotos]

Thanks Owen Glad you liked it!

[@jason-m]

Awesome 👌 btw: converting the image to 16-bit colour usually eradicates banding

[@andy_crane]

Thanks for sharing this, something I think I will be trying later on some of my images :)

[@MarkMcGeePhotos]

Great Stuff, Andy!

[@krisztiankovacs3577]

Great Mark. 👌 Without B&WArtisan panel, great result. 👌

[@giancarlop.7709]

Mi è piaciuto molto, complimenti

[@desikalakar...3854]

Awesome 👍👍

[@wallystellmacher6794]

Great job, Turbo-Mark. Even being an advanced Photoshopper, I need to be concentrated to follow you. I guess beginners have no chance. Still inspiring work.

[@BClipsDesign]

Awesome Tutorial sir...💓

[@mercuriallimit]

loved it! always wonder about this, how they did it.

[@jossfotucca]

Beautiful! Thanks!!!!!

[@youpamp]

superb tutorial.... why do some of these jokers have to junk up their tutorials with with such personal, ego crap.... this is clean, to the point, powerful info

BTW - banding should not be visible when you use 16-bits color space. Usually when you see banding anyway, it means that your monitor doesn't support 10 bit mode or you forgot to turn it on. Using noise will of course mask the problem, but it is not solution. Unfortunately, I can't share the screenshots here, so I must describe it. In case of NVIDIA graphics cards open control panel (Windows 11) . Turn on 30-bits SDR and 10-bit output. Next under Photoshop's settings, go to Performance / Graphics Processor Settings / Advanced Settings / 30-bit display and restart PS. Since this configuration you can forget banding issues.

[@adamkencki]

Fine art effect :))))))))

[@hannesbauer1505]

Omg great work

[@Paul-kg7ee]

This seems amazing to do. As a complete novice, what kind of learning trajectory is it to get to that level, or even near the same ballpark? Any experiences?

[@martincregg]

Brilliantly simple…

[@az_aperture_photography]

Can use object selection tool instead of pen tool to do selection?

[@chrisstoreyphotography]

Hey Mark thanks for the tutorial. I’ve tried this o a photo of the Louvre Pyramid and would love some tips on how I can remove the background from the glass and replace it with the darker background, any tips appreciated

[@davidbjohnson1979]

Hi Mark, recently found you on yt in the passed few months, keep up the great content my friend..

[@MarkMcGeePhotos]

Thanks, will do!

[@philipsmith1465]

Thanks some super tips

[@AlpArslanTheSeljuk]

Why would you use Lightroom for the basic changes when you could do them also in camera raw in PS? Just asking out of curiosity

[@manaswinturkane]

I too was thinking the same

[@carlosandreviana9448]

The whole tutorial could have been done in Lightroom now. And this kind of technique is too much cheating for my taste

[@marcdeckard7064]

To make your snapshots in to art, underexpose and crank up the contrast

[@clubice7]

hi, where can i buy the graphics for the paintings? thank you

[@wisdomxone]

In which do I have to edit

[@robyorion]

may I ask u about colored fine art editing?

[@DiviPhotos]

great video

[@strippedlist]

You don't know how much i searched for this edit style...you just don't know....

[@NetGawker]

This is an outstanding tutorial! Most definitely useful as well as inspirational. What I could really benefit from knowing is learning how I can see alternatives to the images I capture. Take the image you masterfully edited and turned into something very pleasing to the eye. What inspired you to envision the outcome of the edit?

[@colinmelhuish1254]

Great result, In my case it's pass that by me again. A bit to advanced. Enjoyed nevertheless

[@loushared6602]

They’re lovely final images and I watched the whole video all the way through but I have to admit, I didn’t understand a word of it. I was completely lost about half way through. I admire how users interact with photoshop, but I never know where to start or what things mean, so I never get good at anything 😢

[@igalbensabatlevi]

i would expect for u to use the last tactic to turn the photo into black and white :)

[@giorgiosortino3595]

👍good

[@framelessimage6045]

I miss your old intro "Play Tape" from your videos.

[@blueginger8861]

nice video

[@markwilkins9048]

Seriously dude,,,where did you learn this level of detail in the software? While this is a cool video, but I can’t follow 90% of it.

[@lucaraimondo5967]

nice video but maybe too much black on the Shard's right side....

[@johndwilliams]

Hmmm. By halfway I was lost. Fine Art photos is becoming the new buzzword these days. But what does that mean? And if you don't have access to Iceland/London/New York (I don't!) it feels pointless. I've just bought the Nik plugins and trying to learn how to use them. Especially the Nik Silver one. Watching videos of how to use them has made me realise how impressive they are. In my humble opinion, better than lightroom or Photoshop for this purpose. I don't want to make a fine art photo, I want to produce a great black and white photograph.

[@scotty4418]

You don't need to travel to honey pot locations to create fine art images. The techniques that Mark demonstrated can be applied in a variety of local environments

[@clivewuest8529]

Agree with the comment below. Lightroom is a breeze compared to Photoshop. Trying to learn it without You Tube is virtually impossible. I guess if you use it every day it gets easier, but I have to say way more difficult to get your head around. I have to say I appreciate your channel Mark, but if as I suspect people have come across you ( as did I) to try and learn how to make adjustments to thier images like this one, maybe if you could go a bit slower that would help as this video comes across as guidance assuming you are already fairly familiar with and already have a grasp with of Photoshop. Just saying : ? Clive

[@japhin]

The messy building in the background was my house. Now, I am homeless. :(

[@miliziametallica]

Fine art is about the print, first. Secondo, if You shoot bad in the wrong hour rtc, You can't sell artistic photos.

[@MrBernardo.]

You define all that is wrong with modern photography!!

[@lonecody]

I don't know what the hell I did but all I ended up doing was getting white paint all over my image

[@joedavies1524]

Great tutorial, and the final images look good. However, to me, the whole "fine art" genre seems a very pompous categorisation of what are basically fairly dull photos then manipulated so much that they end up looking very little like the original, and then touted as "art" . Rembrandt did fine art, a geezer sat in Photoshop digitally changing an image is neither fine art nor photography really.

[@ricardodragg]

Tbh it was a very good photo until 0:10 doesn't look fine art it looks like a fake photoshopped photo. 🤔

[@Ndpurc]

Sorry mate, you may be an accomplished photoshopped, but you successfully turned me right off your channel, bye😂

[@Str8int]

This video doesn't go into how those changes are made. Not for those of us who don't have a degree in Photoshop or Lightroom!

[@frando2479]

When you have to fiddle with sub menues and layers more than just sliders and brushes, your program is not efficient enough for intuitive usage. In a few years, Lightroom will have become what Photoshop should already be now.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Nice video Mark. I see you're getting unfairly kicked in the arse over the whole 'fine art' thing. There's a lot of cobblers talked about fine art which, in my experience, is often just shorthand for 'very long monochrome exposure of a wharf, pier or jetty'. And the people who make money in this arena don't like the audience being told the emperor's got no clothes on. So just to say, I enjoyed the video and the techniques. Cheers.

[@EricGross]

This is a truly fascinating video, but also a frustrating one. I am a minimal user of Photoshop and you went far too fast for me to follow.

[@NuiiChanuwat]

understander

[@elmono3939]

LOL... Ok, it is "your" super complicated way of making "Black 'n' White Art Image" - but it is certainly not how it is done by the rest the crowd....

[@paulstuckey9993]

Your having a laugh.. how can newcomers get their head around that. Could you have done it as a newbie?

[@stephkhiangte]

Very good fine arts but bad explanation... You treat like professional directly but this is for beginners 👎

[@nelsonclub7722]

Minimalist not Fine Art

[@Arlo360-Official]

Way, way, way too fast and complicated. I'll stick with AI and presets to do the heavy lifting.

[@siraiyuhuu]

Is beautiful but... No real, is all fake.

[@dadasese69]

Muslim"s money buildings!

[@srg3798]

b&w is not art. much less fine

[@Night6436]

My brain hurts.