How To Edit Fall Photos For The Best Color

[@paulasimson4939]

My goodness, you're. A good instructor! No silliness or gimmicks, just straightforward clear information.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

I'm glad you enjoy that approach! :)

[@paulasimson4939]

@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 And I've subscribed. So glad I found your channel and looking forward to catching up on your video's.

[@luigidimeglio9167]

Wow. Years of watching KZbin videos to figure out post-processing and in 17 minutes you taught me so much. You've got a new subscriber! Great approach! Thank you!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Yay! That's so great! I'm glad it made a big difference for you.

[@glendamccaleb847]

Awesome video!!! I just got back from North Carolina and have been attempting to edit my photos, but now I know they will be so much better! Thank you!

[@fionamorrison7530]

So glad you are back! This lesson was SO informative and easy to understand. I've paid for quite a number of on-line Lightroom courses and I've never been shown the tips about how the get the Black and White exactly right on an image - or how to select different colour Profiles (in particular one specific to your own camera). Great teaching style - can't wait for your next lesson. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

I'm glad to hear that! Thanks for the encouraging feedback!

[@liamclarke64]

@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 I use LightRoom all of the time, and thought I knew it pretty well :-) In this one video I have just learned 3 useful new things, which I am just going to go play with, and none of them were to do with Fall Foliage, just LR. Thank you!!!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

@@liamclarke64 That's great news!

[@old4004]

Great tips, Brenda.......and.....great to have you back. Keep 'em coming.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks! It's good to be back again.

[@MissLilly-vn2wt]

You are the best! I wish we could all see you edit a family photo, would love to see your perspective with your personal style, thank you for this video specifically loved it! Best regards🍁🍂🌞

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks so much, Miss Lilly! I'm so glad the video was helpful to you.

[@robertstancer4469]

Littl'un, You know you have, now you are back, an awesome responsibility, and that is you are my 'go to' teacher for all things photographic. Now you are back DON'T leave me. For me, you pitch the knowledge required to perform a task in your presentations perfectly. I can refer to your videos whilst practising on my own photos. Cannot wait for the layer video, cos that's something I have not got my head around. Great work. PS; hows little littl'un?x PPS; Linda and me toured New England in the fall in 2017. Question; is the Vietnam monument on the highway dedicated purely for those from Vermont that were lost in war ? If so, you lost many. A VERY moving visit for us both.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Glad I can be your teacher, Robert! :) Little Maya is doing great -- almost a year old now! Just about walking. I think she may run before she walks - she's quite determined ;). I'm glad to hear you've been able to visit our beautiful state! My understanding is that the Vietnam War Memorial is in memory of the Vermonters lost - 138 in total.

[@robertstancer4469]

Thanks for coming back littl'un.. Re; the Vietnam memorial, I cried my eyes out during our visit - so evocative.. The family stories are so intimate, they could be my family's loss. We have the 'famous' American cemetery here in Cambridge. A year.....a year, since little littl'un first set foot on gods earth, what have you 2 been do'in? Once Maya starts moving around under her own steam just watch how you move the ornaments/pot plants higher and higher... Pay attention you 2, get with the programme....baby first, photography a way back second. Looking forward to your 'how to layer' video now I have 2 days off, so will comment soon. Much love to you all from Rob & Linda, Cambridge, UK

[@williamcharlesworth4617]

Thank you for the work flow plan. Was not sure how the tools really worked or when to use them. Good job. I copied it down to use again and again and again, until it is a habit. Used it on one of my pics as your were playing and the results were immediately noticeable. I am a happy viewer. Bill.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

That's excellent! I think working along side is a great way to go to learn different ways of editing.

[@josephgaines3062]

Hi Brenda, I just came back to San Diego, California from a fall photo trip to Oregon. I hadn't seen any of your videos until today. I feel that this has happened at the right time as I have a lot of fall foliage photos to process. I feel like I have learned a lot from watching this video. Thank you very much. You have a new subscriber.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Awesome news - thanks, Joseph! I hope your images come out great! How were the colors in OR?

[@annestiffler9939]

I've just started watching your videos and I like the way you did this one. Often, videos that show you how to use some aspect of a software program show only the presenter's screen. I liked that I could still see you as well as hear you. It gave the video a more friendly feel. I also appreciate the way your mouse was displayed, making it super easy to find. Good job on the technical aspects of creating the video. Oh yeah, I also got a lot out of the tutorial on fall colors itself, haha. I lived in New England growing up and miss the fall colors now that I live on the west coast. It takes a little more effort to find colors out here. On a different note, your videos were the first ones I have run across in my admittedly superficial survey of photography videos on KZbin that didn't feature some white guy with a British/Australian accent. That was getting really old. Thank you for being a breath of fresh air.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks so much, Anne! That means a lot. I'm glad the format of the video was helpful and got to have a little taste of New England again :).

[@Angies-adventures]

Thank you, Brenda! I love your style of teaching! I'll check out the podcast interview too!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Oh awesome! I hope you enjoy it!

[@helencogan2187]

Great video..I listened to the Pod Cast last week..excellent job..Thanks for sharing.....

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Nice! Thanks for listening to the podcast, and I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it!

[@antonoat]

Hi Brenda, very happy to have discovered your channel here on youtube, I had to subscribe. Best wishes from the UK.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

I'm so glad - thanks for subscribing!

[@jasonlagrone7483]

Finally made it up to Vermont this year for the Fall colors. It was splendid. Loved your state and the people we met. I hope to do the colors Justice in post processing. Love your tutorials! Thanks for the info.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Oh yay! I'm so glad you got to experience the colors here this year. They were really fantastic. I was so sad when a nor'easter came last week and knocked down most of the rest of the leaves.

[@jasonlagrone7483]

@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 We thought we were early but by middle of the first full week of October they were quite impressive. I was thoroughly impressed.

[@b0nvivant]

Another excellent tutorial. Thank you Brenda! This Fall season Vermont was indeed beautiful.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Boneless_Chuck]

I appreciate how you explain things in a way I can actually understand! I like other KZbin photo-vloggers but they often go too fast or they don't explain technical or concepty things whereas you do. I feel like I am actually learning.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Yay! That's my goal, so this is great to hear. Thanks for letting me know!

[@janh6639]

Great video and really useful to see how you change the starting point with the browse and pre-sets👍🏼

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks! Glad the tip was useful.

[@JitendraJha2009]

Excellent explanation. Worked on one of my images with u. Turned out better than expected .Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Good idea! That's a great way to learn. Glad it was helpful!

[@BTcycle]

Great to see Brenda again. Great tips to learn from.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thank you!

[@paulblackie7914]

Thanks for those examples. Really well explained and helpful.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks, Paul!

[@dariusphotography865]

Thank You Brenda ,I learning a lot from this video, just start photography few month ,I love it

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

So great! I'm glad you've found a new passion. Photography has changed my life, so I hope it has a positive impact for you too.

[@KevinAtwell0342]

Hello Brenda, Welcome back, your lessons have been missed. How are you ? Really loved this tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to share. Stay safe

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks, Kevin! That means a lot. Things are good!

[@Timshoukry]

Thank you very much, Brenda, this is super helpful and informative, it is a new editing plan for me, I think it is much better than the one I am following now... Thanks again

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

No problem, Tim! I'm glad you learned something new.

[@grahams6690]

excellent, thankyou

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

No problem!

[@foster_fluffnuggets]

Awesome! I just came back from a trip through Vermont, NH, and Maine. It was gorgeous!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

So great!

[@davidalley2454]

Nice vid, Brenda!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks!

[@adamaj74]

I have an awesome tip for you when using the Graduated Filter to adjust skies. So, choose the filter and adjust it how you want it. Then, at the bottom of the adjustment panel you'll see "Range Mask : OFF". Click on "OFF" and choose "color." Then, just to the left, click on the color picker/eye dropper and then click inside the filter in the sky. You may want to also hit the letter "o" to show the mask. Hold down shift to add more parts of the sky if they weren't selected, until you're satisfied. Now hit "o" to hide the mask and make your adjustment, which will now be restricted to just the sky. You can use the available slider to fine tune the selection, kind of like feathering. This method basically allows you to make a perfect selection around the trees. I use the slider to "eat in" to the trees just a tiny bit sometimes to make it look perfectly natural.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks so much for sharing this tip! I will have to give it a shot.

[@adamaj74]

@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 You're welcome! Always makes me happy to be able to give back and help those that have helped/taught me! :D

[@thomastuorto9929]

Have to give it a try. Have done the color picker tool with the brush tool like that. Also for anyone using LR Classic (I use LR6) believe you can customize the tool panel eg. , bring the lens correction tool up to the top if always using it first. Let me know if I'm wrong. Thought I seen on the tube somewhere about 1 of their updates.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

@@thomastuorto9929 Thanks for sharing the info, Ted!

[@NickImberyPhotography]

Great video 👍🏻

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks!

[@bobswezey7452]

Thanks for that good information, and it's good to see you back...

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks, Bob! I'm glad the info was useful.

[@charlenenagel7962]

I was just looking for information on how to do this! Thanks very much - I learned a lot!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Perfect! So glad!

[@charlescarey2995]

Hey Brenda, welcome back... This is just the ticket I need to get the h_ _ _ out of Florida for a week or so to head up to the Smoky Mnts. in No. Carolina in the hopes to capture a little of the color you have shown you have in Vermont. (makes me a bit homesick) The dogs would love the cool weather to do some hiking and shoot some color I hope. Thanks for the tips on color processing and look forward to the next vid. Again, great to see ya back... "Chip"

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Hey Chip! I hope you find some good colors and that you and the pups have a nice time on the trails :).

[@lesfisher8941]

As well as applying Remove Chromatic Aberration and Enable Profile Correction have you thought of applying a Capture Sharpener. Having read Martin Evenings books on Photoshop and Lightroom and Jeff Schewe books The Digital Negative, first and second editions, they both highly recommend you apply a Capture Sharpener to begin with. Jeff Schewe recommends choosing the Radius first in accordance to the subject, so 0.8 for Landscapes and 1.2 for Portraits. I’ve created some presets for my self in the Raw dialogue in Photoshop from their books, as I don’t use Lightroom, but there should be some Presets already in Lightroom which were developed by Jeff Schewe and Pixel Genius. This is separate of course to Output Sharpening.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Excellent point, Les! I appreciate you taking the time to share it.

[@grat2010]

Perfect timing. I actually just got back from a trip to the northeast for fall foliage and lobster (Maine, ftw!) and still need to process my photos.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Great! I was hoping to get the video out in time to help people edit their images from this season. How were the colors in ME?

[@grat2010]

@@outdoorphotographyschool7366 That was my first experience of New England in the fall and I hope to do it again. We drove from Baxter State Park down through White Mountain Ntl Forest and the colors were either peaking or very close to it. Gorgeous.

[@jean-claudesicart1575]

Thank you. Great video

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

No problem!

[@paulmugleston4283]

Thanks for all the great videos. I've learned a lot, especially Photopills. On this video, personally, I wouldn't have started with the Vivid preset, but everyone has their own LR workflow. Using vibrance alone usually gives the colour pop needed for RAW and is more controllable.

[@davidburchettephotography6513]

Full of great info. Thank you for sharing!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

No problem, David!

[@garybond4459]

Brenda, I noticed that you would close one tab (i.e. Basic, HSL) and open another in LR. You can have it do it automatically by right clicking anywhere on the Develop module and selecting "Solo Mode". Now when you are in Basic and go to Detail, Basic will automatically close. LR will just have one open at a time. I have just discovered your videos and are thoroughly enjoying them. Thanks.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Thanks so much for sharing, Gary! And I'm glad you are enjoying the videos.

[@frankwaters8177]

thanks very much for this video, Brenda. can you recommend an accurate monitor which does not break the bank?

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Hi Frank, I work on an iMac, so don't use an external monitor. I don't have any personal experience to go on but have heard that the LG 27MU88 is good. Still $$, though. In terms of accuracy for printing, then it is best to calibrate your monitor first before editing.

[@mithunachar]

How to do the same for fall color videos in Adobe premiere pro?

[@Cbeckinator]

This was EXTREMELY helpful! Thank you!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

No problem! Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@neklamp2431]

Thank you! Extremely helpful!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Great!

[@davidbuurma9309]

Amazing

[@hoodoo_taco]

Thanks for this, great help!!

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

No prob! Glad you liked it.

[@Zapruderfilm1963]

Wonderful Brenda, thank you!😀

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

You're very welcome! :)

[@treefallleaves6711]

The photo was vibrant BCS of the vivid profile, even if you didn't add vibrance/saturation

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Yep, I agree

[@Pedrohramirez]

Good stuff.

[@cii1072]

Brenda, This was very good and gave good examples of the sliders. What is your opinion of using the "Auto" button? I use this often and then make a few adjustments. The photos turn out pretty well.

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

That's good to hear - I haven't played around with the Auto button. I'll have to give it a try to see how it works.

[@johnjon1823]

Is that a bio toilet on the background - that big white plastic thing on the right?

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Haha - no, it's actually an air conditioner.

[@burnetr1]

Thank You, Good Info👍

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Glad you liked it!

[@denisduchesne2899]

I'm from Quebec and I went to Vermont and New Hampshire 2 weeks ago to do fall photography. It was right in the good time for colors but light was not good as I expected... :(

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Bummer - just means you'll need to come back next year! :)

[@DsinghMundae]

Can you please do video on affinity photo

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

I've actually never used Affinity Photo, but if I ever do, I'll put together a video.

[@tamiboelter2833]

When straightening the horizon, are you just trusting your eye?

[@outdoorphotographyschool7366]

Hi Tami - Yes, while cropping, I use the lines that appear in the crop tool to adjust the horizon (or a line that should be parallel to the horizon, such as the water line in the second image in the video).