Portrait Photography: An Experimental Approach
Editing the Photos 1
A course by Oliver Mayhall , Portrait and Art Photographer
About the video: Editing the Photos 1
Overview
“Next, I will illustrate my post-production workflow. I will make basic adjustments to exposure, contrast, highlights and dynamic range. Once I'm happy with the look of the image, I will bring the file into Photoshop to retouch. ”
In this video lesson Oliver Mayhall addresses the topic: Editing the Photos 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Photography: An Experimental Approach. Capture a subject from a new perspective by exploring creative techniques to take abstract photographs, from the initial idea to the final edit.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Editing the Photos In this lesson, I'll show you my post-production workflow through programs such as Capture One and Photoshop. Let me show you. Now that I've made my selection, this is the image I'll be editing. I'll go down to the Black & White panel here and see what each of the sliders does. As you can see here, this is brightening the skin tone. As you can see, the cutouts are being affected by the Magenta slider. As I've seen what they're doing, I'll go back to the top and increase this ever so slightly. This is affecting the backdrop, but I might leave it as is for now. I like wha...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Photography: An Experimental Approach
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Fine-Art Photography, Photography, Portrait Photography
Oliver Mayhall
A course by Oliver Mayhall
Oliver Mayhall is a London-based portrait and art photographer. He first discovered photography while studying at Nottingham University and later traveled around California, Mexico, Cuba, and Columbia to hone his craft. During his travels, he developed an interest in filmmaking and went on to complete a Masters in documentary filmmaking at Goldsmiths. After graduating, Oliver worked as an assistant photographer, learning from fellow creatives in the industry before going on to pursue his passion as a full-time freelancer.
Since then, he’s worked with clients including BAFTA, EMI Records, Crisis, and Cubitts. Oliver also sells his work as limited edition pieces to collectors around the world.
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