Portrait Photography: An Experimental Approach
Editing the Photos 2
A course by Oliver Mayhall , Portrait and Art Photographer
About the video: Editing the Photos 2
Overview
“I will now progress to the second photo. First I will work to achieve a stronger contrast, before cleaning up the image and making minor adjustments in Photoshop.”
In this video lesson Oliver Mayhall addresses the topic: Editing the Photos 2, 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 Now, I'll edit the first glass shot. First, I'll go to my Black & White slider here and see what the sliders are doing. I might bring that up a bit. Bring that down. I want the image to be quite moody, so I'll bring that down and bring that down. Then, I'll look at the Exposure and Contrast. I want this to be quite a punchy, contrasty image, so I'll bring my Contrast up. Then, I'll come down to my Levels. It's perhaps a bit too much. I don't want to lose the background. I think I'll bring this into Photoshop and edit this area here. I don't want to see any of this, I ju...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Photography: An Experimental Approach
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Areas
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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