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I Sucked at Editing Photos, Until I Learned This.

340K views · Sep 2, 2025 · People & Blogs

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  • @thaticelandicguy · 1 year ago · pinned

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  • @erockmath7264 · 11 months ago

    Nice video. I was always taught that a good Photoshop job is one you cant tell happened

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  • @ericolson5314 · 1 year ago

    Is it weird that I have never used presets and don’t actually feel like I want to? Even creating my own doesn’t interest me. I feel like every photo warrants a clean assessment of what should be done to it. Yeah, I could probably save some time, but I like feeling my way through the process.

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  • @MegaStarr10 · 9 months ago

    You hit the nail on the head. &nbsp;From someone who learnt to photograph in film, &nbsp;editing was only a tool to slightly enhance a vision not completely falcify reality. &nbsp;Photography is still art, what do we want to say and make you feel in this image. &nbsp;Photographs aren&apos;t a collection of instagram images all slapped with the same preset, anyone can do that.. for me no two images could have the same filter, its as unique as painting. &nbsp;love that you help us not only use but constructively consider tools to use in our photograph. &nbsp;An image may have had so much editing but still be subtle and naturally enhanced looking. &nbsp;that&apos;s the key.

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  • @someoneontheweb4303 · 1 month ago

    Man your personality is so fun! Really enjoy watching these videos

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  • @alhill42 · 11 months ago

    When I bought presets, I used them to then try to replicate them. It really helped to do that! It can be a great teaching tool, if used that way.

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  • @MKL1503 · 11 months ago

    A truly valuable video, especially the point about what feelings I want my pictures to evoke. I am a beginner and have occasionally used presets, and even when editing manually, I never asked myself in advance how I should edit my images. I would certainly be much happier with my images if I had thought about it in advance and knew exactly how to use Lightroom even better. If I could afford it, I would definitely book the masterclass. Thank you for your video. 🙏🏼

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  • @NorwayHikesTrails · 1 year ago

    This video is a great tutorial! I especially appreciate the tip about stepping away from the screen to avoid over-editing. Thank you for sharing 🙂

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  • @mnwilliams386 · 3 weeks ago

    WOW! Loved seeing the difference in his pre-edited photos!!

  • @566johncena · 6 months ago

    This was much better than I expected ❤ I am gonna try applying these tips to edit my pics in darktable or ART! Thanks!

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  • @ChristopherBriscoe · 9 months ago

    Each and every tip in this video is spot-on!

  • @TuckerPearce · 3 months ago

    Love the energy here, subscribed.

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