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. From someone who learnt to photograph in film, editing was only a tool to slightly enhance a vision not completely falcify reality. Photography is still art, what do we want to say and make you feel in this image. Photographs aren'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. love that you help us not only use but constructively consider tools to use in our photograph. An image may have had so much editing but still be subtle and naturally enhanced looking. that'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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