Hello, .
Picture editing is a constant flow from the moment we decide to make a picture until the picture is ready to show.
I realize this because when I spend a good chunk of
time editing my pictures for a presentation, it reminds me that I'm glad I'm constantly editing my work while making pictures, which is way before I prepare them for the presentation.
I also realized that editing our photographs
skillfully makes our work easier.
Skilled editing not only strengthens the quality of our work but also makes our overall process more efficient.
What's Editing?
In
short, editing is the act of correcting, modifying, or condensing.
Editing is a skill; the most skillful editors don't over or under-edit.
And whether we realize it or not, we constantly edit our photographs.
Hence, it makes sense to see what we're doing and when we're doing our job as editors and become aware of how editing affects our process and pictures.
Types of Editing
We can edit our photographs in pre-production, production, and post-production.
Another way of thinking about this is the work we do before, during, and after creating photographs.
Also, we can think of this as work
during pre-production, production, and post-production.
Pre-production is the work we do before making pictures.
Production is the work we do while making the picture.
And post-production is the work we do after
making the picture.
Don't Confuse Editing Our Photographs With Manipulation
When speaking with photographers during my classes about editing our photographs, many confuse manipulation with editing.
Manipulation changes what we photograph or the photograph itself.
And being what some might consider a purist, I do nothing to affect the content of my photographs in post-production.
I only change the file type from RAW to one used for production.
Skillfully Editing Our Photographs Upfront and During Means Less Editing Later
When I started working as a
photojournalist, I had to develop the film...
Select the negatives to print for the assignment...
Make prints from the chosen negatives...
And finally, get the prints to the writers and editors.
Also, I remember how much I hated being in a dark room.
And because I hated being stuck in the darkroom, I honed my compositional skills by finding a good teacher to work with.
While working with that teacher, I
learned how to be the photographer I wanted to become.
The best teacher I worked with taught me that the more we edited our photographs while creating the picture, the less editing we had to do in the darkroom.
Of course, the photographer I wanted to be got the picture right the first time in the camera.
I wanted to get it right the first time in the camera because I wanted to spend less time in the darkroom.
Specifically, during creating the pictures
required for the assignment (production), I became more selective of the images I made.
This resulted in creating fewer photographs.
Also, I got my exposure, ISO, framing, and content exactly how I wanted (production).
This lessened the time spent editing my work in the darkroom (post-production).
Naturally, this approach lessened my time in the darkroom because it lessened my time editing in post-production, which included selecting my pictures to
print and my time in the darkroom printing.
My Introduction to Photography
class covers everything we need to do to get our pictures right the first time in the camera.
More classes are below.
Looking for a camera?
A friend has a Sony Mirrorless Digital Camera, lens, and a bunch of accessories for sale.
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Do you need to learn to use your camera or brush up on some skills and techniques, especially if you want to be ready to take pictures and record those holiday moments?
I've scheduled Introduction to Photography and Getting to Know Your Camera classes.
Since class sizes are limited to five participants, it's a good idea to reserve your spot as soon as possible.
If you need a different schedule, there's always Private Lessons.
Below are more ways to learn photography with me.
The Introduction to Photography class or a series of Private Lessons will help you study and practice to become a photographer who can make the best possible pictures.
By studying and practicing photography with me, you'll learn how to be a better photographer.
More ways to study and practice with me are
below.
