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Welcome to episode 33 of my Processing Subscriber Images video series!

Many thanks to Jon Beyerle for submitting his single exposure RAW file of this stunning sunset scene.

Given that the RAW file starts off in such a good place already, we can skip the basic colour and exposure corrections that we’d normally do at the start of the workflow and go straight to the good stuff – making the fine tuned adjustments that will make this photo pop.

I suspect Jon used a grad filter whilst capturing this photo because the foreground is not under-exposed, given the brightness of the sky.

Grad filters can sometimes cause an issue in that they darken parts of the image that you don’t want to be dark, but you have to kinda suck it up if you want to get it all in one shot.

However, it doesn’t seem to have caused an issue here. The mountains probably have taken on a little bit of the darkening effect of the filter, but I like how it’s turned out and I’m not going to try and lighten them up. They look great dark against the bright sun.

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Links to videos mentioned in this episode
How To Get Started Using Luminosity Masks: https://youtu.be/VPnb1cG6KWM
Advanced Exposure Blending using Luminosity Masks: https://youtu.be/r11QIKBxFqo
16 Bit Luminosity Masking in Photoshop: https://youtu.be/9a4YNPkQ9xc
Ultimate Guide To The Orton Effect: https://youtu.be/09Li-x8Nu_c
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In this video I’m providing the answer to THE most commonly asked question I receive in my YouTube comments.

That question is always along the lines of: how do I save my finished image in Photoshop?

What happens to the layers and adjustments I created?

Should I flatten my image before saving?

What’s next when I finish editing my photo?

Well, the answer is coming right up.

PLUS I’ll be showing my actual process for sharpening, resizing and exporting my own photos in a way that makes organising all the various versions of the same image EASY.

If you’re familiar with my 6 stage editing workflow then you’ll know that stage 6 is “Resize, Sharpen and Export” and this is where the answer to this question lives.

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Someone asked me recently what the difference is between using the Channels Panel to create Luminosity Masks versus using the Colour Range Tool.

I have to admit, I’ve played with the options in the colour range tool a couple of times, but this question prompted me to look into it a bit deeper.

And here’s an overview of what I found.

Let me know your thoughts, or if there’s something glaringly obvious I’m overlooking – leave a comment below!

This short video was inspired by another question I’ve received on some videos and emails in the past, that question is “How do I load bracketed RAW files into Photoshop so I can blend them into a high dynamic range image?”

A lot of my other videos start off having done this step with the images open in Photoshop already, but this question crops up quite frequently so I figured it would help to answer it in video.

If you use Lightroom, then it’s a piece of cake. If you only use Photoshop then there are some extra steps, but I’ll lay them all out in order here.

This task is performed in the very first stage of the 6 Stage Processing workflow I created, and you can download a free PDF that maps out that entire end to end workflow here: https://arnl.ink/9wgw

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In this video I’m doing a quick RAW versus JPEG comparison to show you why you should always be shooting RAW files if you plan on doing any kind of processing to your photos.

The difference can be hard to detect sometimes, but rest assured the quality issues I’m about to demonstrate here are preset when editing JPEGs all over your image whether you can see them by eye or not. And the issue compounds too, meaning the more you edit, the bigger the issues will become.

Shooting RAW files is a critical prerequisite for creating the cleanest, best quality results in Photoshop. To do this, I use a tried and tested 6 stage processing workflow to edit all my own landscapes. You can download the free guide to that workflow that details all 6 stages here: https://arnl.ink/nb09

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