Master Post-Processing: 10 Mistakes Every New Photographer Makes and How to Fix Them

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• Join Kristina as she introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
• A common mistake is to expose the subject differently than the background, which can result in an overexposed subject and underexposed background.
• When using strobes or speedlights you’ll want to balance the color temp of your light with the color temp of the ambient light, but if you don’t, here’s how to fix it in Photoshop.
• Overexposure happens all the time. Turning on your in-camera highlight clipping warning is a good first step. However, you’ll want to know how to fix it when it happens.
• In the first part we learned how to add color to a blown out area. In this lesson we’ll learn how to add texture.
• Motion blur caused by the camera motion is one of the hardest problems to fix in post production, but thanks to a new Photoshop filter it has gotten a little easier.
• Noise is a fact of life in digital photography, so learning a few techniques for dealing with noise is a must.
• The Clone Stamp is a powerful tool for every photographer. Learn how to be a Clone Stamp Tool power user.
• Sometimes the background behind your subject is not large enough to fill the frame, instead of just cropping the image smaller, learn how to extend the background.
• Building on Part 1, Kristina demonstrates a more involved technique for extending your background.
• Dappled light on a subject, such as what you find under a tree, can be really tough to fix in Photoshop. Kristina shares a technique she developed to even things out.

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