Editing Your Images

Why do you need to edit your photos?

Unedited (Straight out of Camera) Edited Image

In the past, photos were taken on film cameras. These films were then taken to the darkroom, where the negatives were used to turn them into positive images (photos).

You need to think of the digital photo that comes straight out of your camera as the “negative” you must still digitally develop.

Ansel Adams, world-famous landscape photographer, was known to spend up to 8 hours on a single print in the darkroom, making it look exactly the way he wanted before releasing it to the public.

Adams once said that the negative was like a musical score, and the processed image is the musical performance. For instance a musical score may call for violins, but you may perform the piece using synthesizers.

Anyway here is the difference between Adams unprocessed image, and a processed one:

But he didn't stop there. Over the years available chemicals changed, his skills improved, and he reprocessed some of his famous images over and over again:

TIPS FOR EDITING YOUR IMAGES

Tutorials for the basic editing techniques mentioned above:

Cropping & RESIZING

black & white editing

Adjustment Layers

Levels & Curves

Colour Balance Tutorial

Editing Techniques you might want to try:

A02 asks you to: Explore appropriate use of media, techniques & resources - try a wide range of these ideas:

1.Weaving

2.Sequence

3.Scratching

4.Burning

5.Ripping

6.Collage

7.Layering

8.Cut outs

9.Painting

10.Drawing

11.Geometric

12.Reflection

13.Kaleidoscope

14.Mirror

15.Patterns

16.Acetate

17. Photograms

18. Abstraction

19. Placement

20. Scrunching

21. re-assemble

22.Sellotape Transfer

23.Emulsion Printing

24.Stitching into image

25.Photocopy

26.Destruction

27.Fragments

28.Hand drawn negatives

29.Colour Gels

30.Double Exposure

31.Text

32.Stain, smudge or erode using water

33. Bleach

34. Projection onto body

35. Place items on top and rephotograph

36. Repetition

37. Macro

38. Extreme Close up

39. Viewpoints

40. Frames within Frames

41. Shadows

42. Illusions

43. Multiple Exposure

44. Digital Draw on top of images

45.Photomontage

46.Shape

47.Long exposure