Hi everyone!  Today I’m going to show you a before-and-after edit that I did for my last session.

SOOC (Straight out of camera):

After editing in Photoshop:

The SOOC image is not my best, but that was mostly due to the harsh light from the sunset.  I tend to underexpose my images because it is easier to lighten shadows than it is to darken highlights.  

The first thing I do in an edit is open my image in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR.)  Here is where I lighten the image, fix my white balance if needed, and pump up the contrast.  Once I’ve got my image looking how I would like, I open it in Photoshop.  For this image, the first thing I did is lighten up the shadows on Hollee and Hannah’s faces.  Next, I warmed up the wheat a little.  It was looking a little flat in the original.  Lastly, I added a cloud overlay to the sky to give it a little extra oomph.  I finished by sharpening the image a tad.  

And that is how I complete an edit!