Edit Explorer – February
- ON1 Photo RAW
- 54:50
- Beginner
Hey everyone, welcome to the debut of Edit Explorer! In Edit Explorer, we dive deep into submitted photo edits, offering constructive feedback and valuable tips that can enhance your photo editing workflows and techniques. As an ON1 Plus member, you have the opportunity to submit your edited photos along with sidecar files for review. Today, we’ve randomly selected four submissions from the community to discuss editing techniques and inject new life into these images.
Image #1 – Tree in a Colorful Landscape
Common issue: Highlights removed from entire photo in Develop. Removing highlights from the entire image will likely reduce contrast and make the image appear dull and flat.
Recommendation: Use a local adjustment to apply a highlight recovery in a specific area. For skies, I reduce exposure with a Local Adjustment and then bring back whites to ensure the adjustment doesn’t make the sky look flat compared to the rest of the scene.
Image #2 – Gazebo Amongst Flowers
Common issue: Not feathering masks. Sometimes, masks, especially when created using AI, can have sharp edges that make them very noticeable and distracting to the viewer.
Recommendation: Feather the edges of the mask with the Feather slider. This will soften the edges and blend it in with the rest of the photograph to ensure it’s not distracting.
Image #3 – Biker Portrait
Common issue: Portrait subject doesn’t stand out against the background. Often times in natural, sunny light, it’s tough to create separation from your subject and the background because everything is lit in the same light.
Recommendation: Use a local adjustment, set to Lighten, to brighten up the face or profile of the subject. Use another local adjustment or the Glow filter to darken the areas behind the subject. Modifying the light this way will help create separation from the subject and background – making the portrait more engaging.
Image #4 – Beach Minimalism
Common issue: Small distracting elements in the scene. With beaches, especially closer to the tide, it’s easy to get distracting elements such as bubbles, rocks, seaweed, etc.
Recommendation: Use the perfect eraser or healing brush to remove these elements. This will ensure the viewer is focused on your subject and not other areas in the photo.
Thanks to everyone that submitted their images! Submit to the next Edit Explorer here —›
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15 Comments
Richard MarshMarch 1, 2024
Really helpful to get feedback from Dylan on these photographs from ON1 users. Highlights once again the importance of lighting, tone and colour – and to adjust these to create a photo that comes alive.
Reinhard TemmelMarch 4, 2024
Hi Dylan,
great idea, many thanks! Helpful to see the work of other users and the feedback.
I will certainly use it.
Chris BakerMarch 7, 2024
Great to get the feedback on my photo. Really helpful & constructive.
James WhyteMarch 9, 2024
Many thanks Dylan, It was great to get the feedback on my submitted photograph. Extremely helpful and constructive. I would not have tried the Black & White, but seeing it, iactually preferred it to the Colour. I think one of the lessons for me is to not be afraid to experiment and perhaps after initial editing is to return a few days later and experiment, Easy to do as PR is non-destructive.
I enjoyed all of the edits from the ones selected this month, and learned a lot.
Thanks for your time in carrying out these edits. Much appreciated.
James
lee steinerMarch 9, 2024
how do you add the side car file?
Dylan KoteckiMarch 13, 2024
Hey Lee! When you edit a photo in Photo RAW, a sidecar file is created right next to your photo file in your computer’s navigator/finder. The sidecar file has .on1 at the end of it. Grab that and upload with your RAW photo file.
Cheers,
Dylan
David KinnearMarch 9, 2024
This was very helpful. I came away with several new ideas. Thanks Dylan!
David FranceyMarch 10, 2024
Thanks Dylan. Really great to watch you do this.
Francine DeguireMarch 10, 2024
Dylan, Your editing video was sooo awesome. I like the why and how explanation you gave us. And, Personally the Photo Filter save my vision of what I was looking to achieve.
Francine DeguireMarch 10, 2024
Dylan, I forgot to mentioned that the transcript tool is very helpful to me! For sure all come back to it from time to time. By the way, when will be the next submission for the other Edit Video?
WernerMarch 12, 2024
Ooh…
as I see “ON1 PhotoRaw”-Police deleted my, too critiqual, comment 🙁
Nobody should know, that there were “better” Plus-Days in the past.
It may be the wrong place to discuss this…
but you could have send me an answer…
Greetings
Werner
John PeggMarch 12, 2024
Dylan,
I always appreciate your ideas and videos, but Edit Explorer is a really good idea. If it wasn’t yours, you deserve the credit for a good job rolling it out!
John
Sukh DevMarch 22, 2024
Dylan
I loved your nice way of explaining all the details so that all levels of photographers can easily follow through. Great. Thank you.
Dev
Merle BeckerMarch 23, 2024
Dylan, sorry that I am a little late to the dance & getting to this video. Pls allow me to express my deep appreciation and joy in reviewing this “product.” What a great addition for the Plus Members ! Again, you have grown in your presentation style and especially in this environment where you have the flexibility to offer multiple approaches in editing a photo. It is so beneficial!! Thank you, please keep this great format coming; once a month is a good routine to see the photos and then the recommendations with time to then experiment with them. Thank you also to the submitting folks!!
Merle
Dennis ErdelacMarch 23, 2024
I missed the live Zoom. Really appreciate the availability. Great selection of images. I have dimmed down everything seeking texture in the sky many times. This was really beneficial. Thanks for your guidance.
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