Sadly, the holiday season is ending but the memories captured with your camera is everlasting. Here’s how to quickly edit your photos for your holiday album.
#1: Landscape
Landscape generally covers all types of images but primarily is about the physical location of the visit.
Step 1: Correct the horizon using the rotation tool
Step 2: Correct the colour using White Balance
Step 3: Sharpen with structure (if there’s pattern in the image). Use ‘Sharpening’ to make the subject pop out.
Step 4: Use ‘Ambiance’ under the ‘Tune Image’ menu to darken the sky slightly and brighten the foreground
#2: Nightscape
The night scene especially in places such as Las Vegas, Paris and Tokyo can be beautiful despite the colourful neon lights. There are also night markets that you can capture in places like Thailand and Taiwan.
Step 1: Correct the horizon using the rotation tool.
Step 2: Correct the colour using White Balance.
Step 3: Sharpen with structure (if there’s a pattern in the image). Use ‘Sharpening’ to make the subject pop out.
Step 4: Lower the exposure using the ‘Brightness’ slider under ‘Tune Image’ menu. Smartphones and cameras tend to over brighten the image of night scenes even with night mode in smartphones. This will create a more natural looking image.
#3: Portraits
Portraits are images of the person who you have taken the image of. The difference this time is to capture your loved ones at the place of visit so the focus is really on them.
Step 1: Correct the horizon using the rotation tool.
Step 2: Correct the colour using White Balance.
Step 3: Sharpen with structure (if there’s a pattern in the image). Use ‘Sharpening’ to make the subject pop out.
Step 4: Use the vignetting tool to darken the edge of the photo more so your subject pops out a bit more.
#4: Food with Friends
Sometimes it is hard to shoot because you want to feature friends and family at the dining table. Focus on your friends and family rather than the food.
Step 1: Make sure you do not use the widest aperture for such shots as you would want both food and person to be in sharp focus.
Step 2: Correct the horizon using the rotation tool.
Step 3: Correct the colour using White Balance.
Step 4: Sharpen with structure (if there’s a pattern in the image). Use ‘Sharpening’ to make the subject pop out.
Step 5: Use the vignetting tool to darken the edge of the photo more so your subject pops out a bit more.
#5: Food
Food shots are basically the same as portraits. In short you are really shooting the portraits of food. Highlight the main ingredients and always find the brightest spot in the restaurant when shooting food.
Step 1: If you are using a camera, make sure the aperture is at least f3.5 to make sure the image is sharp enough for the whole plate.
Step 2: Correct the horizon using the rotation tool.
Step 3: Correct the colour using White Balance.
Step 4: Sharpen with structure (if there’s a pattern in the image). Use ‘Sharpening’ to make the subject pop out.
Step 5: Use the vignetting tool to darken the edge of the photo more so your subject pops out a bit more.
