Do you have special editing software you usually use for post-production?
Now this is where I could write a book! There is only
one real source of photographic post production -
Adobe Light Room (or its sister Adobe Camera Raw)
and Adobe Photoshop. The CC package at £10 (or so) a
month is a real investment. Much cheaper than paying
for annual updates.
The real power is understanding these programs and
developing a sensible and structured workflow. Back
to my adopted mantra “Tone, Colour & Artistic Effects”.
Blake Rudis has developed a series of Presets for
Lightroom (or ACR) which means you can quickly arrive
at a polished image using a sensible workflow.
These Presets are workflow based and allow you to
fully develop towards your ideal image unlike most
presets which are based on photographic emulation.
Blake has also developed two exciting Photoshop add
ons Zone System Express and Palette Effects. Using
these intuitive add ons you can easily work in any
of the 11 different tones described by Ansel Adams
and any of the 6 colours of the digital colour wheel
(RYGCBM) to give you the photograph you saw when
you took the image, not the interpretation your camera
decided to give you! ZSE and PE give you a lot more
than these two important aspects, that is another
story! Once purchased they are your to keep with a life
time guarantee of free updates.
For my PhotoArt I always start with as good a
photograph as I can then use Photoshop, Topaz
and Corel Painter to develop the final piece as my
imagination and artistry sees it! Ansel Adams said “A
great photograph is a full expression of what one feels
about what is being photographed in the deepest sense
and is thereby a true expression of what one feels
about life in its entirety.” The same can be said about
my PhotoArt.
When you go on one of your travels, what will you take with you?
I take three cameras, my Sony AR7, Canon G16 and iPhone (or iPad), Tripod, simple lens filters (circular polariser &
ND4 filter), a speed light flash, spare batteries (essential with mirrorless cameras) and cards and most importantly the
camera’s instruction manual. These are for serious trips, if I am determined to travel light the Sony AR7, the 50mm
lens and spare batteries.
David puts a lot of passion into his projects and produces stunning photographs and photo art.
You can find more examples of his work on his website https://www.vista-foto.com or contact him direct via his
email: [email protected]