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How to turn a bad snapshot into a great fine art black and white with Lightroom

May 16, 2016 by John Aldred 9 Comments

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I’ve never been a massive fan of the whole “Fix it in Photoshop” (or Lightroom, in this case) mentality, but it does undoubtedly offer its benefits, especially when the conditions under which you’re able to get the shot may be out of your control.

In this video from Swiss landscape photographer and YouTuber, YuriFineart, we see a technique that allows us to go from a simple snapshot into something a little more interesting.

Starting off with the typical snap many of us might grab during a holiday or day out on an overcast day, Yuri takes us through the process from starting with this…

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…an image that would likely be either deleted or simply forgotten about until the end of time, into this…

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…which has one or two noticeable issues, but is still a whole lot better than the original.

While much of the choices made in the video are based solely on personal taste, it’s a great introduction to a variety of processes and techniques available within Lightroom to improve the processing on your images.

 

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Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: Adobe Photoshop, black and white, fine art, lightroom, Snapshot

About John Aldred

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

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