This week I thought I’d do something a little different from just an editing tutorial. I thought it would be fun to share the gear I used, the settings I used, the sequence of photos and the one I picked, all the way to the editing process on one of my wildlife photos. That way you can get a better feel of the entire process. Enjoy!
Matt’s Bird Photography Course: mattk.com/bird-photography
Matt’s Wildlife Editing Secrets Course: mattk.com/wildlife
I love teaching and photography... In that order. I feel that enjoying photography, and photo editing can get WAY too complicated. So my personal mission (and favorite thing to do), is to create education that simplifies the process of taking great photos, and how to edit them to get the results you’ve always wanted.
Matt – I liked this video – great to see the front to end. Thanks for doing these! I may learn PS yet!
Love your videos, Matt – I’ve watched dozens and seen you in person.
But I’m surprised that you made your LR edits BEFORE using deNoise? My own process – and everything I’ve read previously (Anthony M and others) insist: deNoise before making any edits that will affect noise. Effectively, lens corrections and white balance, THEN deNoise, THEN anything else.
Hi Steve. I’m very aware of other workflow options. This is what I choose for my photos and recommend to people. And most importantly, I’d start asking questions like “was there a problem with the final photo?”, rather than what order to do things. For me, that photo looked pretty darn wonderful on my screen, and does anything matter after that? 🙂
As usual, very informative! Thanks, Matt.
Great information as always Matt!! Still learning photoshop so that helped a lot
It is great to learn from the beginning to the end. Thanks!
Matt
Thanks for doing this video. What autofocus settings did you use to capture the eagle In Flight on the A1? For example, you use tracking, zone, etc ?
Hi Alan. Tracking is always on. You don’t have to tell the camera to do it. I switch between zone (mostly center) and wide for most bird photography. Hope that helps 🙂
Thanks Matt – I appreciate it!
Is there a difference between on1 denoise and topaz denoise? Have you compared one against another? Which would you recommend and why.
Hi. I have compared. I prefer Topaz but both programs are really good.
I am Louis from The Netherlands. Thank you very much for this insight in your workflow. Can I ask which metering mode you are using? Is it spotmeting or another setting?
Hi Louis. I use Matrix / Evaluative metering 100% of the time. Thanks.
Great video – thanks Matt.
Thank you for the suggestions! Great video! Would you have used the extender on the zoom? I use a zoom for the reasons you mentioned and have not used an extender yet so I always end up cropping. Thank you.
Thanks for the walk through. Topaz labs is impressive.
What part of Washington were you in?
Thanks Dave. We were in Seabeck.
Thanks for the video Matt. I just visited a local rookery and the timing couldn’t be better.
Thanks for the info , in a somewhat detail explanation.
Could you do the same with ON1 raw?
Yep, or pretty close at least.
I liked it!!