From the course: Travel Photography: Costa Rica
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Post-processing insects and reptiles
From the course: Travel Photography: Costa Rica
Post-processing insects and reptiles
- Let's do some cropping and enhancing of photos really quick, because when you're shooting insects, a lot of time it's a good idea to really punch in and see the detail. First up, we'll start with this silver beetle. Now, I was real happy with this image, and I'll bypass right through the Quick Develop settings and go into the Develop module. As we take a look at this image, it's helpful to zoom in on the critical area. And you'll notice that this became a bit of an inadvertent self-portrait. This highly metallic beetle reflected me back here, so in the future I probably would use a self-timer and step away from the camera to try to minimize the reflection. But that's okay, in a way, I kind of like that it's a really abstract self-portrait. All right, let's pull that back here for a second, and work with the overall basic developing. Remember, you could take your white balance and find something that you feel should be white. Find something that's a little off and if you click it…
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Packing for a trip to the mountains3m 52s
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Advice when walking in a cloud forest4m 38s
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Photographing hummingbirds4m 27s
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Post-processing hummingbird photos11m 24s
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Photographing insects and reptiles3m 36s
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Post-processing insects and reptiles11m 26s
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Photographing flowers in low-light (HDR single pass)2m 42s
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Refining flower images - Part 18m 57s
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Refining flower images - Part 25m 45s
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Photographing the landscape in HDR3m 45s
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Stitching together a panorama photograph8m 45s
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Refining the panorama photo8m 7s
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