Are you guilty of some of these “photo-editing crimes?” What are some of the most “horrific” things you’ve seen people do in processing their photos?

This is one of few real photographers on youtube. the rest just call themselves photographers

Hi Mitchell, i watched already a ton of videos about photography and editing. Your work, your videos that is the missing link, the small piece of educations which makes the difference. thank you

man, you are one of the legends, and I think in the future you will be a huge influence. I love your work and the way you look at things. You are almost perfect in every path. Thank you so much and always a pleasure to be learning from you.

You know, i've always tried to pay attention to my post-processing and not get carried away with all the sliders, curves, etc. Got a lot from the video, as always, especially the tip on split toning. I'm a beginner, albeit a 45 year old one, and i appreciate your insight and teaching. Thank's a lot for sharing this. Cheers!

Finally!! Somebody had to say it! 😂

It’s so important video for all photographers, thank you so much

Your videos always help to bring my photos to the next level. Great tips.

the bonus advice was so spot on... thanks for a great video :)

Thanks Mitchell, a good reminder ... it’s so easy to go down this path of over processing

Thanks. We need more of these reminders as it is too easy to go too far.

Thank you for this video and your editing courses :-) . This made me re-edit some recent family photos. The are much better now, indeed!

I agree 1000%. I was one of those people that went down that path with over editing and grew tired of it quickly. Thanks for your knowledge, Mitchell.

Great content as always! By the way, probably made every single mistake you talked about :)

Great Tips, and very valuable insight on realistic after process work. It's refreshing to learn from your experience. I really love your work and enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing!

Yes! This is what I like! I'm looking for this look in my Images and I love documentary photography very much! These are all things someone should know, but being remembered is always good

I love your photos and your site! Thank you David

Refreshing!

Really thankful for the last tip! I found magnum photos site because of your recommendation in your old video . Keep up the good work and you deserve more reach! 🙌

Hi, I am interested in your course and was wondering whether you would consider creating your presets for Capture One as well? I don't use lightroom anymore

exclent .. your thoughts are awsome

Great vid. I'm still learning photo editing. But my first rule is to edit the pic, take a breath and dial it back a bit, as you suggest. I actually stopped going to my local camera club because there were so many over-processed images, and these were winning the competitions - over vivid, HDR, naff filters... Sometimes it has a place, but I don't really see it as photography. Thanks for your videos, they do help me make sense of what adds to making good images.

Great content as always. Keep safe mate! Love & prayers from the Philippines 🙏🏻🇵🇭

Thank you,. That was very helpful.

As I finish the last lessons from your Light-Based Presets and Photo-editing Video Training series this video comes as a perfectly-timed summary...plus I can't get enough of your insights and content😄 For me the content and esthetic you have is something I don't find everywhere. It's always helpful and I feel like I've found the resources that resonate with me and my photography goals. You remind us we don't need to compromise our artistic preferences and make overly -saturated images that look nothing like what exactly saw in reality. Big thank you!! ~Jennifer

Ohhhh brother... You saved me at correct time 🙏

Hey. Thanks for the videos. Will your presets work in older lightroom versions as well? Thanks and have a great day

From South of Brazil. Thank you for the constant inspiration.

Your last tip *chef kiss* Thank you for recommending Magnum photos, I'm looking at it and It's definitely a gold mine. :)

Great content. Love it.

I love you're work man

Amazing content as always :)

Thank you..

Fantastic video! Trends come and go, but good work never ages

thank yo for this. For years and years all the photoshop book always promoted this S-curve as part of the post processing workflow, and for years and years I have always thought, yeah the makes my photo look really bad, I don't see the appeal. You suggest a much more nuanced approach.

Классно, как всегда! Без лишних слов, ровно в точку!

Just finally getting around to watching this one... Something you may or may not know is that generally speaking,side by side, people will prefer the more vibrant or bright photo unless it becomes overaaturated. This is a kind of important note when understanding why people overdo the editing on the photos or add all the filters. Best proof for this is MKBHDs videos on smart phone camera round up he's done a few years in a row now.

Your last tip is exceptionally wise advise.

look a Casio guy ! Very good choice of timepiece :)

More good stuff, thanks.

I'm not sure if Peter Mckinnon agrees with you ;) It's so objective in my opinion. There is no good or bad. If you (and if you mind the audience) like the work you make then you are golden. Now you are influencing people to embed the style YOU like. Follow you own path everybody. Happy picture editing.

I agree 100% regarding over edited photos. I see an increasing amount of over edited photos appear on social media and these often get the most likes. The new breed of "AI" branded tools bring powerful editing tools which can save a lot of time to experienced photo editors. However they also allow people who are inexperienced in editing to make changes often with a single click. I fear that alien eyes and skies could become the norm on social media in the future.

Hi Mitchell, do these presets work in lightroom CC/mobile as well as classic?

Great Sir. From India...

Good video, thanks... might I add that the prevalence of the glassy eye look particularly in doc/travel portraiture may have something to do with the Afghan girl (I am in no way trying to diss mr. McCurry or his work, just a conjecture)

I'm shooting with a eos 2000d and a 18-55 kitlens atm. Any budget friendly upgrade ideas?

Hi Mitchell. Those alien eyes are a frightening trend (not guilty of that one) and the general focus to overblow colors (yeah, guilty) makes me wonder when the youth-apps for enlarging one's eyes - like here in China - will ever be an accepted societal norm with AI photo eyes or real surgery as we merge towards being cyber-beings. 😵 Anyway, for those thinking about grabbing Mitchell's courses - do it. works for me! Great insights and teaching that inspires better image-making. Regards - MRP

I could not agree more, you just forgot the beloved clarity slider ;) But at the other hand, it looks like there is a need for overdone photographs. It's one thing, that you see these on Instagram or some website. It's a different thing when overdone images like that win competitions or are shown at big exhibitions from well known photographers (not writing any names). With considering this, I often asked myself, is there a need to overdo images to become successful? For me this is a rhetorical question, because lately I shoot mostly wet plates. And for my digital work, the magazine I work for is not interested in photographs that are overdone. But who can you blame, if some part of the industry has a need for it?

I am looking forward to next week's lesson Have a good night peace and blessings don't 4 get ur mask

Yes, oh yes I have... Nice to look back at your own work and notice the things that you would avoid now. I am so thankful for your honest and thoughtful insights about photography. I learn a lot from your videos. It might be my subjective opinion and I wish you only the best, I find the background suoundtrack inconsistent and outdated, I believe you would attract a wider audience and make your videos more engaging if you would work on that aspect. The content is gold though! Best wishes from Bergen

So many truth in this film about photos in social media. Great tips, a specialty last one, a bonu one, but you forgot added your own site or account, there are so many great photos too.

"... and if you want help..." 😂

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Opinion from a self-learner....self-taughter....(is that a word?) whose photos could be summed up as 'meh'....: I think I was lucky to be in my forties when I first began learning editing - been around a bit so less chances of having a need to follow. Although I have always had an intense interest in photography/videography I have never really had the disposable income to 'get into it' when I was younger. I am from the ancient days of yore when film was all that was available. Back then it was either give up any plans on a post secondary education and buy good equipment or buy a point and shoot film camera. Not much you can learn other than composition and what speed film you should buy with a point and shoot. Along comes digital and the world opens up to me. However, now I have to 'develop' my images myself. Gulp. It has been a long and somewhat frustrating road since 2012. Along the way I have come across a wide gamut of styles, trends and gimmicks as well as the 'uninformed' who have the power to either propel your image or bury it and they LOVED all those trends. Problems arise if you are like me and don't follow trends. I don't do instagram and influencers. Just writing the word influencers gives me hives lol! Not many educators on KZfaq et al remark on the differences in genres and tend to paint photography with a broad brush. Some treat all beginners as if they were on the road to stardom so recommend all sorts of equipment, programs, etc while others just pat you on the head and tell you to buy their presets (and to sit down before we hurt ourselves)... Some push the instagram-like style as if it is the only style around and others forget, in their snobbery, that documentary style photography is sort of the original kind of photography. Conversely I have found those who will argue that artful editing isn't photography at all or that if you aren't the next Ansel Adams, you're wasting your time. I appreciate you making the distinction of realism in travel/landscape genre as opposed to drawing a line in the sand while saying Never Ever do this...Ever. Artful editing is just that - art. Realism therefore can take a back seat to the editors whims but definitely NOT in this genre. I've made attempts at artful editing (composites, day to night, sky replacement) but now I will shoot something specifically keeping an eventual composite in mind. I won't just take any photo and try to make it what it isn't. When I'm shooting live events or bands then it is a mix of real and artful editing. Most of the time though it is the natural world I'm shooting so keeping it real is important to me. It's weird how you sometimes feel you should make excuses for presenting images that are realistic instead of overdone... The most horrific thing I've seen people do, aside from overdone HDR, is use the smudge filter. I can't stress enough how much I detest the smudge filters. You're aging. You have wrinkles . Live with it. Sheesh.

Bonus tips were for creating realistic photos and getting realistic girlfriend :D Cheers Mitchel, i came across your videos and I think ill be a better photographer if i can remember even 5% in the field.

Thanks for this video. I am guilty!! In my quest to better my photography, I have succumb to the trends in a lot of ways. When I return to give my shots another go, I find myself dialing back settings, usually never the other way around. I have taken this video to heart, and I appreciate it. Real never gets old! @r_m_foster

So many images of late look like they are from another planet 🌎 not ours 😱