KelbyOne is an educational membership community designed to fuel your creativity. I say all this to make sure you understand that editing tools are not a magical cure- all to make all your pictures shine. Of course if you work in a studio you have much greater control over some of these items, but at the end of the day a poorly- shot initial photo will remain exactly that, no matter how much you try to edit it in Lightroom or Photoshop. Along with that are your own creative choices such as your aperture and focal length, the composition of your shot, the angle from which you choose to shoot, the lighting manipulation you use, and a host of other elements that have an enormous impact on the final outcome of any given photo session. This involves things like choosing a good place to take the photos, finding the right time of day, and communicating with your subjects (and their parents, if you are working with kids). If you don’t have this software, I highly recommend it! Get it in camera first.īefore I get to the editing portion of this piece, I need to clarify one thing: no amount of editing can make up for initial on- location mistakes, which is why it’s so critical to get the initial picture as good as you can right from the beginning. I give to clients don’t need anything more than what Lightroom can do. I do all my edits in Lightroom, and while I sometimes need to do some more in- depth adjustments in Photoshop, 9. While each session is unique, I have developed my own style (which, in many ways, will always be a work in progress as I continue to learn new things) when it comes to both the shooting and editing process, and I thought it might help those who are new to this type of photo session to see a few examples along with an explanation of the creative choices I made along the way. I think it’s because I get so much enjoyment out of these types of shoots that I end up doing them more, though at some point it hardly seems fair because I wonder if I’m having more fun than the children whose pictures I am taking. Over the past few years I have learned a great deal about doing portraits, especially of young kids.
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