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In this week’s episode, you'll learn photo editing basics in just 15 minutes. There's a ton of information surrounding tips, tricks, and techniques regarding how to edit photos, but the basics can be summed up rather quickly. And the basics are the foundation of any good photo editor, but also the most important part of it all, as the basics are where most of the heavy lifting occurs and the rest is just polishing all the small details. In this video, I'll review the editing process I go through on all my landscape photos in an effort to provide you with a framework you can follow to not only help you stay organized, but to also ensure nothing is missed. I hope you enjoy this week's video and as always thanks so much for watching! - Mark D.

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[MarkDenneyPhoto]

🔥QUICK SURVEY: How long have you been editing photos?

[PaulBaker-sl]

I've deliberately been putting off the whole post-production thing as it all looks far too complicated. However the 15 minutes just spent watching the video has probably been the best quarter of an hour I've spent on youTube in the last 6 months and have simplified things so much....thanks Mark.

[nancyturek]

What can someone who is not naturally artistic do to better learn the art of seeing where to apply Lightroom’s tools? I can easily see and appreciate the before and after comparisons of edited photos but struggle with enhancing my own images.

[tomandyv]

I've seen a lot of Lightroom training videos on Youtube, many really good ones, but I think your video here is the most rewarding of all the ones I've seen so far - thank you very much👍

[audreyrice]

Hi Mark! I'm new to your channel, but not to photography. I've been a novice for approx. 50 years, and have learned more from you in the past month than I have on my own all this time. Thank you for sharing your vast knowledge in such a clear and concise way.
By the way, I work in LIghtroom all the time, and never knew that you can reorder the adjustments panel. Such a simple thing that can make a huge impact to my workflow. Thanks again!

[margaretstanford]

This was THE best video on editing and the workflow involved . Very easy to understand!

[markwilkins]

As I struggle to learn the editing process, customizing the development panel is a genius way to follow a sensible structure. Another great video.

[prismwing]

Thank you for this. I really appreciate how clear and focused this walkthrough was, but also how clear and focused my own work can be.

[lisastoyanovich]

Editing has been a struggle for me. I love this workflow and can't wait to set it up and try it out. I can see that it will help me stay organized.

[chegeliterarylenswriters]

I keep coming back to this video, it has become a personal preference to my basics and i hope to learn even more

[juliebaughan]

Really great video Mark, I refer to your videos all the time and my photography has improved so much. I used to find editing so complicated but can honestly say you have taught me everything I know! I am even starting to win competitions at my local camera club, I can’t thank you enough…really. Please keep the videos coming, and thank you again 😊

[richardsmith]

Mark, thanks for this video. I didn't realize I could customize the organization of the panels. It will definitely help me smooth out my workflow. Thanks again.

[micheljoffres]

As usual, so useful Mark! One thing you did not mention is when masking, after you select the brush, what do you like to use in terms of "feather" and "flow"? It varies for me depending on the photo, but was wondering how you do it. Thank you!

[lolottee]

Not only is your work magnificent, but you also take the time to mentor us absolute beginners in this intimidating process at first. I am so incredibly grateful for this video, it gave me the motivation i needed to explore more seriously an interest I've been postponing developping for years. Thank you so much!

[jessicaeiss]

Thanks for this Mark, I think I'm going to rearrange my panel too. I was actually able to follow along with your edits, even though they were pretty fast. If you were shooting close ups of flowers, like dahlias, which take up most of the frame, would you still use calibration color adjustments? I think even out of camera, they look pretty realistic color wise, or at least with minimal color adjustments

[faith]

I'm a beginner and this has been the most helpful video on editing for me! It looks like DarkTable will allow me to do most of this so I will try these techniques!

[markgarrett]

Fantastic video as always! Really appreciate your style and how you teach.

Was wondering if you could go back a few steps and talked about how you curate your photos after a shoot. I'm trying to come up with a system to do a first pass and get rid of the garbage photos and then identify which ones need topaz, and editing process like you have, and then identify which ones have been processed so I can filter.

Thanks for all the hard work and making these videos!

[renegadevida]

This is awesome thank you for making this video!

[iainwolstencroft]

Thanks for a great video demystifying some of the Lightroom features. I didn't know that the workflow could be customised, so that tip alone was worth it's weight in gold!

[karlarivas]

Thank you! this helps me stay focused. My adhd makes me go all over the place and I forget steps. I hope this helps me to stay consistent! Cheers!