
Mo, a Bahrain car photographer, demonstrates transforming a photo with Lightroom and Photoshop using global and local adjustments, fixing car whites, and changing the car color.
Showcases capturing a Jaguar Bahrain shot at the Bahrain International Circuit with sunset colors, using a tripod, 24mm lens, and controlled exposure, then recovery in Lightroom for Photoshop.
Follow along with Lightroom and Photoshop using provided raw files; import photos into a year-based folder on macOS, and learn the quick import workflow.
Master global adjustments in lightroom by balancing exposure, recovering shadows, and controlling highlights, whites, and blacks, while reducing noise and removing chromatic aberration before editing in photoshop.
Master the pen tool and masking basics before Photoshop, and use free previews and external resources from previous tutorials to deepen your understanding.
Learn to fix the whites on a car photo using non-destructive edits, including stamp visible layers, smart filters, and camera raw adjustments, then refine with masks and a soft brush.
Learn masking in Lightroom and Photoshop using the pen tool to isolate wind screen and vents, refine feathered selections, and paint with black or white brushes before dodge and burn.
Learn dodge and burn to bring out details by locally lightening shadows and darkening highlights with layers, 50 percent gray fills, and soft light blending.
Group dodge and burn adjustments, apply a smart Camera Raw filter to refine warmth, clarity, highlights, and shadows, and use graduated filters for the sky and road.
Explore how to use the Lumina plugin as a camera raw alternative to replace Nik Collection and perform non-destructive, masked edits in Photoshop.
Use the pen tool to create precise selections for complex subjects, refine masks with feathering and brush work, and apply color adjustments when hue and saturation won't suffice.
Change the car color using hue and saturation with hard light blending. Remove color cast with a masked black-and-white layer and apply selective color adjustments.
Learn to amplify environment lighting in photos by layering overlays, adjusting color cast, and masking with brushes to refine sunlight, flares, and color grading in Photoshop.
Learn color grading in Photoshop and Lightroom to set mood and sense of place by adjusting shadows, highlights, and midtones with curves, lut, and split toning.
Explore a free LUT bundled with the course and learn to apply 3D LUTs in Lightroom and Photoshop while using color balance, masks, and opacity to refine skin tones.
This course is split into 14 videos that will shed some light on how to professionally edit & retouch car photos in Adobe Lightroom & Adobe photoshop. LUT Included!
It's been nearly a year since I have launched my first car photography class on Udemy & now I am back with more tools of the trade, I have refined my workflow & became better at car photography, its now time to share the knowledge with you.
Ever wondered how automotive photographers get photos that POP?
Want to improve your photoshop skills for car photography?
Want to understand my automotive and car retouching workflow?
Want To enhance the lighting & the colors of your photos?
Want to have a clean & a professional looking image?
Then this course is for you
A prior knowledge to using basic tools in photoshop is required, I will be supplying additional resources as required.