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Clear blue skies with no drama are some of the hardest conditions to make impactful images in. I was recently in the Dolomites where we had clear skies most days, and in this video I go through my workflow, from composition to image processing, trying to get the best out of the conditions.
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0:00 Introduction
1:47 Composition
2:24 Editing (Lightroom)
11:00 Finishing Touches (Photoshop)
18:14 Conclusion
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@davidterrie7661 5 месяцев назад

Every time I think I've got a good handle on editing, someone like you comes along to show me how much I have to learn. I get better every time I watch one of your videos, even if actually working at your level is well beyond me. It's a fun journey.

@AndyMumford 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment, glad you found something useful in the video

@max.zelinski 8 месяцев назад

thank you for sharing your editing process, very interesting and facinating

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching

@kurotaka007 5 месяцев назад

This is the insight I’m seeking! My bingeing level will be in overdrive! Great schtuff!

@AndyMumford 5 месяцев назад

Thanks so much, glad you're enjoying the videos

@TorstenPull 8 месяцев назад

Another great video, Andy! Thanks and I hope you are well.

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Torsten. All good here, I hope you're well

@mvo5720 6 месяцев назад

Wow, I'm speechless, good job I can type. What a stunning video, so glad I found it and yourself. As a very old newbie to photography, I've a lot to learn so I've climbed aboard. Thank you.🍷

@AndyMumford 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the sub, hope you enjoy the channel

@greglarUK 8 месяцев назад

This is so helpful Andy, so many times I have arrived at a location and the conditions hadn't matched my expectations. I guess I should level my expectations ahead of the trip! But, this is excellent advice and very helpful guidance regarding editing of arguably "not ideal" images. Much appreciated.

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video. I've wanted to shoot a video in this location for ages and was really disappointed with the conditions when we went up there. So that's the video I ended up making....I wish it had been with a brilliant sunrise instead, but in reality we more often don't get the conditions we want than we do.

@tomaswilde5481 8 месяцев назад

Beautiful landscape and very nice and interesting editing. I have learned a lot as usual. Thank you so much Andy and congratulations. Best regards from Bogota, Colombia.

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching 🙏

@tmkebnekaise 8 месяцев назад

This opened my eyes, I have not liked the blue skies in many of my photos ( especially if there is nothing more interesting happening in the sky). There are ways to enhance the feeling of photo. Thank you very much for this video!

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

The problem with blue skies is that blue is such a strong primary colour that it completely dominates the feel of the image, and images can feel a little bit "postcard-like"

@stigfloberghagenphotography 8 месяцев назад

Great video. I actually like the landscape version the best. 🙂👍

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot. Yeah, I'm leaning more and more in that direction

@RobJorg 8 месяцев назад

Good video Andy

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching

@leechaxss 8 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this Andy, great to see the process behind transforming an image with somewhat average conditions into a really nice image. Must say I prefer the horizontal image personally 👍 I always look forward to your videos, i find them a refreshing and down to earth alternative to most landscape photography channels on RU-vid

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching, glad you enjoy the videos

@steveborghardt 8 месяцев назад

I preferred the horizontal as well - the grass gave it a swirl effect that I found quite interesting against the peak.

@Dom.Martel 8 месяцев назад

Very interesting, I learned a lot. Conditions are not always ideal, but yes, there's always something to shoot. I'm very impressed with how you transformed that image and how great it looks after. It opens up for different perspectives. Thanks a lot for sharing this.

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, really glad you found the video useful

@Gundolf300 8 месяцев назад

Well shit.. This video is getting outright nailed to my home screen when doing further edits. Love it. I really love it! Thanks man.

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, really glad you found the video useful

@vukos 8 месяцев назад

Love these workflow videos, they are very educational. I'm always stuck trying to figure out what to do with boring blue skies. I'll try to apply your ideas to some recent photos and see how it goes

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment, glad it was useful

@transikk 7 месяцев назад

Great video Andy.a lot good info packed in. Last year I went to Lisbon for Christmas and decided to shot long exposure of that long bridge , and it was great location indeed. This year i will going to spend Christmas in Sevile, can you tip where are interesting location to shot long exposure ?

@AndyMumford 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment, glad you enjoyed the video

@alihadjisadegh2288 8 месяцев назад

A nice video again, i personally prefer the horizontal image. thanks for sharing your experience with us.

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching. I think I prefer the horizontal image as well

@willyonamountain 7 месяцев назад

Ahh the classic Pacific NW problem- flat, light grey skies 🙄. Sometimes it makes me want to play around with b&w shots.

@AndyMumford 7 месяцев назад

I’ll be in the PNW next week and it looks like we’re going to have a lot of rain.

@willyonamountain 7 месяцев назад

@@AndyMumford looking forward to seeing what you shoot 👍

@Mitcheb4 7 месяцев назад

We're absolutely loaded with fog out here this week in the Seattle area! Good luck!

@Xo1ot1 8 месяцев назад

I've been very hesitant to do sweeping changes to my images so far, because it's so easy to cross the line to things looking fake. Although I wouldn't have changed the color of the photo in the vid so drastically, I still feel encouraged to "live a little" in my future edits ;)

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, I completely understand that and to be honest I'm not super comfortable with it either, hence this image not being a portfolio image that will go on my website or be sold for print. I'd wanted to make a video in this location for years, and then when we got these conditions decided to carry on with it and see what I could do with it

@AnatomyoftheCamera 8 месяцев назад

The video title definitely caught my attention, when I put my glasses on and saw it was your video, it brought a smile to my face. Outstanding workshop and fond memories! Hope your trip to the western US is a great experience. I love Canyonlands and Arches, and hoping to get to Capital Reef next summer. Looking forward to your videos on that trip, particularly Capital Reef, as it doesn't get the attention that the others garner (Zion, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Arches and Canyonland). You may want to get a few photos of Hanksville too, if you are in the area.

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Jeffrey, it really was a fantastic workshop, and *cough* a testimonial would be lovely *cough* Really looking forward to visiting the SW next month, it should be a lot of fun

@turningflower9674 7 месяцев назад

Maybe try to make the horizontal image more wider like a 21:9 aspect or like that.

@AndyMumford 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, I think pano format works best for it

@Twobarpsi 8 месяцев назад

Great photo! I'm not a fan of clear skies either. I usually won't shoot under those conditions, unless I have to. Thank you for showing your workflow as well!

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, hope it was useful

@aharshephotography 8 месяцев назад

This is a very in-depth tutorial with a great message. There is always something to shoot, even if you don't get what you are looking for you can take that opportunity to get the photo and process it in a completely different style. I take some of those photos and try to convert them to BW or just find some of my inspiration (such as this) and achieve that look. Thanks for sharing your workflow!

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment. Black and white is a good option for blue skies, but for this particular scene I felt the shadow area didn't have enough tonal variation to create a nice black and white

@aharshephotography 8 месяцев назад

@@AndyMumford that is true

@pascalvangerven5769 8 месяцев назад

I love these editing videos, even though I'm a Capture One/Affinity user... 😉

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for watching

@DS-ke8pq 8 месяцев назад

Andy - would the horizontal image work with a 65:24 crop on it?

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Indeed, I do think it works better with a pano crop, but it does need some foreground or it loses depth

@paololarocca7684 8 месяцев назад

wonderful location, unfortunately clear sky happen quite often in Italy, worse than that for me is the flat covered sky, would you consider sky replacement? I am starting to consider it for architectural photography where the sky isn’t really the main focus of the image ….

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment. Yep, where I live in Lisbon we get them got 9 or 10 months a year...generally in the Dolomites though it's not so common later in the year as the changing temperature of the mountains can have a massive effect on the air condensing and making clouds. This year though, it wasn't really getting too cold in the night and there was less temperature variation. As for sky replacement...personally it's not something I would do. I'm not really comfortable with changing the colour of the trees like I did in this video and it doesn't really represent my work. But obviously it's purely personal and this isn't documentary photography.

@Xyviel69 8 месяцев назад

Great video, now I need to go learn how to use Photoshop. 😅

@AndyMumford 8 месяцев назад

Thanks so much. I'm not a massive user of Photoshop, but it has a few tools that are really powerful to finish images off

@scottallen6172 7 месяцев назад

Good tutorial. Thanks. I prefer the horizonal image. To quote you (even though I wasn't there with you), the horizontal image seems to "capture the mood and emotion that you felt at the scene."

@AndyMumford 7 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment. Yeah, I agree with you about the horizontal image