Using Photoshop & Lightroom Classic to Create Amazing Cityscapes
Join Serge Ramelli as he shares his secrets to creating amazing cityscapes. Great cityscapes start with great captures, and Serge begins the class with a discussion of camera settings and his approach to being in the right place at the right time. After the photo is taken, Serge steps through his editing workflow in Lightroom. Starting with the global edits that lay the foundation for a strong cityscape, Serge moves on into a detailed look at how to use all of Lightroom's local adjustment tools to take your photos to the next level. Whether you are shooting with a DSLR or smart phone, and from stitched panoramas to merged HDR, Serge shares the tips and techniques that you can use in all kinds of situations.
Release Date: 2017-08-24
Lessons
The Big Picture
Join Serge as he introduces the class, and shares some of his cityscape photos while discussing the techniques he uses to capture them.
Duration: 8 mins 19 seconds
Camera Settings
There are key camera settings to consider when shooting a cityscape.
Duration: 5 mins 15 seconds
Global Editing in Lightroom
Serge begins the editing process by demonstrating the foundational global edits you can do in Lightroom for your cityscapes.
Duration: 6 mins 2 seconds
Local Editing in Lightroom: Part 1
With the global edits complete, you can begin to enhance the photo with local adjustments like the Radial filter.
Duration: 4 mins 55 seconds
Local Editing in Lightroom: Part 2
Further enhancements to the photo can be made with the Graduated Filter.
Duration: 2 mins 16 seconds
Local Editing in Lightroom: Part 3
The Adjustment Brush is a powerful tool for enhancing local areas within your photograph.
Duration: 10 mins 3 seconds
Sharpening and Noise Reduction
Sharpening detail and reducing noise are important steps in your workflow.
Duration: 7 mins 30 seconds
Las Vegas Panorama
Serge takes you through the global edits of a panoramic view of Las Vegas.
Duration: 21 mins 32 seconds
Bellagio at Night
Using different techniques, Serge shows you his approach to a photo taken at night of the Bellagio fountains.
Duration: 7 mins 41 seconds
New York HDR Edit
Using Aurora HDR as a plug-in to Lightroom, Serge demonstrates how he approaches an HDR image.
Duration: 6 mins 3 seconds
Retouching Mobile Photo
Even photos captured with a mobile device can be edited and enhanced in Lightroom to create dramatic cityscape photos.
Duration: 7 mins 15 seconds
Adding Clouds
We don’t always end up with the type of sky we’d like for our cityscapes, so being able to change the sky in Photoshop is an important skill.
Duration: 10 mins 30 seconds