Beginner Now What?

[Antony hayward]

I've taken some images they suck because I have no skill and they are the first photo's I've ever taken that will get better with time but here's the part I'm stuck on how do you edit images, and how do you know when you've edited enough

 

[Gogster]

Sorry confusing two threads - what image editing software do you have?

Lightroom tip below:

If you're using Lightroom, guessing from your other post, when you see an image in your catalogue, if you click Develop (or shortcut D) the picture will open and you can adjust various aspects of the photo using the sliders and features on the right, with presets on the left. The presets will apply a style to your photo.

Probably best to have a play around, if you're working with RAW files everything can be undone (CMD (or CTRL)+SHIFT+R), will take you back to the photo when it was imported or you can step back through your changes using the History tab.

 

[GTG]

Watch youtube tutorials for the software you have

 

[Antony hayward]

Looks like I'll be spending a day or a few months on youtube watching lightroom tutorials

step 1 find out how to sharpen an image

 

[ecoleman]

Your first 10,000 images are your worst.

Watch lots of YouTube videos, practice and most importantly, get out and shoot. There is a lot more to good photography than just post processing.