In this tutorial, I will show you how to process your smoke photographs using Photoshop. This is a follow up to the tutorial on “How to photograph Smoke – Step-by-Step Tutorial”
Thanks for the comment Jayne.
I wrote it with the total novice in mind. At first I thought maybe it was too simple, but glad it came across how I intended.
Nicely done! Although quite frankly I would have been happy with the original image without touch ups, as it was pretty phenomenal right out of the camera.
Thanks Matt.. Appreciate the compliment.. I’m a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my images, so had to get rid of the few bits I didn’t like..
On some monitors it would’ve shown up, and that would’ve taken away the magic of the overall picture..
Neat tutorial. Who knew that smoke could look so beautiful. I’ll have to come back and study this more carefully. I enjoy working in Photoshop but just haven’t had the time to do much in it lately. Do you have any recommendations on camera equipment and are you using digital equipment mostly? I don’t think smoke would photograph so well with my little camera, somehow. I’ll check out your Youtube videos too because I bet those are great. Great site.
Appreciate your help.. I am an amateur photographer. I work in a company to make ends meet.. Photography is my passion but I am not a professional. This photoshop stuff is cool. I have been using film, which is very expensive but i like working on film. In this era we need to constantly update ourselves and I want to thank you for the photoshop tips on your blog…
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