Five Underlying Concepts of Photo Post-Processing That Matter More Than PS Skills

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Photo post-processing is not just about the 'techniques' of editing software and tools — there are also universal concepts and ways of thinking, the 'principles', that apply to most photos.

Today's tutorial is a hardcore one: I'll share the five underlying concepts of post-processing that I've summed up. With these mindsets, your editing will achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Video Tutorial

▶ Watch the video tutorial on Bilibili

A summary of the five underlying concepts from the video:

1. In post-processing, ideas matter more than techniques

2. Post-processing should go with the flow of the photo, not against its nature

3. Parameters and effects in post are all 'relative'

4. Post-process globally first, then locally

5. Refining details is the key to a finished photo

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