How I photographed and processed an architectural image in Photoshop

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I show you the start to finish process of creating a fine art architectural image of Landmark Square Tower in Stamford, CT. using Photoshop and Lightroom. Photos shot with Nikon D850 and Lee 10 stop neutral density filter. Please leave questions and comments below!

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  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot
    @JCImagesBehindtheShot4 жыл бұрын

    See how I processed another architectural image: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X5xnsM57aM2oqdo.html

  • @finnleykye6130

    @finnleykye6130

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @vincenzomekhi714

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Finnley Kye Instablaster =)

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    @finnleykye6130

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @finnleykye6130

    @finnleykye6130

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @vincenzomekhi714

    @vincenzomekhi714

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Finnley Kye you are welcome :D

  • @kenohagan1091
    @kenohagan10914 ай бұрын

    So glad I found your channel. Great content and this one brings back memories of Stamford.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Ken! We actually recently moved to Stamford. We are really enjoying it!

  • @markguerin6071
    @markguerin60714 жыл бұрын

    New to your channel. Thank you for the information about this style of photography. It was very interesting.

  • @Hisoka54
    @Hisoka544 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is underrated ! Great content, thanks !

  • @rajnuthula7598
    @rajnuthula75985 жыл бұрын

    Great work Jay. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for watching Raj! I appreciate the comment.

  • @jadsonmorais3840
    @jadsonmorais38403 жыл бұрын

    helped me to expand my mind about architecture editing here in Brazil, thanks! 🙏✨

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Obrigado! Thanks for watching!

  • @adrianalfordphotography
    @adrianalfordphotography5 жыл бұрын

    Stunning work Jay. Awesome video, really enjoyed watching. Such a beautiful building 👌👍

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Adrian! Fairly close to me house and building I have liked for some time. Hope you had a great trip.

  • @ricardocanales5476
    @ricardocanales54764 жыл бұрын

    Great Tutorial, thank you! Cheers!!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure Ricardo! Thanks for watching!

  • @Paul_anderson_creative
    @Paul_anderson_creative4 жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Thanks. Worth watching just to see that reflected gradient tool! Some great tips...

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Paul!

  • @emadali4833
    @emadali48334 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome video, really artistic touch of beauty, I can understand you can make reselection many times and ad curves after you select and mask the main subject ...that's cool

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching Emad!

  • @MichalOlender
    @MichalOlender4 жыл бұрын

    Looks very cool!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Michael! Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @simonsmith8783
    @simonsmith87834 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful video. As someone who is just considering venturing into a new style of photography and investing in some expensive filters, this has been very informative in terms of me deciding I have the relevant PS skill set (luckily I think I do). So thank you

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words!

  • @Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer
    @Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer4 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video and photographs ,great!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! Thanks for watching

  • @Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer
    @Nat.ImagesLarge.F.Photographer3 жыл бұрын

    Splendid work Jay!!!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very kind! Thanks!

  • @tapioritvonen3860
    @tapioritvonen38602 жыл бұрын

    Stunning photo and work!! Great tutorial, easy to follow 🙏🙏😊😊

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tapio!! 😀😀

  • @vilajetleka3414
    @vilajetleka34143 жыл бұрын

    what an impressive building!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree! It was completed in 1973. It’s called One Landmark Square

  • @dennisshields8542
    @dennisshields85423 жыл бұрын

    Good tutorial - Detailed, well and patiently explained.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Dennis!

  • @photodom2000
    @photodom20004 жыл бұрын

    Really nice tutorial JC. Came across your channel today and liked this one.. Still confused by Gradient Tool and Gradient masking but I'll get there one day. You deserve more subscribers.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Very kind words, Dominic. Thanks for watching. I have posted several other videos recently. Feel free to check them out.

  • @philipcook6191
    @philipcook6191 Жыл бұрын

    Your work is amazing, truly to take the cake. Definitely my best. Thank you for your post and channel. Cape Town, South Africa.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the kind words Philip!! Cheers

  • @maltem6140
    @maltem61404 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the great video.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated!

  • @ejones3266
    @ejones32662 жыл бұрын

    Amazing job with the image and instructions on how to achieve the reults.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @ggstylz
    @ggstylz2 жыл бұрын

    Next level editing!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    2 жыл бұрын

    So very kind!! thanks!

  • @TheMojo140
    @TheMojo1403 жыл бұрын

    Nice one Jay, good edit and good explanation !

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Maurice!

  • @kma8910
    @kma89105 жыл бұрын

    great work!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching Keith!

  • @angelvalla9565
    @angelvalla95654 жыл бұрын

    Nice photo and tutorial . Could u please show how you do selection parts of image and how to save them. Thanks

  • @juancarlosguzman2827
    @juancarlosguzman28274 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I want to start doing some architecture photography and I was wondering how those B&W images are edited and finally I found a great one, is kind of complicated but I think I will need to practice a lot in order to get those results. Awesome 👏 video! Thank you

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Looking forward to seeing you work!

  • @juancarlosguzman2827

    @juancarlosguzman2827

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks 🙏

  • @joseparcerisa4859
    @joseparcerisa48592 жыл бұрын

    Excellent explanation my friend, thank you very much for sharing.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jose for the kind words

  • @DiviPhotos
    @DiviPhotos4 жыл бұрын

    Cool video

  • @lawrencesmith9214
    @lawrencesmith92143 жыл бұрын

    Morning Jay.....just discovered your channel, subscribed, thanks for the content, keep up the good work! I’ll have a go with some of these techniques on a concept project I’m thinking about. Cheers and keep well.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Lawrence!! If you post on IG, let me know. I will follow.

  • @lawrencesmith9214

    @lawrencesmith9214

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JCImagesBehindtheShot cheers Jay.....I do have an Insta account but nothing on there that uses your editing technique at the moment but would appreciate the follow, I’ll reciprocate. Lawrence_smith_photography.

  • @lumn8tion
    @lumn8tion4 жыл бұрын

    Very well done video and process. New subscriber here!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the kind words!

  • @abizerzariwala532
    @abizerzariwala5323 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant edits sir. Really inspiring. Could you please make a video explaining the gradient tools in detail? It will really help me understand when to use what type of gradient tool during the editing process.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great idea Abizer!

  • @kevinholliday2066
    @kevinholliday20664 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic work, mate! I always love seeing how others make their art. What camera are you using to record your video, by the way? It looks superb!

  • @agustintajch
    @agustintajch3 жыл бұрын

    Your channel is awesome!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the kind words!

  • @brunopascal6732
    @brunopascal67324 жыл бұрын

    Great video man!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Bruno!

  • @johnb.heartfield3021
    @johnb.heartfield30214 жыл бұрын

    Great video, thanks for sharing! What about the border width of your selections? Is it always the same (1px or more) or does it depend on the resolution of the image? What values ​​do you use?

  • @LynneLuxonJonesphotography
    @LynneLuxonJonesphotography5 жыл бұрын

    Very helpful tutorial Jay , I need to work on my processing for Mono's that for sure. I struggle with layers & selections so that's my winter project

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much Lynne! Making those selections can be tedious but I do like the final result.

  • @joekennedy1842
    @joekennedy18424 жыл бұрын

    Nice work JC

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Joe! Stay safe my friend

  • @regryan8044
    @regryan80444 жыл бұрын

    great job jay, I can use the gradient tool in lightroom, but always have dramas in photoshop. cheers

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    I use the gradient in LR as well. With PS, you can use the gradient on a particular selection allowing for more flexibility.

  • @regryan8044

    @regryan8044

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JCImagesBehindtheShot Thanks JC i will have another closer, Great pics

  • @lensvana
    @lensvana Жыл бұрын

    Great video! Coincidentally I just read a book that more or less goes into this exact technique in excruciating detail (hard to track down, it's by Julia Anna Gospodarou - no affiliation but I can see on her website that you guys have a similar style.). Just thought I'd share some notes from the book for channel viewers: - Ideal settings for pleasing long exposure arch. B&W: 15-16 stop ND (10 + 5 or 10 + 6 stacked), usually 5-6 minutes, add 25% to exposure time if 10 stop, add 50% if 16 stops. CPL adds 2 stops, so 10 (ND) + CPL could work in a pinch. - Start the exposure when clouds are entering the frame (not halfway in), ideally pointing in same direction as building - Usually f/7.1 - f/8, sometimes f/11, no more than f/16 - Post-processing is very similar. To learn how to do it intuitively, helps to take a basic drawing course to learn the natural way that light falls on 3D volumes like boxes, sphere, and cylinders (I'm doing this at the moment)

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! I follow her work and she is very talented. Also check out Joel Tjintjelaar. He is fantastic

  • @DapurFithryOfficial
    @DapurFithryOfficial3 жыл бұрын

    Nice Tutorial

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Dapur!

  • @yoga7788
    @yoga77882 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoying your lessons. If you had to choose one lens 16_35 or 24-105 which one would you go with for street scape. Thank you once again.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks friend. If I was to chose just one lens, I would go with the 24-105 for more flexibility assuming quality was the same.

  • @sebastianrodriguezsaravia8496
    @sebastianrodriguezsaravia84965 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jay, beatiful work. Can you teach us how to make a good selection and avoid halos while working with this selections? I can't find a good method and i'm going crazy. Thx

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great idea for a future video! Given the relatively straight lines in this photo, I used the polygonal lasso tool. I did have a bit of haloing but not too bad.

  • @OmarHernandez-zi7qf
    @OmarHernandez-zi7qf4 жыл бұрын

    What type of lens you use? Do you always take the pictures in the morning? What is the best time for taking the original photo? Great learning video. thank you

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for the long delay Omar. I usually take photos in the morning, in part to catch better light and in part not to eat into my day too much. For landscape photography, sunrise and sunsets tend to be best.

  • @ArvindVallabh
    @ArvindVallabh3 жыл бұрын

    Love your work and guide to B&W photography. Had a Question on what lens you using for all your work and do you use a ND filters on most of your shots? Sir? Thanks

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your kind words Arvind! I generally use three lenses: 16-35 f/4, 24-70 f/2.8, 70-200 f/2.8 - just depends on what I am shooting. I mostly use the wide lens for architecture. I use ND filters if I need to use a longer shutter speed when it is bright out or a graduated ND to darken a very bright sky to balance out a scene. Hope that helps. Be well!

  • @juliangreaves4727
    @juliangreaves47274 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Jay, that was interesting and helpful. When making your selections, what settings do you use to soften them and prevent edge artefacts? Best wishes, Julian.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Julian. I try not to but sometimes I do. It depends on how difficult the selection is. With architecture, Lines are usually pretty straight

  • @juliangreaves4727

    @juliangreaves4727

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@JCImagesBehindtheShot Thanks Jay and thanks for taking the time and effort to post such informative videos.

  • @redabendaou6565
    @redabendaou65653 жыл бұрын

    Keep going

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!!

  • @tonyreddington8674
    @tonyreddington86745 жыл бұрын

    nice overview of the process. Do you use the pen tool to make selections? is there any advantage in converting to b/w in LR prior to importing into PS , could you not import in colour and use PS to convert to b/w and use PS tools to tweek the B/W conersion

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the comment Tony. I never have developed skill with the pen tool. It is on my list. I use the polygonal lasso tool for an image like this where many of the lines are straight. B&W conversion can be done in LR or PS. I find LR to offer a bit more flexibility, e.g. more colors where the luminosity can be adjusted. Have you mastered the pen tool?

  • @dqmoser4128
    @dqmoser41285 жыл бұрын

    I've seen this building, it never really did it for me. but you're making me notice. One note -- you may want to correct the typo in your headline above :-)

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Done! Thanks for the feedback

  • @mje1625
    @mje16254 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video... inspirational and educational! Any chance I could talk you into doing architectural tutorials using ONLY Lightroom. I can't afford to subscribe to, nor do I have the knowledge to use, Photoshop. I know Photoshop is a superior editing tool compared to Lightroom, but I think you'd have a fair amount of interest in videos which only use Lightroom for editing. Thanks again for the video!

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Great idea! Let me work on something. Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @anguli8311
    @anguli83116 ай бұрын

    Hello, I would like to ask you why there are multiple options in the channel drop-down menu in your PS loading selection area?

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    6 ай бұрын

    This is what I have seen for some time. Does your look different? I don't think I did any customization to this item. Thanks for watching!!

  • @prashantpramodjoshi
    @prashantpramodjoshi4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Julian, thank you for this informative video. unfortunately for me the second gradient is not working correct for me. When I reselect the same part of image and apply gradient it applies to the whole image rather than the selected part of image. What am I doing wrong?

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Not sure. Sounds like it is not selected but I am not sure why. Let me look into it.

  • @prashantpramodjoshi

    @prashantpramodjoshi

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Julian I was able to select the building second time. After choosing the gradient tool I was not clicking on the selection and that was the problem. All good now. Thanks.

  • @markst33
    @markst333 жыл бұрын

    Where are you converting the image to mono before you begin ? LR ? PS or a different program

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mark -- I normally covert in Lightroom then edit in PS. Just a habit of mine.

  • @dqmoser4128
    @dqmoser41285 жыл бұрын

    thought the photoshop tips could have been made more clear. impressive skills! but had trouble following the little changes and seeing the little masks... you are a man who loves getting up early, which is maybe 90% of the battle in doing sunrise photography.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this helpful feedback. I was trying to keep the video short but I fully understand what you are saying. Maybe another video dedicated just to Photoshop portion of the process. Thanks for watching!

  • @ricardocanales5476
    @ricardocanales54764 жыл бұрын

    Is this post processed the same for landscapes?

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    No Ricardo, not for me. I do far less processing landscape images. I usually jus tweak colors and do lot PS much. Occasionally I will eliminate distracting elements.

  • @windshift44
    @windshift4410 ай бұрын

    How long does it take you process an image?

  • @davidletz9123
    @davidletz91235 ай бұрын

    Whenever I add a curves adjustment layer to a selection, the results are reverse...that is, as I pull the curve upwards, the darks are lowered, and if I push the curve down the highlights are brightened. Any idea why this is occurring? Thanks.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 ай бұрын

    Very strange. I have not seen this before. I just played around with a curve adjustment layer and could not replicate what you are experiencing. If you would like to discuss, feel free to call me at 917 566-9556

  • @davidletz9123

    @davidletz9123

    5 ай бұрын

    @@JCImagesBehindtheShot Thanks for the reply! However, after doing some digging, I discovered I was working with an 8-bit monochrome image. After I changed it to 16-bit RGB, it behaved normally.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    5 ай бұрын

    @@davidletz9123 Very interesting David. Thanks for letting me know if it comes up for someone else.

  • @gkidd1963
    @gkidd19634 жыл бұрын

    Frustrating like most of them they rush through it and you can’t really see how they’ve done it

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback

  • @luistavares6670
    @luistavares66704 жыл бұрын

    Well you did not show us the job in LR as you said you will that´s why I gave my thumb´s down.

  • @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    @JCImagesBehindtheShot

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sorry Luis. I do not recall discussing showing you the LR editing. I do appreciate the feedback! I will try next time!

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