Lets Edit a Photo - Finishing the Subject (Part 2) Finishing a wildlife edit in Lightroom across 14 masks, working the subject, eye, and branch. The lesson: subjects pop from the light around them, not the slider. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photo Editing
Lets Edit a photo - Building the Background (Part 1) How I edit a wildlife photo, Part 1: building the background. 11 masks, no global sliders, and why the most important step is setting up your baselines first. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photo Editing
16:9 is pretty close to a pano, and it's where I started cutting my teeth with them. Making the Case for Panoramic Wildlife Images Panoramic crops are almost never used in wildlife photography, but they should be. By stripping away empty space and leaning into wide framing, panos can highlight motion, symmetry, and environment in ways a standard crop just can’t. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photo Editing
Transitional image showing the difference between a high noise image and a cleaned image of a Green Heron in flight. Taming the Noise: Why High ISO Isn’t a Dealbreaker Anymore High ISO used to ruin wildlife shots. Now? It’s just another tool. In this walkthrough, I show how I tame noise step by step — using DxO, Lightroom, and just enough restraint to keep things natural. Shawn Thomas Photography • Photo Editing
Is Editing still Photography? Where’s the line between photography and digital art? In contests and in the field, editing often raises debates. Is masking, blending, or gradient work just part of the craft — or does it cross into something else entirely? Shawn Thomas Photography • Opinion
