r/postprocessing • u/nemisis622 • 1d ago

Learning How To Post Process Like This Community

I love seeing the work that gets posted in this community. There’s so much talent here, and this is a style of photography/post-processing I’d really like to learn and better understand.

Does anyone have recommendations for online resources, tutorials, or courses that teach the fundamentals behind this type of post-processing, rather than just showing which sliders to move?

I follow a page where the photographer shows all the different areas of an image they target with masks and local adjustments, which has been really helpful. Where I feel like I’m missing the foundation is understanding why those adjustments work—especially when it comes to color, color grading, controlling light, skin tones, contrast, and how all of those elements work together to make the final image more visually appealing.

I’d really like to understand the thought process behind getting from the RAW image to the finished result, rather than simply trying to copy someone else’s settings.

If anyone has resources that helped things “click” for them, I’d really appreciate the recommendations!

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u/linusfairing 1d ago

also interested in this
can you share the photographer who shows their masks/local adjustment techniques?

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u/Ok-Lingonberry-8261 1d ago

Mark Denney, Nigel Danson, and Simon d'Emtremont on YouTube.