Take a look through this overview of helpful techniques to improve the quality of your photos.

• Exposure
  • Look at the histogram make sure nothing is off the chart
• Temperature / Color Correction
  • Color Correction is needed most in indoor settings when everything is yellow looking. Just take the eyedropper, point it at a paper or white or grey, then make it a little warmer.
  • If it is a night time shot and the colors are all off, it’s better to make the image black and white
• Clarity and Contrast
  • Don’t use clarity on people
  • Clarity is good for landscapes and distant detail, just don’t overuse. The general rule is 10 to 15 and to help with contrast and details.
• Noise Removal
  • If it is really needed and apparent
  • Don’t make it look like a watercolor
• Cropping and Straightening
  • Lock the original aspect ratio when doing the first edit
  • Straighten it if the horizon is off
• Lens Correction
  • Very useful for group photos where the people at the end are distorted
  • Group shots look great with a telephoto if you can do it
  • Straighten it if the horizon is off
• Saving out the photo
  • JPEG highest quality in a ‘BEST’ folder