In my Live Edit videos, I share my entire start-to-finish workflow using a photo that I’ve never worked on before. Mistakes, switchbacks, and wrong turns are all part of the video - that’s where the learning happens! Watch over my shoulder as I work on a new image. You’ll hear the thought process and the artistic choices that drive the post-processing adjustments applied.

In this edition, I process a long exposure seascape from Montana de Oro state park in Los Osos, California. Color range masks are very useful to quickly target adjustments to the jagged rocks and in just a few minutes, the photo is finished!