One of the things I like about lego is photographing it. It’s fun to play with and it’s fun to photograph. I love photography and I particularly like how lego doesn’t complain when I want to try out new things. I can try things as many times as I like, and I’ve found it to be very helpful as I strive to improve my photography skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to this point all of my work has been edited in Lightroom. I realise that Lightroom is a huge programme and I’ve got a lot to learn but I’m getting fairly comfortable with the interface and can figure out most things I want to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, on a recent instagram post there was a comment that my shots were well composed and clean and that if I did a little editing I could produce some great work. So I have decided to take up the challenge and share my progress with you. One, I hope this will help other people learn along with me, and two, writing notes will help me to develop quicker. Being able to explain what you’ve learned is essential to solidifying a skill and learning photoshop will be no different to anything else I’ve done in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many ways to learn new skills. My preferred way is to find an expert and spend time learning from them. However, I don’t know any experts in photoshop so I turned to the next best thing I could find – youtube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found a channel recommended by a friend on instagram. I chose a technique for creating The Flash lightning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n