Justin shoots a lot of landscapes to use as backplates in his composite images. Using the vibrance and saturation sliders are two of his go-to tools in making backgrounds pop.
Many of us have become accustomed to the many sliders available in modern editing programs, but curves could be considered the grandfather to them all. Curves have many applications and might just be the boost you are looking for in your editing workflow.
For the 2nd image in the portraiture section of this tutorial, we explore Justin's image of Cowgirl in a Motel. Developing a retouching plan and hearing an overview of how this image was shot.
The power of Justin's virtual copy method is in full display here as he creates 15 different variations of the image and selects the one he likes best.
