Focus!

📸 Focus! – 15 Editing Techniques to Add Emphasis on Your Subject

Do your photos sometimes feel flat, even when you captured the perfect moment? In Focus!, you’ll learn 15 powerful editing techniques to guide your viewer’s eye and make your subject truly stand out.

🎬 What you’ll get:

15 step-by-step video lessons (4 hours total)

Techniques demonstrated primarily in Lightroom Classic, with additional workflows in Photoshop and select plug-ins

Downloadable videos — learn at your own pace, anywhere, anytime

Practical techniques you can immediately apply to your own photos, portrait, landscape, cityscape or wildlife.

📂 Course Breakdown

01 – Removing Distractions Clean up the scene so nothing pulls attention away from your subject.

02 – Cropping & Changing Aspect Ratio Harness composition in post to create stronger images.

03 – Brightening the Subject & Darkening the Background Direct the viewer’s gaze with controlled exposure adjustments.

04 – Adding a Vignette Subtle or dramatic — learn to frame your subject effectively.

05 – Increasing Subject & Decreasing Background Contrast Boost what matters, soften what doesn’t.

06 – Selective Texture, Clarity and Dehaze Highlight fine details or soften distractions with precision.

07 – Selective Color Adjustments Use color theory and selective edits to make your subject pop.

08 – Emphasizing Eyes Give portraits extra impact by making eyes sparkle with life.

09 – Simulating Shallow Depth of Field Mimic professional lens effects in post.

10 – Adding a Tilt-Shift Effect Guide attention with creative blur for artistic emphasis.

11 – Making Portraits Pop Bring out the best in people shots with subtle yet powerful edits.

12 – Dodging & Burning Shape light and shadow to add drama and depth.

13 – Adding Depth to Your Images Add adjustments for a more three-dimensional feel.

14 – Background Lighting Effects Enhance mood with creative light placement.

15 – Adding a Glow Behind Your Subject Create luminous separation for striking visual impact.

✨ Each technique works on its own — but when you combine them, the magic really happens.