EVENING COLLEGE: NATIONAL PRESENTER – Post-Processing Tips: Not Just the How–But the Why

REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE IN PERSON AT ovccrs@gmail.com before 3:00 PM, October 15th for our session on post-processing tips.

LOCATION: EVENDALE BELL TOWER ARTS PAVILION -LOWER LEVEL. Located at 3270 Glendale Milford Rd (TURN ONTO KINGSPORT DRIVE) near Reading Rd (US 42) to discuss post-processing techniques.

THOSE ELIGIBLE TO VIEW BY STREAMING: ONLY MEMBERS LIVING MORE THAN 40 MINUTES AWAY FROM EVENDALE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO VIEW ONLINE. IF THIS CAUSES SERIOUS DIFFICULTY, WRITE, I AM HUMAN. During this session, we will explore the importance of post-processing.

REGISTER YOUR STREAMING ATTENDANCE – https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/VwUXGB4zQ92WpdREbJ56uA

NO CRITIQUE SESSION, DUE TO LENGTH OF MAIN PRESENTATION.

Zoom Presentation

Understanding the Role of Post-Processing in Photography

DESCRIPTION:

Editing is more than just moving sliders or applying presets. Truly effective post-processing starts with understanding why each adjustment is being made and how those decisions shape the final image. In this unique and highly interactive session, Lisa Langell takes a deep dive into the psychology, strategy, and intention behind strong edits—while working live on photographs submitted by members of your own camera club.

Using real images from participants, she will demonstrate how small but thoughtful adjustments can dramatically improve composition, storytelling, and visual impact. She’ll explain how visual psychology affects the way viewers experience an image and why certain edits guide the eye more effectively than others. More than just showing “how” to adjust contrast, color, sharpness, or cropping, She explains “why” those choices matter—and how they change the emotional tone and message of an image.

Throughout the session, she’ll work in real time using a range of tools and techniques to enhance your club members’ photos. This hands-on approach provides valuable insight into creative decision-making and shows a variety of editing styles that can be applied across genres, from nature and wildlife to portraits and abstracts.

Whether you’re just starting to explore editing or you’ve been processing your work for years, this session will give you fresh ways to think about your post-processing choices. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of how to make your images not only look better—but feel more intentional, impactful, and complete.

BIO:

A nature photographer and birder from the age of eight,  she loves creating nature photography and art that is inspired by her background in psychology and design. When she isn’t having fun making photographs, she’s thriving on teaching photography—both via engaging online/webinar-based classes and in her in-the-field sessions.  She specializes in Alaska, Florida, Arizona and beyond.  Her humility and passion for teaching and photography shines through! She provides photographers with memorable, fun, and caring experiences that enrich, invigorate and expand photographers’ skills and portfolios in wonderful ways.