CREATING your own NEON effect in Low-Light Photography with Lightroom and Photoshop

Raise your hands if you’re one of those people that always wonder how people edit the cr*p out of their photos. Creating those unreal futuristic, neon lighting effects in their photos.

Well, you can put down your hands and stop wonder. Today I’m going to share tips on how I create these photos in my post-editing process.

Before we begin, there are few things that you need to make sure to follow to create the best possible result.

1. Shoot in RAW!

It is important that you shoot these images in RAW file. RAW file contains the richest data amongst all formats. By shooting in RAW you can manipulate the colors of your photo without sacrificing the quality of the photos.

2. Shoot underexposed

This is one thing that many photographers fail to understand especially shooting in low light. While there are cameras that have really good ISO capability, the rule to thumb is still not to push the ISO overly high. For me, even in the low light condition, I would always shoot slightly darker in the camera and I would only lift the exposure while I’m in the post-editing process.

Originally published at https://theandrewteoh.com.au on October 4, 2019.