Fine Art Architecture Photography in New York: The Shoot and Photoshop tutorial
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- Опубликовано: 30 янв 2025
- See how I photographed and processed architectural images in downtown Manhattan with my Nikon D850.
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Photoshop tutorial starts at 5:29 
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I used to work for an Atlanta Georgia architecture company (John Portman) and I enjoyed hanging out with David Naughton. He did their photography with an ALPA camera, he occasionally utilized this style and I loved it.
Thanks friend!
Thank you very much for this. Excellent information and technique.
This is probably the best explained video i've seen on this type of image and processing. Thank you.
Thanks for watching and thanks for the very kind words Mark!
fantastic photos and editing , absolutely fantastic JC
Thanks so much Lucas!
Fantastic, tutorials are great…thank you
Thanks David!!
Awesome video and work.
Thanks friend!
Brilliant. Thank you.
Thanks Philip!!
Nice clear explanation of your process, great final image many thanks
Thanks for the kind words, Neil!
Wonderful as ever. Happy New year. Have a wonderful 22, too.
Thanks Ashutosh!
Thank you @JCImagesBehindtheShot - I look forward to delving into a lot more of your videos. Nice one !
incredible work📸
Very nice. As always thanks vor sharing.
Thanks so much! I appreciate the kind words
Great video Jay - loved your work. Beautiful images. Thanks so much for sharing the video 👍🙏
Thanks Adrian!
great shots and very detailed sharing of post processing 👍 amazing video!
Thanks Kevin! I appreciate the comments!
I love ur work, excellent work.
Thanks so much, Friend! I appreciate the kind words!
Thank You so much for sharing your editing techniques for black and white fine art images. It is awesome
Thanks Richard!
Thanks Jay.. cool shots and nice tutorial!!
Thanks so much for the kind words!
Stunning picture!!! Love the way you break down your process. Thank you :)
Thanks so much for watching Jamesie!
Thank you Jay. Yes, I did really enjoy it and would love to see more. This was the ideal mix of taking a shot and editing it, without labouring on the minutiae. Cheers,
Julian
Thanks for the kind words Julian!
Thanks you Mister, for your tutoriel........🎓
AMAZING! Thanks!
Thanks so much!!
Amazing video! Definitely the best tutorial on how to process Fine Art Architecture Photography I've ever seen. Thanks for share!
Thanks so much for the kind words. Just did another shoot this morning and will have a video up over the weekend.
Awesome lesson ! Спасибо !!!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Recently joined your channel, excellent videos and tips,
Thanks so much Tom!!
I really like your clear and concise way of demonstrating your Photoshop work. Too many Lightroom videos on RUclips, but I always stick to Photoshop.
Thanks for the feedback Vitaly!
Great picture. If you can, in the future, show us your tricks for perfect buildings selection! My struggle it's always selecting sky and the buildings and get some halos when darkening the sky.... Thanks!
Thanks Michele! Great idea. Others have suggested doing a video on selections. I will make sure I do that soon!
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot awesome! :))
I've been looking for videos like this for sometime. Not complicated and you produce amazing results. I subscribed and looking forward to more architecture videos. Keep up the great work!
Thanks so much Spencer! I appreciate the kind words
Ditto !!
Good stuff, thanks.
Thanks Chris!!
Finally found what I was looking for, as you made it so easy and simple to follow on in both LR and PS, also will use Silver Efex Nik Collection to enhance the contrast. Love to see more of your Fine Art Architectural. Now I can follow as a subscribed. Well done. Thanks.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I am glad I can help and inspire others.
Subscribed. On top of the great content, kudos to you for keeping these short, on point, with minimum waffle. Even with b-roll footage, you’re coming in around the 10 minute mark which is just perfect. Please keep up the great work.
Shourya Ray Thanks for the kind words Shourya! I have been making efforts to improve content and I appreciate your subscribing!.
Thank you for sharing Jay Cohen, really appreciate it..
Thanks for the kind words!
Thanks for this - I'm a latecomer to this series but I find it really helpful - the post-processing section is excellent. Well done and Thank You.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
Really glad i came across your vlog Jay you really make it concise and interesting in the shortest time. Heading over to NYC and looking at your videos i my get some ideas of buildings to shoot thank you. Great PS tutorials as well👍
Thanks Joe! If you need ideas or information about NYC (transportation, parking, etc) hit me up on YT or IG @jaycohen13. I would be happy to help!
Will do Jay it will be public transport and on foot getting around. But some locations for shooting. Anything LE but this time around your buildings are inspirational.
Joe,
im on flickr, facebook and Instagram....but can never remember what im called on any of them ...lol
Realy like your work Jay ! Learning to do this and your video's help but a long way to go.grts Frank
It took me quite a while Frank. Indeed, I’m still learning.
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot Hi Jay, I actually ment that I have a lot to learn ;). You obviously are in full control
So thank you very much for your excellent tutorials !
I've started down my architectural journey shooting film (Hasselblad and 4x5) yet here in Vietnam, I'm very limited on skyscrapers. Your approach to selections is spot-on and at times with the pen tool my selections get up to 27. Yes, please more architectural videos. Thank you for sharing your work and time. @dashansheying
Thanks so much for the kind words. I would love to see some of your images. Are you on Instagram?
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot IG: @dashansheying
Love the images!
TY! really enjoyed this. i only have 'elements', so if i try this, it will most likely take 20 times longer!! a little tip which you seem to not know when doing the 'before' shot. just alt click on the eye of the original, & again for the 'after'! (it works in 'elements' & i seem to remember from way back, it worked in ps proper expensive!)
Zena, Thanks so much for watching and for the great suggestion! I will use it!
Hi Jay, great work - very enjoyable to watch. Can you show us how you make your selections and what tool you use to make them please?
Thanks for the kind words John! Great idea! I will do it in a future video. Thanks again for watching
Love it Jay! I’ve always wondered how you got that cool effect on your architecture shots. Love the Photoshop part!
Thanks Charlie! Loving your work!
Just amazing. I liked the simple way you use to edit your awesome photos. I think even if we use an ultra wide angle we have to fix the distortions first then try to fix the dynamic range before starting converting the image to black and white
Thanks so much! Great thoughts.
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot
Here is tye fruit of the tips you present in your videos. This is one of my best shots re-edited following your method.
Many thanks to you.
This is the Martyr's Monument
m.facebook.com/guess.photography/photos/a.532264470522866/1153204181762222/?type=3&source=54&ref=page_internal
Awesome video Jay, thanks for the tutorial. I need to brush up on my photoshop. Only really using Lightroom currently
Thanks Karl! I do 95% of my work in Lightroom but when it comes to architecture Photoshop can really make a difference.Are you on Instagram?
JC Images: Behind the Shot yes, Nickflix_
The first corner building is actually the entrance to the "Continental" hotel of the John Wick movie trilogy :-)
So cool! I did no know that! Great information.
do you have a video on how to do the selections on photoshop? great shots man
Hi, very interesting your work, congratulations!
I ask why, in my Photoshop, when I click on Load Selection, the Channel window does not open the options sky, curved tower, left trip etc. Could you help me, please?
Thanks good video. Been following this series and found them very easy to follow. Quick question. Why do you use a curves adjustment to brighten the selection rather than a simple exposure adjustment? I get the curves also introduces a bit of contrast but is that why you do it? thanks. cheers
Hi. Very good video, thank you! Since the video is about 3 years old, I’m just curious, would you have sold this image?
I have several that I can sell. Thanks for the kind words! My email is jaycohen@optonline.net
Brilliant work and explanations. Do you use a Wacom tablet or just a mouse when you make selections and use the various filters?
Just a mouse, Bob. Thanks for watching and thanks for the kind words
Hi, I love the work, combination of street and especially the photoshop techniques employed. Can you recommend laptop or home computer capabilities spec to easily edit the large file from the 850, many thanks, Mark.
Wow it's so easy and so beautiful 👌👌,
hay I'm from your new Indonesian subs, I hope suggest to create information iso, ss, f in each of your photos. Thank you
Thanks so much Chalvin!!
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot Let me ask you, how to keep a new selection in the channel group to be hammered out..?
great content u deliver here! from start to end.
how do u handle the noise if u darken the sky in such a dramatic way?
ok u use an Nikon D850 ive spotet on your shoulder strap^^. Which is a big advantage in contrast range,
but i think you`ll get much of it.
Excelent work, thanks for sharing! One question, Which focal lenght and sensor (full frame or apsc) you use? Thanks a lot.
Thanks Ruben! For this image I used a full frame camera (Nikon D850) and a 16 to 35 mm lens. I shot this at 16 mm.
Also, a 30 second exposure
Thanks for sharing this video !. I am new to photo editing. I have a question - do we need Photoshop to do this or could we have done this in light room or luminar 4 also ? especially controlling brightness in certain areas of the picture.
Thanks for watching! Tough to do in Lightroom. I made a number of specific selections and then changed tones locally. Not familiar with Luminar. Sorry.
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot thank you !!
I am just starting to experiment. Thank you very much for your tutorials. I wonder if you save your psd files after you edit, and if so, how big generally are those files? I did a few and the file sizes are enormous, one is 1.1g and the other is 4.3g and I can't even save it in psd because it's too large. Any thoughts here?
Lovely edit, what lens did you use? 16mm or 14mm?
Sorry Marcus, just saw this. I used a 16mm for this one. I have a 16-35 that I use often. My 14-24 is a great lens but I don't have a filter holder for it and it gets used less.
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot same problem for me. 😥
@@marcusmurray5440 do you post on IG? Would love to see your work
Outstanding videos and excellent explanation! By the way, do you have any experience with the B&W Artisan plug-in? Appreciate your time in replying. Thanx
Thanks for the kind words! Unfortunately I do not have experience with that software. I can ask a couple of people if they know about it.
Just a few clicks away. Plugin in detail + discount link
Hi Jay. These wide angle photos are great!!! Which kind of lens (Prime or Zoom) did you use for these pictures?
Thanks Karsten! I used a Nikon 16-235 f/4 lens for this. I have a 14-24 f/2.8 but my filters do not fit on that lens and I tend to use it less.
Awesome photo. Thanks for sharing, question: Do you add sharpening and contrast after you finish the photo? For selection do you use Penn tool or lazo tool in lost cases? I appreciate your feedback
Thanks Juan. I do add a bit of sharpening but usually not too much. For contrast, I typically use the curves adjustment layer and I will add a bit of contrast on some of my images. I tend to use the polygonal lasso tool more than the pen tool. I find it easier.
JC Images: Behind the Shot Great to know, thanks for the feedback 👍
Great piece of work Jay, loved the final outcome. Im heading back to NYC end of April and looking forward to returning to the city once again. What lens did you use to take your image?
All the best from Scotland
Sorry for the delay Scotty. I used my 16-35 f/4 for this one. If you need any tips/locations for shooting in NYC, let me know. I would be happy to provide any assistance.
@@JCImagesBehindtheShot That would be great Jay, appreciate the kind offer
hi, isnt better by architecture photography join lens description and no song name?
2:18 If you switch on the flashing lights of your car, your parking is legalised ;-)
Crazy
Couldn't follow what you were at even on my large tv 😱
Never use the center column! Take it apart and throw it out!
a bit too "quick and dirty" for me.
Fair point. Thanks for watching and the feedback!