FINAL PROJECT EDITING PROCESS

Editing my images is a multi step process but one that is designed to maximise the visual impact of the selected image and most importantly one that best enables me to create an image that best represents the fleeting visuals created in my mind while I read.

The screen recorded video below briefly follows the process.
Starting with the selection of the best image from my image library I am looking for the frame that is neither too sharp and literal or too blurry that it is unreadable. Through my experimentation during the process of taking the images I tried various combinations of IOS (film speed), Aperture and shutter speed. All images are taken in full manual mode. 
Opening the image in Lightroom Develop mode my first step is to change the image from colour to black and white. As the images are captured in RAW file format they contain a great amount of shadow detail so I can then use the slider on the right hand side to lighten the shadow areas so as to give an indication of the shadow detail. I do not push this too far so as to keep the solid blacks that give the images impact.
A small adjustment in Clarity and Dehase balance impact with vivid whites and solid blacks partly as this is closer to the images in my minds eye but also as they reproduce better.
The image is then cropped to remove a small distracting element at the bottom of the image and finally the whole image is flipped horizontally so the car appears to be driving out the right hand side of the image.
The image is then saved and exported to my folder.
The black and white preset has been created so that a constant starting point is achievable so the series of images will work as a collection.