How to Edit Urban Photos for Drama: Exposure, Shadows, and Color Toning Techniques from Peter McKinnon

How to Edit Urban Photos for Drama: Exposure, Shadows, and Color Toning Techniques from Peter McKinnon

Every Sunday morning I’m out on a photo walk around Seattle, and I probably shoot more city scenes than anything else. Rainy streets, glass towers, the blue-gray light that rolls in off the sound. But for the longest time, my edits felt flat. I’d nail the composition and then sit in front of Lightroom wondering why the photo looked nothing like what I’d felt standing there. The problem wasn’t the shot.