Serge Ramelli

Don't do this ❌ What you put in the first 10 meters in front of your camera is important. Find a foreground, get low, get close. #photography #composition #seascape

Wait until you see this crazy composition. Two waterfalls and a river through fall colors in Iceland. 0.3s, F6.3, ISO 100. Watch the before and after. #photography #Iceland #composition

My favorite plugin? I'm not a big plugin guy. Lightroom Classic, Photoshop and Luminar. I'd rather be tortured than do sky replacement, but sometimes there's no choice. #Lightroom #Photoshop #photography

Make city lights glow in Lightroom 🔥 Brush + a bit of exposure + a lot of minus clarity. Paint wherever there is light. Watch the before and after. #Lightroom #photography #photoediting

"You mean I should only shoot when the light is good, for four minutes?" He laughed: "Serge, welcome to the world of photography." That day I realized we are light and color hunters. #photography #bluehour

This weird trick works every time. Don't just shoot texture. Look for the S curve. Leading lines give your photo depth. #photography #Iceland #composition

I make every one of my students do this 😱 A person in the frame for scale, then highlights down, shadows up, Option key for black and white points. #photography #Iceland #Lightroom

The #1 thing photographers struggle with: composition 😱 1. What do you want to communicate? 2. Remove what doesn't help. 3. Add what makes it stronger. #photography #composition

Extreme long exposure, in camera: ISO 50, F22, ND filter, then Menu → Bulb Timer → On, set 2 to 900 seconds. 2 min 30 on the Seine 👇 #photography #longexposure #Paris

One photo changed my life. A Hollywood sign shot won first place for iconic photos, and the State of California asked me to make the cover. My first magazine cover. #photography #LosAngeles

The secret to selling your photography 👀 Show less. No five similar shots together, no black and white mixed with color in one gallery. Less is more, and that's how my work landed in a Netflix show. #photography #photographybusiness

Underexpose, then 4 moves in Lightroom: shadows up, highlights down, black point, white point. Better colors every time 🔥 #Lightroom #photography #photoediting

The composition trick no one talks about 😲 Can't find a leading line? Get low. The cobblestones lead the eye straight to the Arc de Triomphe. #photography #composition #Paris

Nike's art director told me how they spot a pro photographer: very few photos on their website. Amateurs show everything. The average shots kill the amazing ones. Curate. #photography #photographybusiness

This white balance trick makes sunsets look unreal 🔥 Sky mask: less exposure, a touch of magenta. Then a linear gradient pushed toward yellow. Done. #Lightroom #photography #photoediting

The #1 mistake I see photographers make: they travel the world… and shoot during the day. Want amazing photos? You have to get up at sunrise. #photography #sunrise #photographytips

This weird exposure trick gives you better colors 🔥 Expose for the highlights, keep the gradient of light, then open the shadows in Lightroom. Stop overexposing. #photography #Lightroom #Paris

This old painter's trick still works every time 🤯 Bright areas guide the eye. Put the brightest spot where you want people to go, and they get pulled right into your photo. #photography #composition #Lightroom

80% of your edit comes down to ONE setting: white balance. 🔥 Monument Valley sunrise in Lightroom Classic: Daylight → Cloudy → Shade, a touch of magenta, then contrast and exposure. Get this right first. #Lightroom #photography #photoediting

Stop working with toxic people 🚩 A toxic person is somebody who makes you feel smaller. Spend time with people who make you feel important. Cut them out 🙏 #mindset #artistlife #photographer