How to Shoot + Edit Meeting Photos, Part 2

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Now that you’ve taken great photos using Part 1 of this tutorial, you are on to the fun part! I love watching pictures transform, and am never not in awe of the power of Photoshop.

It was much easier to put this all into a video instead of creating a written tutorial— so I recorded myself and talked through three different versions of photos. It’s quite thorough, but the video is SUPER long (35 mintues!) so I have also included timestamps for you to jump to a specific section.

Caveat for people who aren’t already using Adobe Creative Cloud or Photoshop: I don’t know if the tools I use are available In other photo editing software, but I’m big fan of Photoshop Elements for people who don’t need the whole CC subscription. It’s a one-time purchase and although I’m a huge fan and can’t live without it, I’ll leave it to you to decide if it’s worth the cost.

But first! Some before and afters:

A graphic panel before and after Photoshop

A graphic panel before and after Photoshop

A whiteboard photo before and after Photoshop

A whiteboard photo before and after Photoshop

A photo taken from my journal, before and after Photoshop

A photo taken from my journal, before and after Photoshop

Alright, ready to dive in? You can watch the video all the way through or scroll down to find timestamps where I demonstrate specific techniques.

Part 1: Edit a Graphic Panel photo (

  • 1:00: Image check (zoom in for resolution)

  • 2:15: Create a white background layer

  • 3:25: Crop the panel photo over the white background

  • 7:45: Adjust white and black points using Levels

  • 10:24: Track your progress in the History panel

  • 10:55: Brighten/darken spot areas with Dodge/Burn tools

  • 13:05: Match colors with the Clone Stamp

  • 17:20: Final crop

  • 17:50: Adjust resolution and image size

  • 19:50: Export PNG and save PSD

Part 2: Edit a Whiteboard Photo (21:00)

  • 22:20: Create a white background layer

  • 23:00: Adjust white and black points using Levels

  • 24:25: Even out bright and dark spots with Dodge/Burn tools

  • 28:40: Adjust resolution and image size

  • 29:30: Export PNG and save PSD

Part 3: Edit a Journal Photo (29:58)

  • 31:15: Adjust perspective with Transform tool

  • 32:10: Invert a selection

  • 32:40: Fix ghosting and adjust white point with Levels