The Photo That Made Me Cringe—Until I Re-edited It @brianmatiash
The Photo That Made Me Cringe—Until I Re-edited It  @brianmatiash
Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
I dug up one of my oldest HDR photos from 2012—complete with overdone tone mapping, harsh contrast, and that classic neon-blue sky. In this episode, I revisit it with a modern eye using Lightroom’s latest AI tools like Generative Remove and Adaptive Masks. It’s a great reminder of how much both the software and our creative judgment can evolve over time.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Welcome back to Then and Now
00:43 - Reviewing my “Then” photo
03:38 - Re-editing the “Now” photo
17:47 - Comparing Then and Now

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The Photo That Made Me Cringe—Until I Re-edited It

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