Welcome to the tutorial on how to edit your drone shots. At the end of this tutorial, you will know how to:

Add that “extra kick” to your aerial photos, to make them stand out.

Color Grade and Correct for more clear, natural and vibrant management of colors, as well as pure white.

Crop your drone image correctly, and plan your shot before pressing that shutter.

Utilize Tone Curve & Split Toning to your advantage

And much more!

At this point, you might already be asking yourself questions, such as: “what if I’m a complete beginner”, “this tutorial might be too hard for me” or “I already know how to edit my drone shots”. No worries! This is a step-by-step tutorial, showing my personal workflow when editing my drone images, suitable for everyone from beginner to advanced level. You can see all the adjustments I have made, and repeat them for your own images. However, to get most out of this tutorial, and for faster workflow, it is recommended you already have some experience using Adobe Lightroom, and editing photos.

To note: For this tutorial, and my personal photo editing process, I am using Adobe Lightroom Classic -software. While there is a free trial available for everyone, I highly recommend the paid subscription which will get you both Adobe Lightroom & photoshop - The essential tools for any photographer! You will be using these tools for the years to come! However, most of the adjustment sliders shown in this tutorial can also be found from other software, either with the same or slightly different names. You can also get the free (but slightly restricted) version of Adobe Lightroom to your mobile phone if you prefer editing on your mobile device! Below you can see the initial, unedited drone photo which we will be editing in this tutorial. Let's get started!