Have you ever captured what felt like the perfect wildlife moment, only to get back to your computer and realize the brilliant African sun left you with blinding highlights and pitch-black shadows?

Wildlife photography doesn’t always happen in perfect, diffusion-cloud conditions. In the heart of summer along Botswana’s Chobe River, elephants love to swim and play during the hottest hours of the day. This leaves us with a very short golden hour, meaning by 8:00 AM, the light is incredibly harsh.

In this premier episode of Follow My Edit, Janine Krayer walks you through how to rescue a high-contrast raw file of two playing elephants, transforming a harsh daylight shot into a balanced, warm, golden-hour masterclass.

We believe the absolute best way to learn photography post-processing is by doing, not just watching. We want you to work on the exact same image, step-by-step, alongside Janine.

Click the link below to head over to our quick registration page. Once you sign up, we will instantly email you the high-resolution RAW file used in this video, along with a handy, printable step-by-step guide to keep at your desk.