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.

This video walks through the basic editing steps for whiteboard and graphic panel photos. The goal is to end up with crisp and readable photos so your team can remember what you accomplished after the meeting is over.

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