photography

Editing
Ethics
My Gear

Editing

How to remove lens dirt ?

Open Adobe Photoshop
Select Spot Healing Brush Tool and brush the dirt to remove it.
If not effective, select the area with Patch Tool and around to find the pattern that matches the area you want to fix.

How to do area specific color corrections in Lightroom ?

Select Adjustment Brush
Enable Show Mask Overlay so you see the area you selected.
Use the brush tool to select the areas you wanna fix.
Apply the fix.

What should be fixed in a regular shot ?

Rotation: Make sure it looks straight.
Frame: The frame should have good focus and be free from unnecessary distractions.
Light: +/- basic settings such as exposure and shadows to make sure the photo doesn't hurt eyes.
Colors: Colors make people enjoy seeing a photo. +/- following basic settings;
- +/- Contrast
- +/- Saturation
- +/- Temperature

Ethics

If you're taking photo of people, always get their permission.
Don't delete or add any objects.
Shoot as it is, don't manipulate or influence people's mood, behavior or emotions to get the shot you want. For example, during I was volunteering in the Syrian border, I've seen a lot of parasite journalists who specifically look for shocking photos, and even manipulate refugees' mood so they can the kind of shot when want.

See Also: Travel / My Principles

My Gear

My current setup consists of one body with two fixed -zoom and wide- lenses, 5 batteries and bunch of memory cards.

Camera: Sony A7r II
Zoom Lens: Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8
Wide Lens: Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8