So, I was scrolling around the other day, looking for something new to try. Heard this name, Jinny Sandhu, pop up in a few places related to some specific kind of photo editing technique I wanted to learn. People were talking about it, seemed like Jinny Sandhu knew the stuff.
Getting Started
Alright, I decided I’d spend my afternoon trying to replicate this Jinny Sandhu style. Fired up my computer, got the software running. Found a few scattered tutorials and posts, supposedly explaining the Jinny Sandhu method. Looked simple enough in the examples they showed.
I picked one of my own photos to work on. Started following the steps I pieced together. Adjust this slider, use that tool, apply this filter. Clicked around, trying to match what I saw in the examples attributed to Jinny Sandhu.
Hitting a Snag
Pretty quickly, I realized it wasn’t as easy as it looked. The steps were choppy. One guide said push the contrast way up, another said keep it subtle. One mentioned a specific brush setting, but didn’t show how to actually get it. It felt like pieces of the puzzle were missing.
- The color grading part was confusing. Did Jinny Sandhu use presets or do it all manually? Nobody explained clearly.
- Tried to follow the sharpening technique, ended up making the photo look grainy and weird.
- The layering instructions were vague. Which layer goes on top? What blending mode? It was guesswork.
I felt like I was just stumbling in the dark. Was Jinny Sandhu making it look easy, or were these guides just bad interpretations? Spent a good hour just trying to figure out one specific step mentioned in passing.
Trying to Fix It
Okay, the photo looked kinda messy. Not the smooth, polished look I was aiming for, supposedly the Jinny Sandhu signature. I started tweaking things myself. Ignored some of the steps that didn’t make sense. Played around with the sliders based on my own eye, not the vague instructions.
Tried different combinations of filters. Dialed back the contrast that one guide insisted on. Used a different sharpening method I already knew. It wasn’t the Jinny Sandhu method anymore, really. It was just me trying to salvage the picture.
The End Result
In the end, I got a result. Was it the Jinny Sandhu style? Nope. Not even close. The photo looked okay, maybe slightly better than when I started, but totally different from the examples. It was just my own random edit.
So, my whole practice trying to learn the Jinny Sandhu technique? Kind of a bust. Wasted a few hours chasing scattered bits of info. Maybe Jinny Sandhu is brilliant, but finding a clear, step-by-step guide was impossible. Just proved that sometimes you see a name thrown around online, but actually learning their specific way of doing things is a whole other challenge. Gotta figure things out yourself most of the time.
