I went down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos and ultimately ended up on like… One set of settings I pretty much do for most images.

Lens Correction. Exposure; click eyedropper

Basic Adjustments. Color Balance RGB Global Saturation 30% Global Chrome 15% Local Contrast Detail 130%

Filmic RGB. Click black relative exposure Click white relative exposure

Crop image

I would love to hear/read some more stuff. I’m an extremely basic photographer who didn’t want to pay for Adobe.

You don’t have any flexibility if you work and go to school at the same time. Extracurriculars are tough. Internships doubly so, you can also just forget them if they’re unpaid and temporary.