With all the recent updates to Lightroom including Presets and Masking, we're able to edit our images FASTER and EASIER than ever before!
In this video I quickly go through the editing / retouching steps from a recent landscape / seascape photo shoot using my drone from capture, blending, changing perspective, colour grading and printing…
So today (after having had a Direct Message and request come through Instagram) I have recorded and uploaded a new video showing how to add a Backlight / Spotlight into your pictures; a great technique if...
a) You didn't have the space to use other light during the photo shoot
b) You had a light but didn't use...and now wish you had
c) You didn't have another light at the time
In this technique I make use of a (very) quick selection and a Levels Adjustment Layer, and the result is VERY effective.
Hope you like it,
Glyn
At the beginning of the year, one of my priorities and things I wanted to spend more time on developing was my YouTube Channel, and over the past (almost) 6 months I've thoroughly enjoyed it.
I'm having so much fun putting videos together the way that is 'me' and each week learning and trying something new to add to the production value.
One thing that's been missing though is a Trailer; something that in 60 seconds or less tells folks that haven't subscribed, the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, WHEN and HOW of me and what the Channel is all about, but yesterday I put some time aside and did it…
Hope you like it 😉
This is a SUPERB way to remove distractions in your photographs. In this video I'll show you step by step how to get superb results removing stuff like people and vehicles (or anything else that moves) quick and easy using Smart Objects and Stack Modes, that would be impossible using regular tools in Photoshop like the Clone Stamp Tool and Content Aware Fill.
This is such a great technique in for reducing / removing noise in your photographs using Photoshop, no matter what camera you took with them.
No Filters. No Plug Ins. No Magic Settings. Just a great use of technology already in Photoshop...you just need to know where to find it!
Enjoy,
Glyn
The technique takes knowing your camera and at what ISO noise would appear but. It can be used on scenes and also people (not moving). Great for Astro reducing noise in the skies that high ISO would introduce.
Some folks have said why not just use a low ISO and drag the shutter? Fair comment for 'some' situations but when photographing a person you obviously wouldn't want to do that; best to take the required shots in burst / continuous which could be done in less than a second in most cameras these days as opposed to using a low ISO and getting the subject to stand like a mannequin for a prolonged period of time.
Also great for those times when a tripod can't be used in a Church for example. You could handhold a burst of photographs at high ISO then use this technique to reduce / remove the noise.
So much you can do with this technique that I'll be do in some videos in the coming weeks 👍
Using a Drone for Photography is FANTASTIC! So many new and unique compositions!
In this video I finally photograph an incredible tree that would have been impossible to do on foot BUT thanks to my Drone it became possible! I go through the Drone Camera settings and then dive into Lightroom to create a HDR and finally into Photoshop and jump in and out of Topaz Studio 2 to create a painterly effect.
Hope you enjoy it
Glyn
If you make selections in Photoshop this is GOLD!
There's ALWAYS something new to learn in Photoshop no matter how many years you've been using it.
Here's something I DID NOT KNOW when using the SHIFT KEY to add to a selection…
Here's one of my favourite techniques for Bringing Eyes to Life and making them POP!
One layer that can Brighten, Colourise and Add Contrast PLUS a GREAT way to add sharpening…
Updates in Photoshop are making tricky / lengthy edits quicker!
Here's how I transformed my friend into Carl from Disney's UP Movie in just a few minutes using a combination of Neural Filters, Liquify and Masking.
In the description part of the video no Youtube, I’ve included a link so that you can download the file and follow along 👍
Here's a quick technique for realistically adding smoke, fog, mist AND clouds into your pictures using what is already built into Photoshop. No need for plug-ins here 👍
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