Glyn Dewis

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April 5, 2013 - 6:01 pm

Paul M - CONGRATS ! ! ! (I am not surprised – you have amazing talent.)

April 5, 2013 - 11:42 am

Andrew Keane - Well done n Editors Choice Glyn. Well deserved indeed

Apr 04 2013

It’s Official: Photoshop ‘Blend If’ Sliders can perform Magic!!!

Hi Folks,

Today I wanted to share something I posted on my Facebook page a few days ago…

One of the pictures I’m working on at the moment is a three person composite which actually includes Dave and myself.

In the picture one of the things going on has Dave pouring coffee from a flask into a cup but because of being distracted he is overfilling it and the coffee is pouring out of the cup onto the floor.

Question was though…how to shoot it?

I guess we could have done it for real but the problem here was not wanting to make too much of a mess

Solution: Photograph Dave pouring the coffee into the cup and then take a second shot against a grey background of the coffee spilling over but done low to the floor over a container.

So now we have 2 shots: one of Dave pouring the coffee and the other of the overflowing cup; and this is where Photoshop can do it’s magic…

Using the Photoshop Blend If sliders no selection of the coffee is needed at all; within seconds and moving just one slider we’re able to remove the grey background leaving us with the coffee that can then be moved into place.

Lots more to do on this picture over the next few days and I’ll be sure to post it once it’s finished but I just thought I’d share this with you as I think sometimes we can get so wrapped up with thinking Refine Edge is the answer we’ve been looking for when there are so many gems within Photoshop we may not have considered.

Rollin McCarty over on Google+ said it perfectly when he saw me share this by commenting: “Seems like the more I learn about PS the more there is to learn. Thank you for the tip!”

On the subject of selections, I’ll be recording the FREE webinar once we get back from Photoshop World later this month and will post up details as to how you can access it shortly afterwards.

Right, have a great day whatever you’re up and I’ll catch you back here tomorrow,
Enjoy,
Glyn

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April 5, 2013 - 3:02 am

J.R. Maddox - Every time I see your guys face in this pic I laugh…

April 4, 2013 - 1:05 pm

Matthias Butz - Cool Glyn

Thanks for sharing

Apr 03 2013

Tree Surgeon: Behind the Scenes Video & New Picture

Hi Everyone,

How’s it going?

Today I’ve some Behind the Scenes footage and the final picture from the recent Tree Surgeon photo shoot I mentioned about on Monday.

Hope you like it

Ok as for the lighting, I used an Elinchrom Quadra…just the one battery pack but running 2 heads.

The Quadra is a great piece of kit…small, light (very light) and incredibly portable BUT not quite enough oompff to overpower the sun during the middle of the day; not that there was all that much of it around anyway mind you.

My thinking here was that I already knew I was going to be adding in a completely new backdrop during the retouching to make it appear as though Morgan was higher than he actually was, so all I was looking for was a blown out or featureless sky.

Why? Well to make the selecting and cutting out easier so all I was asking of the Quadra was to provide some highlights running down Morgan’s left hand side and to add some fill light to the front.

As for modifiers I used a medium softbox (without main diffusion panel) to the front and for the rear highlights, a beauty dish; not ideal as I would have preferred to have fitted a reflector but truth be told..it got left behind. Anyhow, the beauty dish worked out fine.

One question I’ve been asked since sharing the video across social media is “Why go high up when the Tree Surgeon was going to be cut out?”

A couple of reasons to be honest:

We had to get off the ground to have clear sky behind which made the cut out easier as I mentioned earlier
For realism. Now that might sound kind of strange but I think it wouldn’t have looked right if we’d taken the photos just off the ground; maybe something about Morgan’s expression might not have been the same, I don’t know but it’s like when I’m shooting 3/4 length shots or even head shots I think it’s important the subject still poses as if they were being photographed for full length shots for the pictures to look right…does that make sense?

So there’s a quick Behind the Scenes look at what went into this particular shoot but if you have any questions or comments, then as always feel free to make use of the comments section below or drop me an email to glyn@glyndewis.com

In the mean time though, you can see a larger, higher quality version of the final picture over on my 500px portfolio page here [Link]

Thanks for stopping by and I’ll catch you tomorrow,
Enjoy,
Glyn

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April 3, 2013 - 12:52 pm

Dan Glass - Nice Glyn! It would be cool to see the final advertisement as well. No other tree surgeon will have as nice a shot.

April 3, 2013 - 9:03 am

Kenedy - Loving it… Cool Glyn, great work.

A question, did you use the same workflow used on kellbytraining training? I bought it a week ago. I really liked it. I want to recreate this kind of style in my images. They are more than a simple photos, it’s like art.

Another one, wich technique to create this kind of image: http://500px.com/photo/21471535

I just love it.

Thankyou in advance for the info. Really looking for your help with those effects.

Apr 02 2013

2 Day Intensive Dynamic Duo Photography & Photoshop Workshop is heading to Denmark

Hey Folks,

I’m really excited to announce that on the weekend of 25th and 26th May 2013 I’m taking my Dynamic Duo Photography & Photoshop Workshop to Odense, Denmark.

PLUS for the first time this is going to be a ‘hands on’ 2 Day Intensive Workshop with the Day 1 Photography and Day 2 Retouching to go through exactly how I create my pictures from start to finish.

Further details including location, pricing and more are on the flyer and links below…

There’s just 12 spaces available and tickets are on sale NOW so be quick to secure your space and take advantage of the Early Bird Pricing offer running too for a limited time!

Hope to see you there,
Glyn

•Dynamic Duo Workshop, Denmark [Link]

•Download the flyer here [Link]

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Apr 01 2013

Work in Progress: Tree Surgeon Promotional Shoot

Hey Folks,

Hope you’re enjoying the extra long weekend.

Been up to much or making the most of the time to relax?

Me? Last Friday I was on location photographing a local Tree Surgeon (Morgan Rees) for his new promotional material.

I’ll be posting the final image later this week including a walk through and some of the planning and preparation but just to give you a sneak peek…

Mood boards
I’ve mentioned mood boards and how much of a big deal they are for helping with a photo shoot a few times before; I use them all the time be it for a personal project or a commission.

Creating a mood board and then discussing it with Morgan before the shoot meant that on the day we were ready from the off; we knew exactly where we were shooting, what tree we were going to be using, the direction I would be shooting from, the equipment we needed and so it goes on…

The sole purpose of this shoot was to produce just one final picture and that’s what I’ll be finishing off later today.

The idea which you can probably see from the mood board is to make it look as though Morgan is a lot higher than he really was on the day of the photo shoot; although if I’m honest it felt high enough to me

As for the backdrop ordinarily I shoot my own backgrounds but because of the time of year the tree’s are pretty much naked at the moment so it meant heading over to a stock site for some greenery; in this case iStockphoto.

I’ll post a walk through of this photo shoot in a little while but for now that’s all from me for today so enjoy the rest of the Easter break and I’ll catch you back here tomorrow,
Enjoy,
Glyn

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