technique

Dave Cross chats with Photoshop Virtual Summit 5 Instructors

With just over 4 weeks to go until the Photoshop Virtual Summit 5 which runs from 30th October thru 3rd November 2023 …

You can also use the link above to check out the page on the official website where the Founder and Organiser, Dave Cross, chats with each of us instructors for a couple of minutes about the classes we'll be presenting; ALWAYS more to learn

100 MEGA PIXEL Female Portrait PLUS Retouching in Lightroom and Photoshop (Hasselblad X2D)

Here’s the recording of a recent LIVE Broadcast I hosted over on my YouTube Channel where I went through the lighting and retouchingsteps of a female portrait PLUS likes and dislikes of the cameraa I used … the Hasselbald X2D.

🎬 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎

00:00 - Introduction
01:21 - Hasselbald X2D
05:29 - Things I didn't like
11:11 - Lighting the Portrait
15:18 - Lightroom
20:33 - Remove Tool ( Photoshop )
25:10 - Dust & Scratches ( Clean Glasses )
30:42 - Even-Out Skin Tones
36:12 - The 20/10 Technique
39:17 - Dreamy Glow
42:34 - Presets in Lightroom
44:45 - Di Edwards Sees her Portrait
47:19 - Questions

GENERATIVE FILL A.I. in Photoshop performs Magic changing furniture! MIND BLOWN 😳

This blows me away!

Just playing around experimenting in Photoshop last night and discovered that Generative Fill A.I. in Photoshop Beta is able to change furniture that even has people sitting on it and can blend it in PERFECTLY in seconds!

TRY THIS 🔥 AWESOME Photoshop Plug In for REALISTIC SHADOWS and SPECIAL EFFECTS

Here's a look at a FANTASTIC Photoshop Plug In from Boris FX for adding realisitc shadows into your picture and INCREDIBLE Special Effects

𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐗 (𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝) ( LINK )

How to make the DARK and MOODY PRESET in Lightroom (and Camera Raw)

The Dark and Moody look is extremely popular at the moment especially on social media; it's a great look that can add drama and impact to your pictures.

Here's how I create it and how to make it as a preset so that you can quickly and easily use it again and again in Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC, Lightroom Mobile and Camera Raw.

TRY THIS 💥 The INVISIBLE BLACK BACKGROUND (Photography Technique ... UPDATED)

Here's a SIMPLE and VERY EFFECTIVE technique for creating a Black Background behind your subject when you don't have one ... indoors or outdoors using just your camera and one flash!

This is my UPDATED Invisible Black Background Technique v2.0 😃 📷

🎬 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎

  • 00:00 - Introduction

  • 00:40 - Kit Needed

  • 00:55 - Shutter Speed Flash

  • 01:31 - High Speed Sync

  • 01:52 - Camera Settings

  • 02:50 - Aperture + Flash

  • 03:37 - Turn on HSS

  • 04:12 - Turn on the Flash

  • 04:46 - Options

  • 05:25 - Recap

  • 06:05 - The Problem with HSS

  • 06:29 - Why not use a Neutral Density (ND) Filter?

  • 07:46 - Dealing with Reflections

Sony A7RV - I WAS WRONG !!! 😳 User Review + RECOMMENDED SETTINGS for BIRD PHOTOGRAPHY 🦅

I was WRONG!

Here's the correct review of the NEW Sony A7RV along with recommended settings for photographing Birds that made a BIG DIFFERENCE! Plus the camera finally has Focus Bracketing, a Flip / Tilt Screen AND Artifiical Intelligence!

But would I buy it? 🤔