💡 This is how I ADD a BACKGROUND LIGHT or SPOTLIGHT into my pictures using PHOTOSHOP

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

LIGHTROOM PRESETS and PROFILES: What is the difference???

One of the most common questions I get asked about Lightroom is “What’s the difference between the Presets and Profiles?”

In this video, I explain all 😃

👁👁 EYES: BRIGHTEN , ADD CATCH LIGHTS + MAKE THEM POP: One Technique that does it ALL!

I love how we can use techniques in Photoshop to do more than one thing. In this video I show how a GREAT technique that I call the Never Ending Lighting Rig for adding in more lights to your picture can also be used to enhance eyes in portraits by brightening them, adding in fake catch lights and making them POP!

✅ SUPERB technique for REMOVING STUFF in your pictures and making it DISAPPEAR

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.

I DID IT 🌳 I used my DRONE to photograph this INCREDIBLE Lone Tree (Settings + Editing)

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

😳 SELECTIONS in Photoshop: HOW? WHY? did I NOT KNOW this???

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…

👁👁 TRY THIS to add LIFE to EYES and make them POP using Photoshop

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…

🏰 I TRANSFORMED my friend into a DISNEY Character using Photoshop

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 👍

⛅ TRY THIS for adding SMOKE, FOG, MIST and CLOUDS into your pictures using Photoshop

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 👍

💥 POWERFUL Blending and Compositing function in Photoshop that you MIGHT have missed! 😲

With so many updates, it's very easy to miss stuff in Photoshop such as this incredibly POWERFUL and USEFUL function for blending layers together, changing composition and compositing.

Auto Blend Layers … do you really know how good it is?