THANK YOU Carmarthen Cameras, BenQ and Permajet

Last Friday I was in Carmarthen, Wales at Carmarthen Cameras for my Pro Printing Seminar …

… a 2 hour evening going through the complete printing process covering how to correctly calibrate your display / monitor for printing , printing software , paper choice and of course making some prints.

HUGE thank you goes to the great folks at Carmarthen Cameras who always pull out all the stops to make events run smoothly, and also to the incredible support from both BenQ and Permajet.

Kicking off going through the display calibration , I was using a BenQ SW240; a 24” hardware calibrated display using the BenQ Palette Master Software

To calibrate the display I used my X-Rite i1 Display Plus Calibration device (which is now the Calibrite Colour Checker Display Plus) …

So often we’re advised that for the best possible results you only need to use these (generic) settings but I never seemed to get the results I expected , so it was great to get the opportunity to go through explaining the settings and how to fit them to ‘your’ enviroment; when you know what each setting is , it makes this process so much easier and understandable.

I then covered printing software mainly looking at using Lightroom and also the Canon Pro Print Layout Software ; both work great although I do prefer the no frills interface of the Canon Software …

First of all showing how to print on Canon Paper using the Canon Pro 300 and then using a range of papers, from Permajet including their NEW Heritage Range , and showing how to use their Generic Paper Profiles … which never fail to produce fantastic results !

Again , a HUGE thank you to everyone involved and who came along on Friday making it such an enjoyable evening; It was great to run though ‘in person’ just some of the content I have recorded for inclusion in my Printing Class that will be available this April.

The iPhone Photography Conference

It's all GO!!! ... 😃

For the first time ever I'm one of the instructors presenting a class for the upcoming iPhone Photography Conference on the 28th and 29th March 2023.

For my class I'm heading somewhere special that I've never been before and will be going through everything I do to capture photographs on location, editing using the mobile workflow and then printing.

For more information and tickets use this LINK

I’m doing a Portrait Workshop in Stoke

It’s VERY rare I do ‘in person’ Portrait Workshops, but I’ll be doing one for my friends at the The Guild Of Photographers over the 3rd and 4th February PLUS doing a talk on behalf of Sony UK at the PhotoHubs Event in Stoke.

Thoroughly enjoyed the last event of theirs I presented at and can’t wait for this next one 🙂

For more information and to grab a ticket, click on the button below or just use this link:

photoguild.co.uk/event/photohubs-stoke/

I did a Workshop in Oxford at PhotoHubs

A couple of weeks back I was in Oxford at PhotoHubs on behalf of the Guild of Photographers who asked if I would do a workshop for some of their members.

I've not done 'in person' workshops for a few years now but this was so much fun with such a great group of folks.

I went through how I take portraits in the style of my veterans project but also other equally simple set ups that can create some great results. It was so good to see everyone active , chatting and enjoying the time we spent together. THE most important part of the time together though was showing how important 'talking / conversation' is in making your subject more comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera.

At the end I couldn't resist grabbing a quick portrait myself using just one light and one reflector ... I mean when one of the attendees has such a great look, how could I not??? 😃

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Thanks so much to everyone who came along and especially the folks at The Guild for inviting me in and for looking after me so incredibly well ❤️

KIT / SETTINGS:
Sony A7RIV (1/250 , ISO 100 , f/8.0)
Sony 85mm GM
Westcott FJ400 Strobe
Westcott Rapid Box Switch Beauty Dish
Westcott Silver Reflector
Westcott X-Drop Pro with my new material Glyn Dewis Vintage Grey Background

You can see all of this kit over on my GEAR page ( LINK )

Cheers
Glyn

Colour Grading in Lightroom Webinar with BenQ

Following the success of the recent Lightroom Virtual Summit 2022 and the wonderful feedback I received for my Colour Grading: The Essential Finishing Touch class, I’ll be presenting a LIVE Webinar on behalf of BenQ on Tuesday 25th October …

Approximately 45 minutes long, starting at 6pm BST, I’ll be going through how I use the Color Grading Panel in Lightroom to finish my images and giving them mood and atmosphere.

An often overlooked and avoided tab in Lightroom, Color Grading is incredibly powerful and best of all, easy to use once you know not just HOW to apply it but (more importantly) WHY you apply it.

I’ll go through the theory along with examples and then go step by step through how you would use the Color Grading Panel for best results by diving into the controls and showing useful keyboard shortcuts that offer much more control.

The webinar is FREE to join and you can do so by registering at the link below; oh and there will of course be time set aside for questions.

Hope to ‘see’ you there :)

Back Home from The Photography & Video Show 2022

Back home after a wonderful few days in Birmingham at The Photography & Video Show…

So good to catch up with folks (including my cousin Richie) along with book signing with Rocky Nook, on stage for an episode of the He Shoots, He Draws Podcast with Dave and our friend Kaylee AND some GREAT meetings with companies / brands 😃

So good spending time with my best mate Dave Clayton too and just being ‘us’ 😃

Grab a FREE PASS for the Lightroom Virtual Summit 2022

I'm genuinely thrilled to announce that I’ll be teaching at the Lightroom Virtual Summit 2022, on October 3rd thru 7th, 2022, and that registration is open so you can grab a FREE PASS now …

October 3 - 7, 2022
15 expert instructors teaching 45 classes - over 33 hours of content! … and you can watch it for free!

After the success of the first Lightroom Summit, I’m genuinely over the moon to be teaching alongside a great line-up of instructors: Anthony Morganti, Ben Willmore, Chris Orwig, Colin Smith, Daniel Gregory, Jared Platt, Jesús Ramirez, Kristina Sherk, Lisa Carney, Matt Kloskowski, Nicole Young, Rob Sylvan, Sean McCormack, and Tim Grey.

The change this year too is that we’re all doing 3 classes each!

All classes are free to watch for a 48 period once they go live, and there's an optional VIP Pass available for purchase that gives you lifetime access to the recordings of all classes, along with audio recordings, instructor-provided class notes and exclusive bonuses.

You can get all the details and see the descriptions of all the classes right here: LINK

If the first Lightroom Summit is anything to go by, this is going to be an amazing week!

Hope to see you there … virtually of course 😃

Photoshop World 2022 Online Conference - Day One

Great day!

Day 1 of the KelbyOne Photoshop World Conference Online and presenting an hour long class on Essential Skills for Successful Selections and Masks (quite a mouthful)

Thanks to everyone that attended online and for the lovely comments...if you posted questions, I've now answered them for you.

Also presented a session on behalf of TetherTools and B&H Photo Video on Tethering Lightroom and a Sony Camera.

Always a thrill seeing my best mate Dave Clayton presenting, which today was a killer class ... Photoshop can do that?

The comments I could see coming through as he was doing his thing were fantastic! Way to go mate!

Tomorrow I'm presenting for Xencelabs; a 1 hour session called Practical Retouching Techniques for Photographers and then more on Thursday with a dive into Printing in a session I’m doing called Perfect Prints: No Fuss, No Jargon. Just what you need to know !

Was also great to catch up with folks at the online meet up on Monday night too; here's hoping that changes next year though by being in-person 🇺🇸

Right, let’s get ready for Day Two 😃

I'm Presenting at Photoshop World 2022 (Online Conference)

VERY happy to announce that I’ll be one of the Instructors at the upcoming Photoshop World Virtual Conference…

Running from August 30th through September 1st, Photoshop World is a once-a-year Photoshop, Lightroom and Photography love fest bringing together 31 Instructors from all over the world teaching a whole host of subject matter and with the sole purpose of Educating and Inspiring!

As well as being a LIVE Online Event, ALL ticket holders have access to ALL of the content for 12 months after the event, so there’s plenty of time to take in all of the information, practice and put it to use.

Tickets are currently priced at the Early Bird Price of $299 (£248.53 approx) and you can grab one using the button below..

*Early Bird Price ends on Augut 30th at which point tickets are priced at $399 (£332.07 approx)

I’ll be presenting 2 classes; one on Printing and the other, an updated Selections Course following the success of last year’s event.

Cannot wait for this! Hope to see you there…online 😃

WeX 25th Anniversary Event

Really looking forward to being at WeX Store in Birmingham next week on Saturday 18th June 2022 as part of their 25th Anniversary Event and being asked to present on behalf of Sony.

The event days are completely FREE for everyone to come along to with lots going on including hands on and presentations.

I’ll be there all day at the Birmingham Store and presenting a new talk at 12midday thru 1pm …

Portrait to Landscape: How to Keep Creative

WeX Stores across the country are holding their own anniversary event days.

You can find out more by visiting the main event page on the WeX website by CLICKING HERE

Hopefully see you in Birmingham…if that’s the one you’ll be going to of course 😃