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HOW I made these PORTRAITS: Complete Workflow including PHOTOGRAPHY, LIGHTROOM and PHOTOSHOP

In this video I cover EVERYTHING that I did to create these Portraits including: KIT , SET UP and RETOUCHING in Photoshop and Lightroom …

Here’s a list of all the kit I used to take the portraits, which you’ll also find on my GEAR Page …

  • Westcott FJ80 II Speedlite

  • Westcott FJ-X3 Remote Trigger

  • Westcott Rapid Box Switch Beauty Dish

  • Westcott 32” 2-in-1 Reflector

  • Westcott X-Drop Poro Background Support

  • Glyn Dewis Vintage Grey Canvas (for X-Drop Pro)

👍 This BLUR FILTER looks FANTASTIC on PORTRAITS !!!

The Depth Blur Filter in Photoshop works great on landscape pictures BUT trying using it on a Portrait and WOW!

Totally brings it to life and gives the feel of the portrait coming forward of the screen / print! I've been experimenting with this lately and am loving the results! In this video I show you my 3 Step Process...

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 😃

💥 NEW FEATURE in Photoshop: REMOVING OBJECTS just got EASIER!!!

Removing Objects using Content Aware Fill in Photoshop just got BETTER with this NEW FEATURE where we can now use content from a 2nd image AND use an image that has a completely different composition!

In this video I show how this new feature is making challenging selections and cloning a thing of the past and can save a load of time!

❌ DO NOT USE THIS if you PRINT PHOTOGRAPHS! USB Connection v Apple AirPrint (wireless)

Even if you do everything right when printing your own photographs, it might not be your fault they still don't look good ... it could be that you're a Mac user and you're using Apple AirPrint to connect wirelessly to your printer.

Why is this important?

In this video I show why AirPrint is definitely a No-GO and a USB connection is BEST!

📷 EDITING in LIGHTROOM is getting FASTER and EASIER !!!

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…

💡 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