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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

Seriously ? ... Photoshop can do that ?

This past Sunday ( 17th ) I hosted another of my weekly LIVE Broadcasts, but this time (and for the first time) streamed to YouTube AND Facebook thanks to having had the new Ultra Fast Fribre Broadband installed.

During the broadcast I went through 3 Photoshop techniques: one showing how to use Auto Blend Layers for Face-Swaps but that can also be used in very practical and useful situations, a Dodging and Burning technique to create Pine Skirting Board that looks like it has been carved and finally how to use the Remove Tool when working on skin.

Here’s the recording hosted over on my YouTube Channel …

Photoshop A.I. Techniques for Photographers BUT what about Camera Clubs ??? 🤷‍♂️

Here’s a recording of a LIVE Broadcast that I did on my YouTube Channel on Wednesday 23rd August 2023 and where I showed practical and VERY useful ways of using Photoshop’s Generative Fill Artificial Intelligence BUT also where NOT to use it.

This video sparked a lot of conversation and comments because of an email I received and read out at the very start regarding the use of A.I. and Camera Clubs …

YouTube LIVE: Make Movie Poster Portraits using Photoshop and A.I.

Using Lightroom , Photoshop and A.I. to create Movie-Style Portraits covering techniques for Lighting , Selections , Cut Outs and Special Effects.

Here’s a YouTube LIVE Broadcast which aired on Sunday 13th August 2023 , where I go through the lighting and editing involvedin Photoshop to create this portrait of my friend Dai O’Toole …

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