Perfect Eyes with Photoshop Neural Filters (Video Tutorial)

Ok so yesterday I shared a new video on my YouTube Channel going through a recent-ish photo shoot I had with a female surfer.

In the video I go through a Behind the Scenes showing what went into making the picture whilst on location but then show how just one slider in Photoshop made the final picture, I believe, a winner.

As is always the case, it’s the small things that make the BIG difference in Photography and Retouching, and that’s exactly where the Neural Filters in Photoshop comes in when used sparingly.

You’ll see what I mean in the video but also, and I think importantly, why the filter had to be used in the first place.

Cheers,
Glyn

GoPro Hero 10: BEST SETTINGS (I was wrong...it's actually quite GOOD)

I got my first GoPro (Hero 5) a few years back and was sooooo disappointed in the quality of the footage that it ended up being put into a drawer and never being used again.

Recently though, GoPro announced the Hero 10 and looking at all the promotion and hype, it looked to be a vast improvement, so I dived in and added it to my filming kit.

Unfortunately I was disappointed yet again, and following an accident with it whereby it got smashed and then GoPro kindly sending me a new one, I decided to give it one more go.

Needless to say after a few educated tweaks of the settings, I’m now quite happy with it. The footage is actually quite good.

In this video I share the settings to dial in AND show some much improved footage.

Enjoy,
Glyn

Selections and Masking in Lightroom Mobile

Since Adobe Max a couple of weeks ago, the internet has literally been on fire with videos about the major update to Lightroom and Camera Raw with regards to selections and masking; never has there been a more appropriate time to use the phrase “Game Changer”.

But, am I the only person that didn’t realise until now that those exact same updates had been added into the Lightroom Mobile App which in itself is incredible, but even more so when you realise that the selections and masks sync with your desktop and web versions of Lightroom. Incredible!

Here’s a video I put together explaining exactly what I mean…

Fixing Wide Angle Lens Distortion with Photoshop

Using a Wide Angle lens (like I did when photographing Brentor Church) can cause distortion in the outer areas (top, bottom and sides) of your images.

Now this is good to keep in some areas of our images such as in the foreground to emphasise that area HOWEVER there may be some areas we don't want it.

So, here's how to quickly Quickly Fix Wide Angle Lens Distortion using PhotoshopPhotoshop PLUS why I didn't do it in Lightroom or Camera RAW.

Enjoy,
Glyn

SMASHED!!! My Brand NEW GoPro Hero10 ... But was it that good anyway???

So a couple of days ago whilst grabbing some BTS (Behind the Scenes) footage from a photo shoot, my brand new GoPro Hero 10 picked a fight with tarmac...and LOST!

I’ll take full blame for the damage though; that was down to the suction cup mounted on the bonnet of my car failing at just under 30mph.

However, annoying as it is that the GoPro is broken at just 2 weeks old, I had been feeling that it wasn’t really as good as the hype would have you believe.

So, here's a video I put together showing how it actually ended up broken PLUS an explanation of why I was becoming less impressed with it…

INCREDIBLE: Adobe reveals NEW Lightroom (and Camera RAW) Masking Feature

Incredible! There’s no other word for it!

Check out this short video from Adobe where they reveal what they’ve been working on in Lightroom, and that will be available to us all next month.

Oh and this is going to be made available in Lightroom across the board, so Lightroom Classic, Lightroom in the Cloud, Lightroom Mobile AND Adobe Camera RAW

Masking and isolating areas of an image like this really is the time to say … Game Changer.

Here too is a blog post by the Adobe Camera RAW Team with even more information…

Exciting times ahead and of course I’ll be recording some new videos going through the updates in ‘real world’

Cheers,
Glyn