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

After a question came through on Instagram asking how to add a background light into pictures using Photoshop, I recorded this video showing exactly how I do it. It's a great technique if you didn't have the space to use another light during the shoot, if you had a light but didn't use it and now wish you had, or if you simply didn't have another light with you at the time. I use a very quick selection with the Marquee Tool and a Levels Adjustment Layer, and the result is quick, easy and very effective.

HOW TO CALIBRATE your Display for PHOTOGRAPHY and PRINTING

I LOVE printing…but it wasn’t always the case.

I wasted a lot of time and money in the past because when I thought my monitor / display was calibrated correctly…it wasn’t!

So, in this video I show you the settings that DO WORK so you get the best from your display AND the best possible results when printing!

I’ll be using a BenQ Display, BenQ Software and an X-Rite i1 Display Pro Plus BUT all the settings I go through translate perfectly to other monitors, software and devices!

You can check out all this kit over on my GEAR PAGE

Oh and if you look in the description part of the video on YouTube, I’ve also added in Chapter Markers so if you want to, you can jump to a particular part in the video.

Enjoy!

🎬 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎

00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - Display, Software and Calibration Hardware
02:14 - PME Software
03:28 - Workflow
04:06 - Display Settings
09:58 - Measurement
12:45 - Validation
15:52 - Wrap Up

I love printing, but it wasn't always the case. I wasted a lot of time and money because when I thought my display was calibrated correctly, it wasn't. So here I show you the settings that do work, so you get the best from your display and the best possible results when printing. I'm using a BenQ display with BenQ's PME software and an X-Rite i1 Display Pro Plus, but all the settings I go through translate perfectly to other monitors, software and devices. I start with the display, software and calibration hardware, then look at the PME software and my workflow before going through the display settings themselves.

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

I love how one technique in Photoshop can do more than one job. Here I show how a technique I call the Never Ending Lighting Rig, which I use for adding more lights into a picture, can also be used to enhance the eyes in a portrait. With it you can brighten the eyes, add in fake catch lights and make them pop, all from the same starting point and without needing a separate technique for each.

LONG EXPOSURE with NO FILTERS 🚫 Explained Step by Step 👍

I love long exposure photography, but what do you do when you're out with your camera and don't have any neutral density filters with you? Here's a great technique for creating the long exposure effect by combining a number of images together in Photoshop. I explain it step by step, using a Smart Object and the Median stack mode, and it's quick, easy and very effective.

❓WHO is Glyn Dewis and WHAT is this CHANNEL❓

One thing my YouTube channel was missing was a trailer; something that in 60 seconds or less explains the who, what, where, why, when and how of me and what the channel is all about. So I put some time aside and made one. The channel is where I share photography techniques and tutorials, tutorials for software such as Photoshop and Lightroom, and the occasional honest gear review, and putting the videos together in a way that's 'me' has been a lot of fun.

💥 DOING THIS will REDUCE NOISE in your pictures: CLEVER feature in Photoshop 👊

This is a great technique for reducing or removing noise in your photographs using Photoshop, no matter what camera you took them with. There are no filters, no plug-ins and no magic settings; it's simply a great use of technology that's already in Photoshop, once you know where to find it. The technique does rely on knowing your camera and at what ISO noise starts to appear. It can be used on scenes and on people, as long as they're not moving, and it's great for astro work, reducing the noise in skies that a high ISO would introduce. Some have asked why not just use a low ISO and drag the shutter. That's fair for some situations, but when you're photographing a person you wouldn't want that; it's better to take the shots you need in burst or continuous mode, which most cameras can do in less than a second.

The NEW Apple Mac Studio M1 MAX - Noisy?

My iMac died unexpectedly. All was fine until I unplugged it and took it to Witney in Oxfordshire for a presentation evening, but when I turned it back on there, it was a no-go. The processor was running at over 1000% with no fans kicking in, and after Apple ran tests the verdict was catastrophic failure. I left with a brand new Apple Mac Studio M1 Max. The fan noise from my iMac had been insane, so here I look at whether the Mac Studio is any better, and I've been very surprised.

📷 TRY THIS! How to Create a Photo Mosaic QUICKLY and EASILY!

I've always wanted to know how to create a photo mosaic: a photograph made up of lots of little photographs. I also wanted to make a video showing it all coming together. Here I show how to do exactly that, quickly and easily, using a great website called easymoza, so you can turn one of your own pictures into a mosaic and watch it build up from all the smaller images.

Photoshop Virtual Summit 4 - Questions and Answers

It’s just a few days to go now until the start of the Photoshop Virtual Summit 4, so here’s a short video by the event creator, Dave Cross covering some of the most commonly asked questions he’s received during the lead up…

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With just a few days to go until the Photoshop Virtual Summit 4, held from 2 to 6 May 2022, the event's creator Dave Cross put together this short video. In it he covers some of the most commonly asked questions he'd received in the lead up to the summit, answering them one by one so that anyone planning to watch the classes knew what to expect from the event.

🏰 I TRANSFORMED my friend into a DISNEY Character using Photoshop

Updates in Photoshop are making tricky, lengthy edits much quicker, and this was a fun way to put that to the test. Here I show how I transformed my friend into Carl from Disney's UP movie in just a few minutes. It comes down to a combination of Neural Filters, Liquify and masking, and I go through how each one plays its part in the transformation.