TRY THIS 🔥 AWESOME Photoshop Plug In for REALISTIC SHADOWS and SPECIAL EFFECTS

Here's a look at a FANTASTIC Photoshop Plug In from Boris FX for adding realisitc shadows into your picture and INCREDIBLE Special Effects

𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐗 (𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝) ( LINK )

Here's a look at a fantastic Photoshop plug-in from Boris FX for adding realistic shadows into your pictures, along with some incredible special effects. I go through how it works and show what it can do, from building shadows that sit naturally in a scene through to the more creative special effects it offers. I'm not affiliated with Boris FX; I just really like what it does, and if you enjoy experimenting in Photoshop it's well worth trying out.

How to add REALISTIC LIGHT using LIGHTROOM's INTELLIGENT PRESETS

Here's a great way to use the Masking section in Lightroom, or Camera Raw, to add realistic light into your pictures. I go through the masking step by step so you can see how the light is built up, and then show how to create an Intelligent Preset from it. Once that's done, you can add the same realistic light to any picture with just one click, which saves a lot of time when you want a consistent look across your images.

How to make the DARK and MOODY PRESET in Lightroom (and Camera Raw)

The dark and moody look was hugely popular on social media when I put this together, and it's a great look for adding drama and impact to your pictures. Here I show how I create it, step by step, and then how to save it as a preset so you can quickly and easily use it again and again. The preset works across Lightroom Classic, Lightroom CC, Lightroom Mobile and Camera Raw, so wherever you do your editing, you'll be able to apply the look in a single click.

My COLOUR GRADING: THE ESSENTIAL FINISHING TOUCH mini course is NOW AVAILABLE

Really excited to let you know that I have a NEW course NOW AVAILABLE …

Colour Grading: The Essential FiNishing Touch

Just as with my other courses, you can stream / download all of the included video tutorials, download work files to follow along step by step, download a PDF of Class Notes ans have Life Time Access. Plus there’s a knowledge check and certificate of completion.

For more information check out the button link below

See you in class 😃

5 TIPS to INSTANTLY IMPROVE your PORTRAITS

Great portraits start with the person in front of the camera feeling relaxed, but how do you actually help someone get there? Here I share the five things I do all the time when I'm photographing people: making a connection, slowing down, eye contact, both at the person and past them, showing them, and listening. None of them are complicated; they're simply about how you work with the person in front of you, and I use them all the time because they work a treat.

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

This covers everything that went into creating these portraits, from start to finish. I begin with the kit I used and how I set it all up for the shoot. From there I move on to the retouching, working through each of the edits in Lightroom and then Photoshop to show how the final portraits came together. It's the whole process in one place, rather than just the lighting or just the editing on its own, so you can see how each stage leads into the next.

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)

XENCELABS Pen Tablet … Still the WACOM KILLER??? 💀

I've now been using the Xencelabs Pen Tablet for three months, so this is a follow-up to my first video on it. Is it still any good, and is it still the better option compared to Wacom? I give my honest feedback after using it day to day, point out the customisation options that are available, and answer the questions that came in from the first video, even the mean ones.

DO THIS for PERFECT COLOUR 🌈 in your PHOTOGRAPHS

Accurate colour matters in both photography and video, and getting it right doesn't have to be complicated. In this short video I show how I use the Calibrite ColorChecker Passport Duo to do exactly that. The whole process comes down to taking one extra photograph with the ColorChecker and then a few clicks in Lightroom, which gives you a reliable starting point for the colour in the rest of your images.

🥊 LIGHTROOM v PHOTOSHOP ... Doing the SAME things QUICKER and EASIER

With all the big updates Lightroom has had, I'm now able to do a lot of the same things that used to only be possible in Photoshop, but quicker and easier. Here I go through three examples. The first is working on skin, the second is changing colour, and the third is creating new backgrounds and adding lighting effects. For each one I show how it's done in Lightroom, which means fewer trips across to Photoshop for these kinds of edits.