Not something you ever want to use but damn useful when you need to!
In this video I try out 3 different software / plug ins to fix a blurred / out of focus portrait ... Luminar Neo, On1 NoNoise AI 2023 and Topaz Sharpen AI ... and the winner produces an insanely good result!
On Wednesday 1st March 2023 (that's next week already ) at 6pm UK I'm doing a LIVE Webinar in partnership with BenQ, going through some Portrait Retouching Techniques in Lightroom and Photoshop + Q&A
This is a FREE 1 hour long webinar also allowing time for Q&A, so if you fancy joining me just use the link below to register and get the link as spaces for the ‘virtual room’ are limited.
Plus anyone who registers, will also receive a link to the recording of the webinar the following day so that they can watch it later.
Hope to see you there 😃
Glyn
A couple of weeks back I was in Stoke on Trent presenting at the Guild of Photographers Event on behalf of Sony.
Kicking off first thing I hosted a workshop for a limited number of 10 people ( although 11 were there 🤣 ) and went through how I set up and light portraits but more importantly how I interact and help subjects in front of the camera to relax.
I love sharing this kind of stuff; stuff that I learned mainly from when I was full-on photographing World War 2 Veterans for my 39-45 Portraits Project. These portraits were of people who maybe weren’t so keen initially on being photographed or felt self conscious in front of the camera as opposed to me photographing models.
No eye tracking, sharpness, dynamic range or whatever will help with this.
Anyway the reason for this was mainly to share one of the portraits I took when showing a lighting set up that is incredibly simple but so incredibly effective.
I only took one photograph but this is the result; a portrait of workshop attendee & Photographer Jo Bullas …
And here’s a Behind the Scenes photograph showing the set up I used however in this one I’m now holding the light for one of the attendees…
Aside from my camera ( Sony A7RIV with the 85mm G-Master Lens) , this is all the kit I used for this portrait …
If you saw an earlier post you’ll recognise the set up as being the same as when I photographed my friends Ian Munro, Anthony Crothers, Dave Clayton, Brian Dukes and Gerwyn Williams; I even jumped in front of the camera too …
The difference this time was simply down to a camera setting using a wider aperture and a slightly slower shutter speed to allow more ambient ‘ natural light into the shot.
Anyway if you didn’t see the original video I shared on my YouTube Channel going through exactly how I do this, I’ve shared it below.
Enjoy,
Glyn
Here's a SIMPLE and VERY EFFECTIVE technique for creating a Black Background behind your subject when you don't have one ... indoors or outdoors using just your camera and one flash!
This is my UPDATED Invisible Black Background Technique v2.0 😃 📷
🎬 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎
00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Kit Needed
00:55 - Shutter Speed Flash
01:31 - High Speed Sync
01:52 - Camera Settings
02:50 - Aperture + Flash
03:37 - Turn on HSS
04:12 - Turn on the Flash
04:46 - Options
05:25 - Recap
06:05 - The Problem with HSS
06:29 - Why not use a Neutral Density (ND) Filter?
07:46 - Dealing with Reflections
Not the main video I'm working on for this week, but thought it worth sharing ESPECIALLY if you like printing your images.
Check out the A3 print of an iPhone Photograph at the end too ... Exciting Times!
It's all GO!!! ... 😃
For the first time ever I'm one of the instructors presenting a class for the upcoming iPhone Photography Conference on the 28th and 29th March 2023.
For my class I'm heading somewhere special that I've never been before and will be going through everything I do to capture photographs on location, editing using the mobile workflow and then printing.
For more information and tickets use this LINK
On Friday 24th February 2023 I’m excited to be hosting a Printing Workshop in partnership with Carmarthen Cameras, BenQ and Permajet.
A 2 hour evening at the Carmarthen Cameras, Zion Chapel Store running from 7pm - 9pm, I’ll be taking folks through such topics as …
Display Calibration
Colour Space
Printing Software Options
Paper Profiles
Paper / Media Options
… and of course producing some final prints.
An often over-complicated process, I’ll make it not so, and show how an understanding of each part of the process can produce not just great prints, but prints that match what you see on your display again and again.
No more wasted paper, no more wasted ink … just complete confidence that when you press print, you know you will get exactly what you would want / expect.
Tickets are priced at just £20 but spaces are limited due to space.
For more information and to grab a ticket, check out the link below.
Hope to see you there,
Glyn
Lightroom continues to get more and more powerful and yet despite what's possible, the controls and functions are incredibly easy to use once you know how to get the very best out of them.
In this video I show step by step the complete workflow taking a flat image and making it POP using Masking, Intersect and the fantastic Colour Grading Panel …
In the video I mention about my NEW Mini Course … Colour Grading: The Essential Finishing Touch
For more information, check out the link / button below …
Really excited to let you know that I have a NEW course NOW AVAILABLE …
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 😃
With me doing more and more photography with my Smartphone (iPhone) these days, I often get asked what kit I use with it ... Phone Mount? Tripod? Trigger?
So I thought I’d share it here as well as adding it all into the GEAR Page where you’ll see ALL the kit I use for Photography and Video …
iPhone 14 Pro Max (1TB)
*To use the phone holders on my tripod, I purchased a few extra Arca Plates that screw into them
There’s also various apps I’m using so I’ll make sure to share details of those and any future kit I try out … especially as I intend to be doing some portrits using off-camera lighting triggered by my phone 😃
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