PHOTOGRAPHERS ... Check out the BenQ SENSES Competition 🔥

BenQ Europe and UK ran a photography competition called Senses, and if you like taking photographs with your camera or your smartphone and you're based in Europe or the UK, it was well worth a look. Here I go through what the competition was about, with the top three winners each receiving a BenQ SW photography display along with a cash prize. It was open to photographs taken on a camera or a smartphone, so you didn't need a big kit bag to take part.

Photoshop User Magazine - 100 HOT TIPS issue

The latest issue of KelbyOne Photoshop User Magazine is now available online and is FREE to Non-Members.

In this issue, it's the yearly HOT 100 TIPS and I was asked, with 9 others to include my TOP 10.

Members can read it and the previous 120 issues in the usual place; Non-Members just need to go to this link: https://kelbyone.com/magazine/

PRINTING PROBLEMS? 🖨️ IT'S NOT YOU!

This is the recording of a live stream I did on both YouTube and Facebook, all about printing problems. If you've ever struggled with printing your images, the main thing I want you to take away is that it's not necessarily you. I show the simple settings to use no matter what software you're printing from, but also how different software can produce very different results from the same image. A big thanks goes to my friend Stewart Wood for sending over the image I used during the broadcast.

BIG thanks goes to my friend Stewart Wood for sending over the image used in the LIVE Broadcast.

Photographing Storm Agnes with my iPhone 15 Pro Max

So although in the South West we didn’t get the full force of Storm Agness last week (unlike Ireland and parts of Wales) , what we did get still caused some pretty impressive scenes.

Timing couldn’t have been better on Thursday last week as the tail-end of the storm also coincided with a high tide of 4.5 metres at Lyme Regis Sea Front.

This was also to be my first time out ‘in anger’ with my new iPhone 15 Pro Max which I used to photograph the storm along with the ReeXpose App from ReeFlex.

I only had a few mintes to capture whatever I could before the heavens opened and heavy rain joined the party, but here’s the results …

Both results are a blend of several long exposures ( 0.5 seconds and 1 seconds ) taken with my new iPhone 15 Pro Max and the ReeXpose App from ReeFlex and edited in Lightroom Mobile / Cloud and Photoshop.

One of the BEST pieces of advice I was given when starting out as a Portrait Photographer was to move around ... don't take photographs from one spot ... look how the light changes as you take a step to the left or a step to the right.

Since the Covid Pandemic when I first ventured out into landscape and seascape photography as a means of keeping active and keeping creative, one of the most important things I've learned is ... when you find a composition make sure to LOOK BEHIND YOU

This is how the 2nd results came about with the tail-end of Storm Agnes and was what was happening behind me whilst I captured the first.

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

UPDATE 💥 The FACTS ABOUT GENERATIVE FILL in PHOTOSHOP 2024

There are plenty of questions around Generative Fill and Generative Expand in Photoshop 2024, so this is an update going through the facts. I look at the questions that keep coming up: are the results low resolution or high resolution, and will that change? Will it cost you to get high resolution results? Is the output 1024 pixels square or 2000 pixels square, and does using a smaller selection work better? I also cover what we know about the future of these tools and how credits fit into it all.

There's a PROBLEM with GENERATIVE FILL AI in PHOTOSHOP 2024 😳 Photographers ... Be Aware!

Generative Fill in Photoshop 2024 can produce some impressive results, but there's a problem that photographers need to be aware of. Here I ask whether Generative Fill AI is really ready for serious use by photographers, rather than just for images that are going to be posted on social media. The issue comes down to the size of what it generates, and as an update to this video, Generative Fill dimensions remained at 1024 pixels square, which matters a great deal if you're working on high resolution files you want to print or use professionally.

Seriously ? ... Photoshop can do that ?

This is the recording of one of my weekly live broadcasts from Sunday 17th September 2023, and the first one I streamed to both YouTube and Facebook at the same time, thanks to having ultra fast fibre broadband installed. During the broadcast I went through three Photoshop techniques. The first shows how to use Auto Blend Layers for face swaps, which can also be used in some very practical and useful situations. Next is a dodging and burning technique that makes a pine skirting board look as though it's been carved, and finally I show how to use the Remove Tool when working on skin.

Presenting for the Royal Photographic Society on Adobe AI

On Saturday 18th November at 4pm UK I'm presenting online for The Royal Photographic Society’s Digital Imaging Group ... "Practical Retouching Techniques for Photographers using AI"

This event is for members and non-members with a nominal fee of £3

From the description …

“Join us for this session as Photographer, Educator and Author Glyn Dewis, gets us up-to-speed with the latest technological advances from Adobe focusing mainly on Artificial intelligence. In addition to creative uses, Glyn will show how Artificial Intelligence in the form of Photoshop’s Remove Tool and Generative Fill can be incredibly useful in helping us carry out challenging and time consuming tasks, which in turn leaves us with more time to be creative. Of course A.I. has its limitations but there are also times when it is NOT the right tool for the job; the reasons though, might surprise you.”

This event is for members and non-members with a nominal fee of £3 ; hope to see you there 😃

Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk in Cardiff Bay - 7th October 2023

I remember when Scott Kelby first launched his Annual Scott Kelby Worldwide Photo Walk back in August 2008 but I can’t for the life of me think where the past 15 years have gone 😳

I lead a number of the photo walks over the years in locations such as Windsor, Brighton, Stratford-upon-Avon and Lichfield and have great memories of each one and friendships that remain to this day.

For one reason or another I’ve not been able to particiapte in the World Wide Photo Walk for a few years now, but this year on Saturday 7th October, I will be … not leading a walk though, but as a particiapnt and I can’t wait.

I’m signed up for a World Wide Photo Walk being led by my great friend Anthony Crothers (his first) which is being held in and around the stunning Cardiff Bay in the City of Cardiff, South Wales.

Knowing how good these get-togethers are with groups of people all with an interest in photography be it with a DSLR, Mirrorless or Mobile Phone (which I will be using) , I cannot wait, and with Anthony living just a short drive away, you can guarantee the route he’s organised will bring some fantastic opportunities.

Each World Wide Photo Walk Leader / Organiser creates a dedicated page on the main WWPW website giving detials of date, meet up time and location, end time and location plus any other information to keep everyone informed, and knowing Anthony as I do, he’ll leave notihng to chance to ensure that everyone has the best time possible.

To join us in Cardiff Bay for some photography and social, just tap / click on the button below where you can read more information and claim your spot.

Joining a Photo Walk is completely free but sapces at each are limited to 30.

Hope to see you there 😃