Mastering the Art of Landscape Photography with Ian Asprey ( Landscape Photographer of the Year 2021 )

Join me for this YouTube LIVE Broadcast as we delve into the world of landscape photography with Ian Asprey - Landscape Photographer of the Year 2021.

From breathtaking vistas to the intricate details of composition, Ian will share his insights, techniques, and tales from behind the lens. Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast to discover the secrets behind his award-winning shots and be inspired by a Master of the Craft.

Links mentioned during the LIVE Broadcast

Ian Asprey Website: www.ianaspreyphotography.co.uk

Facebook: facebook.com/ian.asprey

Instagram: @landscapes_ianasprey

Mark Andreas Jones: www.markandreasjones.com/

Lightroom Virtual Summit 2024: bit.ly/lvs-2024

Beyond the Flash: Unlocking the. Potential of Constant Lighting in Photography

On Thursday of last week I had the pleasure of being invited to be part of Wescott Wednesday hosted by B&H Photo Video on their Event Space.

As I’m using Constant Flash more and more these days for when taking portraits I was asked to talk about my experience and how / why I feel that it has made such a positive impact on how I portraits, but not just for me but also the person being photographed.

The recording of the LIVE Broadcast I’ve added below, in which I go through what constant light I’m using, how I’m using it and also go through tips on how I take portraits in which I hope you’ll see how good constant light is to combine with them.

HUGE thanks to Westcott for inviting me to speak and also to the great folks at B&H who do such a great job hosting and preswenting these events.

Spending time with Photography Students at Cardiff and Vale College

On Wednesday this week I was at Cardiff and Vale College in South Wales, having been invited to speak to a group of Photography Students for a couple of hours.

It was so good to be amongst people who were clearly excited about their Photography but also in particular about the possibilities with their retouching using Lightroom .

During my time with them I first of all went through some tips and techniques for Portrait Photography, focusing (no pun intended) on the ‘people’ side of things as opposed to the technicals, and all with the intention of helping the person in front of the camera to relax.

After a short break I then went through retouching a portrait using ONLY Lightroom and going through my new workflow which shows how I am now doing tasks such as Dodging and Burning, my 2010 Technique and Lighting Effects, which up until very recently I would have only ever done by using Photoshop.

“Had a great time at Glyn’s lecture yesterday. I had been researching about how to take good portraits. What Glyn shared about techniques (with just one light!) was really encouraging. I was still using Photoshop for my editing, but the techniques demonstrated in Lightroom were amazing. I must sign up to his channel!”

— Norman Allen

“Thank you Glyn for yesterdays photography workshop. Your expertise and passion made it a truly enriching experience. Looking forward to applying the new skills I’ve learned. Many thanks for your valuable time.”

— Chathuranga Gamage

“Yesterday I attended a talk/presentation hosted by Glyn Dewis. This presentation was not only hugely informative but presented me with a number of questions to ask of myself. If I were to make comment on one thing from the presenter/presentation it would be the unswerving passion for the subject and inspiring others to achieve of their best. ”

— Steve Riggs

HUGE thanks to everyone for making me feel so incredibly welcome and for my great friend Anthony Crothers (College Staff / Tutor) for inviting me in.

From Movie Magic to Photographic Mastery | Lisa Carney

Thoroughly enjoyed chatting with Hollywood Movie Poster / Art Work Retoucher Lisa Carney and uncovering the HOW, WHAT and WHY of her personal work, her photography, process, retouching, personal projects and travel.

At the beginning of this recording check out the slideshow of her images and then learn how she captures and edits them because I guarantee, like me, you’ll be blown away!

Links mentioned in the video

Website: lisacarney.com (Portfolios, Photoshop Tutorials, Courses and more … )

Grief ( Art as Therapy - Personal Project ) LINK

Instagram: @lisacarney

The Lightroom Virtual Summit 2024: bit.ly/lvs-2024

Glyn’s Adobe Lightroom Community Page: LINK

Unsurprisingly, Lisa was a HUGE hit judging by some of the comments posted already from folks watching the recording …

Editing my Photographs in Lightroom on my iPad Pro

Now that I’ve been able to calibrate the screen on my iPad Pro, I’m really enjoying it when from time to time I retouch some of my pictures on it; reason being that the results on my calibrated iPad Pro are extremely close to how they look on my calibrated BenQ SW 272U Display.

I always struggled taking it seriously before now because it wasn’t calibrated and thought …

“What’s the point when I’d then have to go and make corrections
in Lightroom on my desktop afterwards?”

— Me (Before)

But now this is definitely not the case …

I actually had the technical folks at Calibrite reach out to me after having seen the iPad Pro calibration video I shared on my YouTube channel, asking if I’d be able to do a 2nd calibration to check whether the one I did was indeed accurate; and it most definitely was …

• Target Luminance = 100cd/m2

• Achieved Luminance = 99.355cd/m2

• Target X = 0.3127

• Achieved X = 0.313

• Target Y = 0.3290

• Achieved Y = 0.331
  

So yeah … the calibration of the iPad Pro screen worked a treat!

If you didn’t see the video I put together showing how to calibrate the iPad Pro and whaich also makes sense of what all this Luminance, X and Y stuff is all about, here it is …

So now, knowing that my iPad Pro screen calibration is good, I’m definitely making more use of it; not for every edit but just for those times when I just fancy sitting with my feet up in front of the TV and tinkering and when out and about on a phot shoot and then grabbing a coffee.

Also on those occasions if I haven’t finished the editing, when I get back home in front of my main computer I can just pick up in Lghtroom on my desktop from where I got to in Lightroom on my iPad Pro; such is the way that Lightroom syncs across all devices.

Clever stuff!

Actually on the subject of getting home and diving back on to my main computer, I’ve some new kit coming that is going to improve my workflow, set up and backing up, so I’ll make sure to share about that here and in a video 👍🏻

💥 Solving a LIGHTROOM Preset Headache ( Lightroom and Classic )

The Adobe Lightroom Community is a great resource for Lightroom Presets but how do you get them? How do you install them? How do you install them into Lightroom and / or Lightroom Classic?

In this short video I show exactly what you need to do …

Here’s the link to the Adobe Community PAge where you’ll find the Preset that I’ve made available:

https://lightroom.app.link/B4mq80BlSIb

FIXED 💥 BenQ Display CALIBRATION SETTINGS + Hot Key Puk

If you’ve a BenQ Display with a Hot Key Puk, when calibrating the display using either the Palette Master Ultimate and Palette Master Element software you can assign different calibrations into 3 different presets namely calibration 1, calibration 2 or calibration 3.

Each of these can then be quickly and easily junmped between using the corresponding 1, 2 and 3 keys on the Hot Key Puk.

However, if when pressing 1, 2 or 3 the display doesn not change to the corresponding calibration setting, here’s the VERY simple fix …

Note:

As a BenQ Ambassador I am able to help out with a discount on anty of the SW and PD range of displays.

If you’d like to know more, just drop me a message using the CONTACT page

Download my Minimal Teal and Orange Preset for Lightroom and Camera Raw

If you’re a Lightroom Classic , Lightroom or Photoshop / Camera Raw user ...

I have just added the finishing touch steps that I used on the recent portrait of my friend Steve Healy onto the Adobe Lightroom Community Page so that you can save as a preset, download and install to use ... and adjust settings to taste.

Just use this link: https://lightroom.app.link/B4mq80BlSIb

Westcott Wednesday: Unlocking the Potential of Constant Lighting

So here’s a date for the diary …

In conjunction with Westcott and B&H Photo and Video, on the 15th May @ 3pm EDT (8pm UK) I'll be on "Westcott Wednesday" going through the WHY, WHAT and HOW of using Constant Lighting when taking portraits.

Thid will be the latest installment of the regular Westcott Wednesday series hosted by B&H in which I’ll be, as the description says …

Join us for this presentation as Photographer Glyn Dewis takes us through a journey shifting from traditional flash to constant lighting in portraiture. With a mix of image examples and behind the scenes, Glyn will explain how constant lighting has become the cornerstone of his portrait work, injecting a newfound level of creativity and enthusiasm into his photography.

“At first, using constant light almost felt like cheating but I’ve since completely changed my mind because aside from being under no illusion of the results I get and the ease of setting up, more than anything it enables me to concentrate even more on the person in front of my camera and the concept we’re working on.”

Oh and this event is FREE , will last about 1 hour and will be over on the B&H Event Page on YouTube ( LINK )

The ART of ALTERNATIVE FASHION and CULTURAL PORTRAITS | Krishen Nagar

Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast of a conversation I had with Portrait Photographer Krishen Nagar and discuss style, subject matter, working with models, lighting, kit and more PLUS being Genuine and not following the crowd …

FOLLOW KRISHEN NAGAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram: @krishnagarphotography

Facebook: @krishen.nagar.5

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE BROADCAST

Lightroom Virtual Summit 2024 ( FREE PASS ): LINK

Royal Photographic Society Retouching Workshop: LINK