HOW TO PRINT - The ULTIMATE Guide to Achieving the PERFECT PRINT

Watch this recording of a LIVE Broadcast following the launch of my long awaited HOW TO PRINT course for a Behind the Scenes look at what went into making the course content, tips, additonal learning and Q&A

Well my HOW TO PRINT course has officially launched, and I don't care whether it's right or wrong to say this but ... "I'm Bloomin Proud of myself"

As of today the course has over 7 hours of content which, I hasten to add, is the least amount of content that there will ever be as I'm looking forward to keeping this well and truly up to date for everyone that has and does enroll.

The support I've had has been incredible from close friends and people across the industry being willing, sometimes at short notice, to open their company doors and allow me in to do some filming and also them jumping on to a video conference to record an interview covering a certain topic relating to printing.

SPECIAL THANKS goes to Dominic Gurney from Epson UK who as well as freely sharing his vast knowledge has driven considerable mileage (more than once) to pass on some kit for me to use.

Everyone at Permajet for their constant support from Day 1 when I was planning this course. Inviting me into their offices, filming, lunch, paper, interviews and so much more. Outstanding!

Dr Chris Bai from BenQ whom I'm proud to call a friend and everyone at BenQ; always there and always willing to help and provide support. When I first met Dr Bai he said that his purpose was to educate me about colour and display technology and he sure has!

The BRILLIANT people at Digitalab who invited up to their offices for 2 days when I first started working on the course. Nothing was and is too much trouble for them and for that and all they do I am so incrediby grateful.

The great folks at Calibrite for helping out in so many ways providing kit, promotion, technical advice and information and always reaching out to see if I need any support.

Trevor Williams of West Street Picture Framing who opened his shop on a day it was ordinarily closed just so that I could do some filming of him showing how to correctly add a print onto backing board and add them into a mount for display.

MASSIVE thank you to everyone that has Pre Ordered the Course so far. I'm genuinely blown away at the response but also at the trust placed in me to provide a course that you're willing to hand over some of your hard earned money for. It is VERY much appreciated. (your course content will be available from 6pm UK today)

... and finally my wife Anne who does everything she can to make it easier for me to get on with getting on. Because of her support I don't have to think about anything other than getting this done and hand on heart I wouldn't have been able to get it finished and produced what I have without her.

This might sound a bit dramatic ... I mean it's 'only' a course that I've put together but heck, I've worked hard on this. I wanted to make this THE go-to course for printing so that others can get their share of the pleasure I get when seeing an image that you took the time and effort to get out and capture, retouch and finally hold in your hands.

"The ART doesn't end at the EDIT"

Capturing and Creating FINE-ART DREAM-LIKE IMAGES of the LANDSCAPE with Enrico Fossati

This is the recording of a live broadcast where I'm joined by fine art landscape photographer Enrico Fossati to go behind the scenes of his process for capturing and creating such incredible, dream-like images of the landscape. We talk about how he approaches both the capture and the retouching, and the artists who inspire his work, from fantasy illustrators such as John Howe, Alan Lee and Ted Nasmith to painters including Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Caspar David Friedrich and William Turner.

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Enricos’s Inspiration

Fantasy Illustrators:

John Howe , Allan Lee, Ted Nasmith, Les Edwards, Frank Franzetta,

Painters:

Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, Edwin Church, Caspar David Friederich, William Turner … and many more

Jagged mountain peaks above a green valley under a moody grey sky
View from a rocky cave mouth over a green alpine valley and mountains
Green meadow and tree framed by the dark opening of a rocky cave
Waterfall flowing into a mossy forest stream lined with ferns
Waterfall spray catching light over a golden mountain valley

Uncovering MORE than PHOTOSHOP with Unmesh Dinda

This is the recording of a live broadcast where I chat with Photoshop wizard and YouTuber Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect. We talk about how he started out, his process, the business side of what he does, teaching and dealing with negativity, with a few Photoshop goodies thrown in too. It's a chance to uncover more than just Photoshop, and to hear about everything that goes on behind the tutorials.

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Making FANTASY a REALITY with Commerical Photographer and Photoshop Artist Renée Robyn

This is the recording of a live broadcast where I chat with commercial photographer and Photoshop artist Renée Robyn and discover how she creates her incredible fantasy art. We cover her ideas and concepts, the photography, the kit she uses and how it all comes together in Photoshop. Renée is an incredible talent with such a wonderful and refreshing attitude to being a creative, and it's a real pleasure to hear how she turns fantasy into reality.

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Woman with long red hair in a dark cloak standing on rocky ground under a stormy sky
Rider on a horse with flaming hooves galloping under a blue sky with bats
Woman in a long red dress walking across dark rocks as lava glows behind her
Portrait of a woman with curly hair in a draped gold gown against a warm orange backdrop
Two dancers leaping mid-air, a man in white and a woman in a flowing pink dress, in a dark green room

How to FIX SKIN TONE in Lightroom 💥

In this video I show a simply but VERY EFFECTIVE way to Fix Skin Tone in Lightroom.

The video comes in 2 parts with Part 1 being available for everyone to watch where I go through the main technique.

Part 2 is for my Newsletter Subscribers Only and in that I go through things in more detail showing how many of the step srequired can be automated using technology within Lightroom PLUS some additional learning on masking and details of a a Preset Download I have made available.

Skin tones that look a little off can spoil an otherwise good portrait, and in this video I show a simple but very effective way to fix them in Lightroom. I go through the main technique step by step, so you can follow along with your own images and see exactly how the adjustments come together. It's a straightforward process, which means it's easy to make it part of your regular portrait edit.

I have a Print FOR SALE in a local Picture Framers 😃

Now THIS is a BIG DEAL for me because I’m primarily a Portrait Photographer and only started taking photographs of landscapes and seascapes during the Covid Pandemic … because I couldn’t take portraits.

So to now have a print FOR SALE in a local Picture Framers ( West Street Picture Framing in Axminster, Devon ) feels FANTASTIC 😃

Shopfront of West St Picture Framing with framed prints in the windows
Picture framer's window displaying a framed black and white photo of a bridge

This all came about just last week when I was with the owner of the Framers, Trevor Williams, as he very kindly gave up his own time to open on a day when ordinarily he’d be closed so that we could film him for my upcoming HOW TO PRINT course, showing how to put prints onto backing board for display and also how to put prints into a mount.

Two men looking over framed prints and mount samples on a counter in a framing shop

Now I’ve been very fortunate over the years to have had my images appear in magazines, books and on television but the thrill never decreases and seeing the framed print FOR SALE and on display in the shopfront window was such a good feeling.

I'd never considered selling prints because landscape and seascape is not something I’m known for because like I said I’m primarily a Portrait Photographer, so yeah it feels great that Trevor would suggest doing so; he also took care of everything with regards the printing and framing which unsurprisingly looks wonderful.

Of course the icing on the cake would be seeing it sell, so I’ll keep you posted 😉

Black and white photo looking along the underside of a long bridge over rippled sand and water

*Check out my PORTFOLIO to see other examples of my Landcape / Seascape images

Times Square by Bert Monroy | I'll Treasure this FOREVER!

Smiling bald man in a navy hoodie with arms folded beside a framed panoramic print of Times Square at night

This is one I'll treasure forever: a very special print on the wall of my temporary office, Times Square, New York, drawn and painted in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator by my friend, the incredible Bert Monroy. It's hard to put into words how much it means to have it. Bert is someone I followed from day one when I first started using Photoshop, and I've learned so much from him; techniques I used back when I did more compositing work, and that I still turn to when retouching my photography. Having presented on the same stage as Bert, and travelled to present around the world with him, I'm honoured and blessed to call him a friend. The video is a live broadcast I hosted with Bert as my guest, where he talks about creating his detailed artwork using traditional Photoshop techniques, no AI, and zooms in on Times Square.

TOP 10 TECH TIPS for Photographers to AVOID DISASTER and KEEP YOUR PHOTOS SAFE | Peter Morgan

This is the recording of a live broadcast where I chat with photographer and tech expert Peter Morgan about his top 10 tech tips for photographers. A big part of it is backup solutions and best practice, because the last thing any of us wants is to lose our pictures, and Peter goes through how to avoid disaster and keep your photos safe. We also touch on NAS and RAID storage, cloud backup and the value of an uninterruptible power supply.

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Newsletter Subscriber-Only Video Tutorials

Pretty much every week I host LIVE Broadcasts on my YouTube Channel and I really enjoy doing these; great guests, great interaction and I thrive on the buzz of being LIVE.

I also from time to time add some pre-recorded content onto my YouTube Channel such as short form tutorials, product reviews and so on … as I have done for years.

My new Newsletter seems to be really well received with it going out twice a month, but the one thing that I’ve not been 100% happy with about it, is that the information I include isn’t exclusive … so this I’m changing.

From now on with each Newsletter I am including Newsletter Subscriber-Only video tutorials; video tutorials that won’t be shared on my YouTube Channel or anywhere else for that matter.

I don’t take it for granted that people choose to subscribe and receive my FREE Newsletter especially when our inboxes get enough thrown at them each day anyway, and that there’s so many other people with the own newsletters too.

So I want / need to thank people, make it exclusive and give people a reason to firstly subscribe but secondly and most importantly, continue to do so. THIS is why my focus and how I feel about my YouTube Channel has shifted.

Don’t get me wrong, I love creating and sharing on YouTube, especially the LIVE content, and I will continue to do so, however my priority is that of people who choose to subscribe to my Newsletter and it’s for those people I will be putting all my effort into creating useful, timely, creative content for.

This content will, like I said, be short form Photography, Photoshop and Lightroom based video tutorials and also the occasional Newsletter Subscriber-Only Webinars, and the first one is available NOW …

Lightroom Classic and Lightroom tutorial thumbnail with a portrait of a woman in a beret and a red arrow

In the first Newsletter Subscriber-Only video I go through my NEW Lightroom Portrait Retouching Workflow concentrating specifically on how I now do the Dodging (Lightening) and Burning (Darkening) side of things to give portraits much more depth and shape.

Oh and another BIG advantage of them being EXCLUSIVE and not on my YouTube Channel is that there are NO ANNOYING ADS! 😃

So, if you’d like to subscribe to my FREE Twice-Monthly Newsletter, be part of the community, keep updated, receive discounts and get access to subscriber-only tutorials / content, you can do so by simply adding your email address in the pop-up that might have appeared whilst you’ve been here, on the home page OR by clicking on the button below.

Hopefully see you there,
Glyn

CAPTURING the POWER and BEAUTY of the NATURAL WORLD with Nick Page

LIVE Broadcast recording of a I chat with the incredible talent that is Landscape Photographer Nick Page, as we discuss his process for capturing the POWER and BEAUTY of the Natural World including Seascapes, Landscapes and Wildlife …

This is the recording of a live broadcast where I chat with the incredible talent that is landscape photographer Nick Page. We talk about his process for capturing the power and beauty of the natural world, across seascapes, landscapes and wildlife. Nick also talks about his photography heroes, including Michael Shainblum, Enrico Fossati, Marc Adamus and David Thompson. It's a great conversation for anyone who loves being out in nature with a camera.

links mentioned in video:

Nick Page Website: ( LINK )

Nick Page on Instagram: @nickpagephotography ( LINK )

Nick’s Photography ‘Heroes’

How to Print Course - Pre Order ( LINK )

Huge wave exploding against dark coastal rocks under a moody sky
Supercell storm cloud with a lightning strike over a green grassy field
Sunbeams streaming through a misty forest onto mossy tree trunks
Long exposure of the sea draining into a rocky sinkhole on the shore at sunset
Rolling green and golden fields with a small tractor in soft light