Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast as I chat with Photographer and HDR Guru, Greg Benz and discover the How, What and Why to create and display STUNNING High Dynamic Range Images.
Greg Benz Website: www.gregbenzphotography.com
Greg Benz on Instagram: @gregbenzphotography
Web Sharp Pro Software ( Create + Display HDR Images ) : ( LINK )
Dodging and burning in Lightroom is easier than you think!
In this video, I walk you through how to use masks and brushes to enhance your photos with subtle adjustments and bring portraits to life!
You’ll learn how to:
✅ Brighten highlights and deepen shadows for a natural look
✅ Use masks for precise control over specific areas
✅ Work with Lightroom’s brush tools to fine-tune your edits
⏰ Chapters:
00:00 - Why Dodge & Burn?
00:14 - Old Method
00:34 - Dodge Brush Mask Settings
02:34 - Dodge\Lighten Highlights on Face
05:57 - Depth + Dimension Explained
06:20 - Burn Brush Mask Settings
09:32 - Before/After
In this video I show how to balance color and contrast in Adobe Lightroom using the VERY USEFUL Refine Saturation Slider.
✅ How contrast adjustments influence colors in your photos.
✅ How to keep colors vibrant and natural.
Whether you're just starting out or have some editing experience, this might be something new or something you've forgotten about but is a great way to adjust tonal values of your images but maintain colour integrity.
⏰ Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:48 - Luminosity Blend Mode
01:30 - Desaturate
02:17 - The Refine Saturation Slider
Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast as I chat with my friend and Photographer Brian Matiash (Adobe Lightroom Team) and discuss using Mobile devices for Photography.
Should I continue doing so in 2025? Lenses and Filters for Mobile, What I’ll be using my Sony Mirrorless for, What do I make of the OM1 MK2 and a whole lot more ...
Brian Matiash Website: ( LINK )
Brian Matiash YouTube Channel ( LINK )
Glyn’s Lyme Sunset Picture + Edits in the Lightroom Community: ( LINK )
NOTE
If you’d like any of your images to be considered for one of my ‘LIVE RetouchingBradcasts’ simply create a Collection (Lightroom Classic) or an Album (Lightroom Desktop) and Share it with me at gadewis@mac.com making sure that you set permissions to Edit and not just View.
Learn simple techniques to enhance your photos with special effects.
In this video, I’ll show you:
How to create natural-looking fog in Lightroom
Adding realistic lights with reflection and fall-off for a polished look
How to include birds in Photoshop without needing to cut them out.
Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast as I chat with London Based Photographer and Director, Ron Timehin and discover not only how he does what he does but also discuss the POWER of Personal Projects and working with Big Brands and Well Known Public Figures.
Ron Timehin’s Website: ( LINK )
Ron Timehin on Instagram: @rontimehin
London Fog Book on Amazon: ( LINK )
There’s no better way to kick off the New Year than doing something you love, and for me, that means grabbing my camera, which in this case was my iPhone, and heading out to take some photographs; and this January 1st did not disappoint with a stormy high tide.. How could I resist?
My wife Anne, who’s as much of a storm lover as I am, joined me to not only keep me company, but she also helped capture some behind-the-scenes footage, which added to the fun of the morning.
We headed down to The Cobb ( Lyme Regis) and straight away it was a WOW moment!
The waves were crashing hard against The Cobb sending water shooting high into the air like fireworks. The sound was thunderous, the kind of deep, powerful roar that makes you feel alive just being near it.
I knew where I wanted to head to … the only issue was getting there; the lower part of The Cobb to the side of the Aquarium. The problem here was that water was crashing and pouring over The Cobb wall into the Harbour like a giant Ice Bucket Challenge ( remember that??? ) , however I’ve learned my lesson and now travel with full wet weather kit in a bag in the boot of my car.
Still, even though I was weather-proofed it meant timing the run to perfection to avoid the weight of the water crashing down on me … which I’m rather proud to say I managed to avoid.
Weather like this always fills me with excitement BUT that said you do still need to have your wits about you. No photogbraph is worth putting yourself and others at risk. I never want to be THAT guy!
Once at the side of the aquarium I was able to photograph the small beach area behind it and still be safe, protected by a wall and railing. I managed to get the composition I wanted, grab some shots but then the wind seemed to pick up a bit more. So, I decided enough was enough and timed a run back to Anne ( who was near the RNLI Station ) without getting hit by any waves breaching The Cobb Walls.
Actually on this, I’d heard some time ago that waves come in 7s and it did see to be the case. Running there and back I initially counted 7 clear waves breaches and then ran and managed to avoid getting soaked so, clearly there’s some truth in it; if not and it was pure fluke, I’m getting an extra Lottery ticket this week 😃
As for my iPhone, I used the native 0.5 ( 14mm ) lens and the native Apple Camera App set to Apple ProRaw. The image was edited using Lightroom Mobile on my iPad Pro.
So now I’m up and running; first photograph and print of 2025 is ‘in the bag’ 😃
After walking around a bit more, grabbing some extra shots and some video footage, it was time for breakfast at our favourite spot … Town Mill Bakery.
So here we are in 2025. I’m now really looking foward to the coming months as I plan to be visiting some other coastal locations across Dorset, Devon, Cornwall and Wales ( West and North ) … and my thoughts are that I’ll be doing this with my iPhone to push it that bit more and see what I can get with such minimal kit.
I’ll keep you posted.
Happy New Year!
Watch the recording of this LIVE Broadcast as I chat with Travel Photographer Kristof Göttling and discuss his experiences and lessons learned whilst travelling the world with his camera PLUS a chance meeting that resulted in his work being published by National Geographic.
Kritstof’s Website: ( LINK )
Kristof on Instagram ( German ): @kris.tof
Kristof on Instagram ( English ): @kris.goes.travelling
Making accurate Sky Masks in Lightroom Classic and Desktop is made so much easier using the 'Intersect' Command.
However this isn't currently available in Lightroom Mobile and neither is the 'Invert from Sky Selection' command.
So what can we do?
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Retouching a Seascape Photography from Start to Finish using ONLY Lightroom on the iPad.
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© Glyn Dewis 2025
