On the Craft and Vision Blog: The Radial Filter
Hey folks, I’ve done a guest blog for Craft and Vision, my ebook Publisher. It’s call Adding Light With the Radial Filter in Lightroom. Go check it out!
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Landscape photo processing walkthrough
After doing the Photofocus Lightroom Hangout with Rob and Levi today, I took advantage of the sun actually being visible to go out and shoot some seascapes. It clouded over while there, but I still got a shot that could be processed. The rain started the second I got back to the car, so timing […]
Continue ReadingSpeeding up images in Develop
Julie Kmoch from the Lightroom Team has weighed in on a discussion on the Adobe Forums relating to slowness in Lightroom Develop: “Wait – let me explain what we found first as this may help others. The pattern you need to be most careful of in using Lightroom: lots and lots of brushing or spot […]
Continue ReadingCreating a basic border in Develop
I’m a bit late with this weeks video because I was in London for the SWPP Convention. I was nominated in Studio Portraiture Photographer of the Year. I didn’t win, but being nominated was still a privilege. Anyhow, this week it’s a look at creating a black (or white) border in Lightroom.
Continue ReadingEdinburgh Evening processing
This week, I’m working on a shot of Edinburgh that I shot back in 2009. I came across a set of photos from then, and thought they’d be nice to use in tutorials. This one shows a little of my typical work in the Basic Panel, but also has a lot of detail on Spot […]
Continue ReadingLahinch: Developing a landscape
In the past I’ve done a few before after videos, but never posted them for various reasons. Yesterday I was shooting a commercial job and on the way back I took some shots of the high tide at Lahinch. The prom there backs a beautiful sandy beach-when the tide is out of course! The day […]
Continue ReadingWorking with Negatives in Lightroom
I was recently asked about working with negatives in Lightroom, so here’s a quick video tutorial about it. Use the 720p HD option and full screen for best quality.
Continue ReadingFixing a weak catchlight in Lightroom
Hi folks, With all the plugin related stuff going on recently, there’s been little time for a video. So here’s a short one to help with catchlights. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJRYO1uInBM] Make sure you click through to see it at a larger size.
Continue ReadingCreating an IR Camera Profile
Hi Folks,I did a version of this video a while ago, but never published it properly. After going through a series of Screen Capture applications, I’m now mixing Screenflow with Stomp to give you these, hopefully, improved videos with zooming and panning. This video covers the creation of a camera profile for my Infrared Camera, […]
Continue ReadingMasking
The concept of masking is pretty simple to follow. A read world example should suffice. When we paint our wall, we put tape on our light fittings, door and window frames, to prevent paint getting on them. The standard tape used is called masking tape. In Lightroom we use masks in a few places, for […]
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