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Filling In Backgrounds for Newborn Photography

June 2, 2019 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

A quick look at Content Aware Fill in Photo for filling in floorboards, perfect for newborn prop work. Email group: http://eepurl.com/83EgD Gear used for recording: http://bit.ly/2BDtjlB My Official Fuji-X Photographer Page: http://bit.ly/smccfujiX My Presets, Plugins and Texttures: http://bit.ly/LRBshop My Adobe Stock Portfolio: https://bit.ly/SmccStock My Social Media Instagram: http://bit.ly/2TQ6xOC Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightroomblog Facebook: http://bit.ly/2BzF3Wk DISCLAIMER: Sometimes I […]

Pen Tool on a Maternity shot

May 19, 2019 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Right folks, no video intro or outro on this, straight in. Here’s a look at using the pen tool. In this case it’s on fabric used in a maternity shoot. It shows how I use it to create better shape. I feel it’s faster and more visually pleasing than using Liquify as you’ve more control […]

Lightroom Classic 8.3 Update

May 14, 2019May 17, 2019 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Lightroom Classic (no longer CC) has been updated to version 8.3. Loadsa new features besides that name change, Texture, Flat Field Correction, Auto… other stuff. At the end I discuss the family events of the last year + and why the channel & blog aren’t as busy as I’d like. Official stuff is here: https://adobe.ly/2VorMXw

Alien Skin Exposure X4.5 New Features

April 3, 2019May 17, 2019 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Alien Skin have launched version 4.5 of X4, with some new features. This update is free to all current owners of X4. Email group: http://eepurl.com/83EgD Gear used for recording: https://ift.tt/2LobKbf My Official Fuji-X Photographer Page: http://bit.ly/smccfujiX My Presets, Plugins and Texttures: http://bit.ly/LRBshop My Adobe Stock Portfolio: https://bit.ly/SmccStock My Social Media Instagram: https://ift.tt/2MQLNWy Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightroomblog Facebook: […]

Lightroom Classic 8.2 Updates Enhance Details

February 15, 2019May 17, 2019 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Lightroom 8.2 is out and the big feature is the new Enhance Details demosaic option. It’s a new way of processing Raw files that pulls way more detail from your file. The downside is you currently need to create a large DNG file to access it. I’m sure it’ll become the norm as computer speeds […]

Lightroom Classic CC 8.1 New Features video

December 11, 2018 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Lightroom Classic CC 8.1 is out today. Here’s my new Features video for Lightroom Tuesday! The biggie is reordering panels in Develop, but there’s loads of small ones too. Email group: http://eepurl.com/83EgD Gear used for recording: https://ift.tt/2LobKbf My Official Fuji-X Photographer Page: http://bit.ly/smccfujiX My Presets, Plugins and Texttures: http://bit.ly/LRBshop My Adobe Stock Portfolio: https://bit.ly/SmccStock My […]

A quick look at making a Gallery Wrap

November 23, 2018 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Literally a fast look at getting your photo ready for printing on canvas. Uses On1 Resize 2019 Email group: http://eepurl.com/83EgD Gear used for recording: https://ift.tt/2LobKbf My Official Fuji-X Photographer Page: http://bit.ly/smccfujiX My Presets, Plugins and Texttures: http://bit.ly/LRBshop My Adobe Stock Portfolio: https://bit.ly/SmccStock My Social Media Instagram: https://ift.tt/2MQLNWy Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightroomblog Facebook: https://ift.tt/2Ng5Zy5 DISCLAIMER: Sometimes I use […]

On1 Photo Raw 2019

November 13, 2018November 14, 2018 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

One of my more popular videos is 5 Alternatives to Lightroom, so today it’s worth announcing that there’s a brand new version of On1 Photo Raw out: Version 2019. New layout, great new features and it feels great in use! Grab a 30 day free trial or just go to the product page (Affiliate links-no […]

Luminar 2018’s BRAND NEW AI Sky Enhancer

November 1, 2018November 14, 2018 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Luminar 2108 has been updated with the new AI Sky Enhancer Free to current Luminar 2018 users. Get $10 off upgrades and full versions with the code SEANMCFOTO

Bulk Develop

October 31, 2018 Sean McCormackLeave a Comment

Following on from last weeks video, Jeffrey Friedl was in touch to remind me about his Bulk Develop plugin. Get it here: https://ift.tt/2qhZdxQ Apologies for no face showing this week. Email group: http://eepurl.com/83EgD Gear used for recording: https://ift.tt/2LobKbf My Official Fuji-X Photographer Page: http://bit.ly/smccfujiX My Presets, Plugins and Texttures: http://bit.ly/LRBshop My Adobe Stock Portfolio: https://bit.ly/SmccStock […]