The last chapter in tutorial 14 finishes the image off with some colour and light boosting layers. We also have a new composition segment about Silhouettes.
Read MoreToday we announce the winner of the "Best of 2007" competition and we take the second to last step in producing the Opelia's Mother image. This time we tackle the very tricky reflections and use the warp tool together with some neat blending and layering.
Read MoreThis week we take another step with Jolene's Ophelia's Mother image and we see the welcome return of the composition segment where we'll be learning to get closer. We've also got the entries to the best of 2007 competition and I'll show you what I've chosen as a prize. The winner will be announced next week.
Read MoreBack on track this week with a solid 15 minutes or more of video tutorial covering masking, adding depth with highlight and lowlight manipulation plus smart objects and a whole lot more. We also launch the PhotoWalkthrough "Best of 2007" competition with a magical mystery prize that I've not chosen yet. Music for this week's slideshow is provided by Mindy Smith and has a smooth Christmas vibe.
Read MoreIt's my first full show since our baby was born so little Catherine makes a brief appearance and then we're back to business with the next chapter in Tutorial 14 - Ophelia's Mother. We work with HDR images in Photoshop this time and I've replaced the composition segment with a quick Lightroom tip on cropping. And as usual there's the slideshow of the entries to last week's assignment set to some podsafe music. I picked the new Coconi track - Jewels cause "Light up" got great comments last time.
Read MoreThis week we have a monster show talking all about HDRs using HDRsoft's Photomatix Pro. We see the different types of HDR algorithm and how they can be used to make images with very wide dynamic range out of multiple bracketed shots. We use Tone Compression and the Detail Enhancement mode.
Read MoreToday we continue Jolene's image, Ophelia's Mother, with some colou correction and contrast boosting. We then use the close stamp and graphics tablet to cut down on some of the image noise. In this week's composition segment we talk about s-curves.
Read MoreThis week we start processing Jolene's image, Ophelia's Mother, by removing the vignette from the housing and then repairing the missing part of the model's foot using clone stamping. In our composition segment we talk about the causes and uses of grain in your pictures.
Read MoreThe final chaper in the Tutorial 13 saga. This week we make final edits to our promo image using Photoshop CS3 before taking our finished image back into Lightroom to produce various useful crops all from the same source image. Also this week we talk about Reflections in our composition segment. Music for the assignment entries is provided by Jimmie Bratcher with "Restless for the Sun".
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I've been steadily moving my old shows over to YouTube. It makes sense to put the content where the viewers are. But in the process I realised that there's a lot of stuff in those shows that was timely when it was released but much less interesting now. So the new versions of the old shows will, from now on, be stripped down to just the important bit - the tutorial. I'm also increasing the video quality everywhere I can and uploading 1080p versions where possible. As always these videos will remain free and you'll be able to download them if you wish.
