November News

I realise that some of you don’t subscribe to my YouTube channel or get notifications from my Facebook page – so you might not have seen the latest videos I’ve put up for your edification and delight!

So, first things first – here they are (if you are reading this on a subscribers email PLEASE go to the blog page, as videos don’t always embed in the emails properly).

First up is a super-simple way to remove halos and white edges from exposure blends:

Next up is a demo of what CAN SOMETIMES happen when you opt to shoot LOSSLESS compressed raw, as opposed to UNCOMPRESSED – I do stress the ‘sometimes’ bit:

If you’ve not yet tried Lightroom Classic CC, then here’s the sensible way to install it on your machine, without removing the older version:

And finally, a demo of how unsharp mask sharpening works, and how we used to use it in the ‘pre digital’ days:

The moral here folks is to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel by clicking HERE then hit the subscribe button – and while you’re there click the notifications bell icon!  Subscribing to the channel costs YOU “bugger all” but it certainly helps me out – so do it!

Other News

Well, Calumet have cancelled all workshops until the new year, so I’ve now got the time to concentrate on recording a new retail Training Video set.  So I’m going to do a full training title about Image Sharpening.

I get asked about this A LOT, so I’m going to ‘go to town’ on these videos, drilling down into the sharpening permutations for Lightroom and Photoshop – the good, the bad and the plain indifferent.  I’ll also be discussing just how ‘lightweight’ Lightroom and Photoshop sharpening is when it comes to sharpening perfection, and how we can utilise the sharpening power of other third party applications – namely Raw Therapee.

Raw Therapee – ahh, everyone should get some!

You can get it here – it’s FREE!  But be warned – if you think Lightroom is complex, well, think again!  It’s something of a hostile working environment is Raw Therapee!

Update: The training is now complete, and available below:

Click the image to visit the training page.

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