Friday, November 21, 2014

Multiply Vignette in Photoshop (with FREE action!)



In this Photoshop tutorial, learn how to create a multiply vignette effect. This effect not only darkens the edges of a photo, but also enhances color, creating a very pleasing vignette look.



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Fix My Photo Playlist:

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Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Man From Mars Photoshop Technique With Free Action Download





This is a Photoshop color enhancing technique to use in images that are flat, monotone or generally lack color difference. Using LAB mode, we pull opposite colors out of the image (green/magenta, blue/yellow) and then blend it in to taste. The 'Man From Mars Method' name and technique are from Dan Margulis who has classes on Kelby training and is an instructional author.



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Fix My Photo Playlist:

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Quick Tip: Change Lightroom Sort Order





Find out how to change the order in which your photos are displayed in the Library and Develop module in this quick tip for Lightroom. I actually had to do some research on this and was finding answers more complicated than my actual problem was. I felt dumb after figuring it out but thought maybe others would have the same question, so here you go!



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Saturday, June 14, 2014

How To Add Life To A Dull Photo in Lightroom



Getting the most out of a lifeless photo in Lightroom isn't always as easy as cranking contrast and vibrance. In this six minute tutorial, follow along as we look at some simple but very effective ways to add snap to a boring photo and make it look much better.



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Thursday, June 12, 2014

How To Do Levitation Photography (Workflow Example #7)



Learn how to shoot and process levitation photography in Lightroom and Photoshop in this tutorial. Learn how to auto align layers, use a layer mask and the clone stamp tool to create a realistic levitation photo.



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Quick Tips Playlist:

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Speed Runs Playlist:

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-- Other Tutorials By Photo Processing Made Easy --

Outdoor Wedding Couple (Workflow Example #4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAgaKNDB8A&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=9



What Happens If I Move My Photos? (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdVjkwfhd0&index=5&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUps-3M880&index=6&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



How To Combine Lightroom Catalogs (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNaNcDT4jsQ&index=7&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4F_1kh2Kk&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=5



Workflow Example #2: Textured Portrait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUjvo6An5Y&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=7



Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones in Lightroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeDipHeq-k



The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiws2co8zAk



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=2



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=3



Tone Adjustments And Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=4



Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbu2_o5nU6Q



How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ylUUaMvg8&index=11&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM



The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A



Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=5



Correcting For Uneven Flash In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Pgsb3cJbY

Thursday, May 22, 2014

How To Create A Fake Sunset Look (Lightroom Quick Tip)



In this Lightroom Quick Tip we take an evening portrait photo and enhance it to look more like sunset using the adjustment brush. We will also touch on some basics of how to use auto mask, change brush size, show the overlay mask, duplicate adjustments, and a great tip for increasing Lightroom performance while you work!



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Quick Tips Playlist:

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Workflow Examples and Tutorials Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



Speed Runs Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



-- More Tutorials by Photo Processing Made Easy --



Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4F_1kh2Kk&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=5



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM&index=10&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



How To Combine Lightroom Catalogs (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNaNcDT4jsQ&index=7&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ylUUaMvg8&index=11&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



Outdoor Wedding Couple (Workflow Example #4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAgaKNDB8A&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=9



Tone Adjustments & Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&index=4&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM



The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUps-3M880&index=6&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Image Selection And Processing (Workflow Example #1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMKC_c6t18&index=3&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Vintage Senior Portrait (Workflow Example #6)





In this Lightroom workflow example we take a series of senior portraits and give them a cohesive retro or vintage look. See what techniques I use to streamline my workflow and follow along as we cover creative cropping, editing multiple photos at once, copying settings from one photo to other photos, and a great tip for increasing Lightroom performance while you edit.



After we get our desired vintage look we will go through the basics of cropping, white balance, sharpening, and then finish up with radial filter and adjustment brush tools.



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Quick Tips Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Workflow Examples and Tutorials Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



Speed Runs Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP

Thursday, April 24, 2014

The Radial Filter (Use Lightroom Like A Pro #5)



The Radial Filter (Use Lightroom Like A Pro #5)



In this segment of Use Lightroom Like A Pro, we take an in depth look at the radial filter tool. Learn what type of effects you can create, how to manipulate the shape of the tool, and how to use multiple radial filters in the same image, or even inside each other. The video ends with three practical examples of using the radial filter in your photo processing workflow.



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Tuesday, April 22, 2014

How To Saturate A Photo Without Ruining Skin Tones (Lightroom Quick Tip)...





In this Lightroom Quick Tip we look at three examples of how to preserve skin tones while increasing saturation in a photo. Normally when you saturate colors in a photo, skin will turn orange or red, and depending on the subject it can look very bad!



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Quick Tips Playlist:

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Workflow Examples and Tutorials Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



Speed Runs Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP

Thursday, April 10, 2014

High ISO Concert Photo (Workflow Example #5)





In this tutorial we work on a High ISO photo of David Sanborn in Lightroom and Photoshop. The spot healing brush is used to remove an unwanted object, and Nik Software's Dfine is used to reduce noise. I will show you how to use blend-if in Photoshop to quickly and easily mask the noise reduction, allowing us to use a strong setting without ruining image detail.



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-- Top Tutorials --



Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4F_1kh2Kk&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=5



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM&index=10&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



How To Combine Lightroom Catalogs (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNaNcDT4jsQ&index=7&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7ylUUaMvg8&index=11&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



Outdoor Wedding Couple (Workflow Example #4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxAgaKNDB8A&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=9



Tone Adjustments & Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&index=4&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM



The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUps-3M880&index=6&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Image Selection And Processing (Workflow Example #1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mMKC_c6t18&index=3&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Outdoor Wedding Couple (Workflow Example #4)





In this Lightroom workflow tutorial, we look at an outdoor wedding portrait that was taken in direct sunlight, and work to reduce light where we don't want it, and add light on our subjects. Tools used include HSL (Hue, Saturation, Luminance), Adjustment Brush, Radial Filter, and crop tool.



Part of this example shows how have strong color saturation in a photo without ruining skin tone. We also shift the color of the blue tones to make sure the groom's tie is the right shade of purple.



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Quick Tips Playlist:

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Workflow Examples and Tutorials Playlist:

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Frozen Fountain HDR (Workflow Example #3)





In this tutorial we create an HDR image of a frozen fountain using Lightroom and HDR Efex Pro 2. We will prep the images in Lightroom, then work on basic HDR settings in HDR Efex, then fine tune color balance and other areas using the power of control points. This video is part how-to and partly following along with my creative process and how I approach the problems this photo presents.



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Quick Tips Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Workflow Examples and Tutorials Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP



-- Other Tutorials By Photo Processing Made Easy --

The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiws2co8zAk



Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B4F_1kh2Kk&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=5



What Happens If I Move My Photos? (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbdVjkwfhd0&index=5&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKUps-3M880&index=6&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4E0h0Y1DNRLhvBi5rke4Ia



Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=5

Friday, March 21, 2014

How To Combine Lightroom Catalogs (Lightroom Quick Tip)





Learn how to combine Lightroom catalogs, or merge Lightroom catalogs in this Quick Tip tutorial.



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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Presence Adjustments (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 4)





In this Lightroom tutorial we take an in-depth look at the presence adjustments (clarity, vibrance, and saturation), and develop a clear understanding of what they do and how best to use them in your images. We will see their effects on architecture, landscape, and portraits and look at the difference between vibrance and saturation.



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Use Lightroom Like A Pro Playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM



-- Other Tutorials By Photo Processing Made Easy --

Workflow Example #2: Textured Portrait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUjvo6An5Y&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf7MVdLbbMtTOYg7sP4CvyRP&index=7



Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones in Lightroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeDipHeq-k



The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiws2co8zAk



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=2



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=3



Tone Adjustments And Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=4



Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbu2_o5nU6Q



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM



The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A



Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0



Correcting For Uneven Flash In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Pgsb3cJbY

Monday, March 10, 2014

The Most Important Shortcut in Lightroom (Lightroom Quick Tip)





For those who are new to Lightroom, and even for those who aren't, getting used to all of the keyboard shortcuts available to you can be difficult. Fortunately, there is one shortcut to rule them all: Ctrl/Cmd + backslash. This will show an overlay of all shortcut keys for the current module you're in and is a life saver while you're trying to establish an efficient workflow in Lightroom.



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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Workflow Example #2: Textured Portrait





Follow along with my editing process and thoughts as we work on a portrait in Lightroom and Photoshop using Kubota Image Tools and Nik Software.



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Sunday, March 2, 2014

What Happens If I Move My Photos? (Lightroom Quick Tip)



If you want to move photos to another hard drive or just to another folder in your computer, you can easily point Lightroom to the new location without losing any of your adjustments or other data. In this Lightroom training tutorial we go through the process of moving raw and jpeg files to separate locations, and then update our Lightroom catalog to point to the new locations.



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-- Other Tutorials By Photo Processing Made Easy --

Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones in Lightroom

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeDipHeq-k



The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiws2co8zAk



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=2



Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=3



Tone Adjustments And Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=4



Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbu2_o5nU6Q



How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM



The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A



Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0



Correcting For Uneven Flash In Lightroom 5:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Pgsb3cJbY

Monday, February 24, 2014

Workflow Example #1 (Lightroom)

In this Lightroom video I walk through processing a selection of photos. We start by choosing which ones to keep or discard, then explore post processing options on the keepers. As we go through the processing workflow, I point out keyboard shortcuts and techniques I am using.

WARNING: This is uncut and includes mild cases of rambling and indecision! It is intended to be an example for beginners who would benefit from hearing someone narrate their processing thought processes. I know it is probably too long and will correct that in future installments.

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-- Recent Tutorials --
The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiws2co8zAk

Tone Adjustments And Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVU-DvvX820&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=4

Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones in Lightroom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHeDipHeq-k

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw&list=PLd6ElUhWAuf78g2fGBBFtF7ykzOju7VwM&index=2

Tone Adjustments & Histogram (Use Lightroom Like A Pro, Part 3)


Learn how to use the Histogram, and develop an understanding of what to expect from the basic tone controls, (Exposure, Contrast, Highlights, Shadows, Whites, Blacks) and how to put them to work in your images in this Lightroom training tutorial. We will look at techniques for avoiding clipping and correcting exposure issues. This tutorial will help beginners quickly learn how to add snap and make photos pop while retaining control over white & black clipping. Keep an eye out for some dry humor and don't take life too seriously!

See more tutorials like this on my channel: www.youtube.com/user/ProcessingHelp

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-- Other Tutorials In This Series --
Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0

-- MoreTutorials --
How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM

The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A

Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0

Friday, February 14, 2014

Get Rich Contrast Without Killing Mid-tones In Lightroom



Learn how to apply strong contrast to an image in Lightroom without ruining skin tones. In this short tutorial we look at two really fast ways to keep high contrast from hurting mid-tones. One using the curves panel, and the other using the adjustment brush.

See more tutorials like this on my channel: www.youtube.com/user/ProcessingHelp
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Monday, February 10, 2014

The Best Way To Add Contrast In Photoshop


Learn how to add contrast to images using RGB channels and curves. Using this method, you can increase contrast without clipping your white and black points. I demonstrate how to pinpoint areas of contrast in the image to increase as well as how to re-edit a channel to further enhance contrast. If the effect comes out too strong you can simply lower the opacity of the layer and blend it back in with your original image.

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---- Other Tutorials From This Channel ----
Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYn44bMeEOw

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UdyrurAfi0

Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbu2_o5nU6Q

How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM

The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A

Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0

Correcting For Uneven Flash In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Pgsb3cJbY

Sunday, February 9, 2014

How To Use Nik Software's U Point Technology

Learn how Nik software's control points work and see how you can create instant, highly accurate masks to manipulate your images in this tutorial. Viveza is used to demonstrate control points. Also covered is how to select, group, and duplicate control points as well as how to view the mask each point is producing. You can download a demo and get more info about the software here: www.google.com/nikcollection/

Friday, February 7, 2014

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 2): White Balance

In this Lightroom tutorial we learn three ways to white balance a photo, and take a detailed look at the tools and options involved. We also go through some examples of how to white balance different scenes, and why correct white balance may not be the best white balance. Beginners and those new to Lightroom 5 will benefit most from this Lightroom training tutorial.

Use Lightroom Like A Pro (Part 1): Interface


This tutorial is for both beginners and intermediate users. Learn how to navigate the Lightroom interface using important keyboard shortcuts that will speed up and enhance your workflow. Focus is on the Library and Develop modules, along with interface shortcuts such as full screen mode, hiding panels, changing between modules, and more. I also provide a quick overview of what each part of the interface does.

The Goal of this series is to provide informative, practical tips on a single topic in each tutorial. (Future videos will be shorter and more focused)

Lightroom Workflow: How to process and organize your images inside and outside of Lightroom



What do you do with all of these libraries, catalogs, DNG's Tiff's & JPEG's? This tutorial we learn how to organize, categorize and process images, from creating a catalog to exporting and storing final images.

This is a complete walkthrough of getting started in Lightroom. I take a group of images, import, categorize, process and export to jpeg. The images include a panorama merged to a tiff file in Photoshop and an HDR processed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2.  We will use color labels and filters to help make image processing more manageable.

The Secret To Optimizing Performance In Lightroom 5

How to prevent bad performance in Lightroom while developing your images and keep it running fast. If you're experiencing laggy sliders and Lightroom is slow overall, try these tips & tricks to avoid overloading your CPU.

How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5


This Lightroom tutorial covers a quick trick to take years off of someone's face. Learn how to minimize shadows and lines in faces & quickly smooth out skin using the adjustment brush.

Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5


In this tutorial we look at how to create a dreamy looking black & white image using Lightroom 5. Techniques discussed include Clarity, Luminance, Tone Curve, Split Toning, and Vignette.

Correcting For Uneven Flash in LightRoom 5


Learn how to process & fix a photo that has uneven lighting in LightRoom 5 with this video tutorial.

We start with graduated filters to tone down the overexposed foreground, then use the adjustment brush to lighten people in the background and further decrease highlights in the foreground.
We also go through some tweaks in the Basic panel, Tone Curve, HSL, and why you should save lens corrections for last.

-- Other Tutorials --
How To Make Someone Look Younger In Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8WyQZ9QEIM

The Secret To Optimizing Performance in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PF9BoWJ53A

Creating A Dreamy Black & White Look in Lightroom 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3E-GioGpu0

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http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd6ElUhWAuf4eGwOHUiSI6bchq-dMc_zB