Photography Education Videos (Page 16)
From the Joe McNally YouTube Channel:
This photo shoot represented a series of challenges. We had to light the whole forest environment, and light the runners effectively, and manage a huge bonfire, and flood a narrow ravine to create a muddy stream. We used a combination of large flash, and an array of gelled SB-5000 Speedlights to provide rim lighting to complement the runners’ explosive action. And then, we had to rely on the accurate auto-focus of the Nikon D850 to key on the lead runner, using a Nikkor 200-400mm f4 lens. Lots of moving parts! The aim was to create something dynamic, roughly akin in feel to an action movie poster. Fun to do, and as always, kudos to our wonderful team out there in the field, and these amazing athletes!
Nikon Gear Used
Do you ever use Lightroom to preview images with clients? Here's an easy way to subtly promote your brand.
In this video, Benjamin Warde demonstrates various ways to customize the look of the identity plate in Adobe Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic CC.
Want to customize Lightroom even more? Our tip for creating a customized Splash Screen for Lightroom 5 still works in current versions of Lightroom.
B&H carries Adobe Photography Plan subscriptions.
From the Greg Benz YouTube Channel:
Lightroom and Adobe Camera RAW have an amazing secret. A tool that very few photographers know about... Camera Calibration. While it may be meant to calibrate a camera, it's also the BEST tool for boosting color in your RAW images. It creates rich color, and avoids many of the pitfalls of the other color tools. If you shoot sunrises or sunsets, you need to learn how to use Camera Calibration.
Key segments:
0:55 Vibrance and Saturation
1:53 HSL
2:55 Adjusting saturation with Camera Calibration
5:05 Comparison of results for boosting color
7:07 Profiles
8:58 Process version
10:25 Shadow tint
10:52 Hue
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In this video, Adobe's Julieanne Kost explains a few of the Photoshop CC custom (and undocumented) keyboard shortcuts she uses on a daily basis and provides tips on how to create your own.
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There are quite a few interesting tips in this video, with "Realistic lens flares" being the only real letdown (in my opinion). I thought changing the tone and contrast to match different films was a really intriguing tip. [Sean]
From the tutvid YouTube Channel:
In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll go over these ten techniques in Photoshop:
- Boosting contrast the easy way
- Sharpening power in Photoshop
- Beautify sunrises & sunsets
- Cleaning up skin
- Change the color of anything
- Trendy faded effect
- Fast digital re-lighting a scene
- The best black and white technique
- Realistic lens flares
- Tone and contrast like the movies (v. cinematic)
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In this video, Gavin Hoey creates a great looking wintry portrait in his studio with a couple of props (including fake snow), a gobo and three lights. Tip: During post processing, Gavin mentions that banding is occuring in his image (approx. 7:30 mark) after adding a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer. The banding could have likely been avoided by importing a 16-bit RAW file rather than an 8-bit JPEG. [Sean]
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From the tutvid YouTube Channel:
EASY & ADVANCED WAYS TO GET AMAZING COLOR IN PHOTOSHOP! | Use LAB color, Curves, targeted adjustments, and more for amazing vibrant color that will knock your socks off!
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In a two-part article posted by Canon Asia, the developers behind the Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens (review) share their motivation behind producing the lens and discuss some of the challenges associated with creating an 85mm f/1.4 prime with image stabilization. (thanks Jerry)
B&H carries the Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens.
From the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YouTube Channel:
Lightroom tips and tricks in 60 seconds or less from longtime Lightroom team member Benjamin Warde.
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Watch as photographer Andrew Eccles shoots a promo for the Broadway adaptation of FROZEN for Vanity Fair in Arapaho National Forest, Colorado.
From the B&H YouTube Channel:
James Schmelzer take you step by step through the theory and techniques behind great studio lighting.
Watch as James explains the build up from one light and reflector to a multiple light set up explaining the 7 different lighting patterns and what type of face they're best used for. This class will start as basic lighting and move on to advanced lighting techniques using the latest in LED technology.
From the B&H YouTube Channel:
In this video, renowned photographer Pete Souza sits down to reflect on his time at the White House photographing President Obama. Using intuition and professional judgment, Souza captured 1.9 million frames across the eight years of Obama's tenure, giving him a unique, personal perspective on the President.
Amazon carries Pete Souza's Obama: An Intimate Portrait.
From the B&H YouTube Channel:
Masterful light isn’t necessarily about being complicated…it’s about control. Chris Knight shares some of his favorite ways to shape one light to achieve stunning results from some classic techniques as well as some surprising new ones. Learn to make light work for you to achieve your vision in the simplest ways possible and make your images come to life.
B&H has a vast selection of lighting gear.
From the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom YouTube Channel:
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From the Adorama YouTube Channel:
David Bergman (@davidbergman) is a New York based music and sports photographer. He has been Bon Jovi's official tour photographer since 2010, documenting the band on stage and on the road in more than 30 countries on 6 continents. Bergman has also toured with Barenaked Ladies, Lilith Fair, and Gloria Estefan, and worked with celebrity clients including Drew Carey, Avril Lavigne, and Joss Stone. With 13 Sports Illustrated covers to his credit including his image of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees raising his son over his head after winning the Super Bowl, Bergman has covered numerous Olympics, World Series', Super Bowls, NBA Championships, and Stanley Cup Finals.
From the B&H YouTube Channel:
Today’s cameras allow us to capture night skies in a way that was impossible just a few years ago. Yet night photography does not come without its challenges.
In this video, National Parks at Night’s Chris Nicholson discusses topics such as white balance for night skies, shutter speeds for capturing star points, techniques for creating star trails, compositional effects and considerations, how to deal with moonlight and light pollution, post-processing tips and techniques, and more.
From the Adorama YouTube Channel:
Using candles as a source of light for portraits is an exciting idea but it comes with some problems. Slow shutter speeds and unflattering light on your model are two pitfalls photographer Gavin Hoey will demostrate and resolve in this video.
After the shoot Gavin will take you into Adobe Photoshop where he'll add some finish touches such as the instant snow effect.
You can download the instant snow action here.
From the COOPH YouTube Channel:
COOPH presents 10 fun and easy DIY photography gifts you can make at home. Simply grab your favorite photos, get creative and give someone special something they’ll love!
From the Adobe Photoshop YouTube Channel:
Learn how to work with Layer Masks more efficiently by using these 10 shortcuts.
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Note: When cropping in Photoshop, I always leave "Delete Crop Pixels" unchecked. Doing so allows you to choose a different framing or aspect ratio later (utilizing the previously cropped portion of the image) if desired. [Sean]
From the f64 Academy YouTube Channel:
In today's tutorial, I have the perfect candidate for this feature. I have a horizon that is WAY off due to composing the scene in camera rather quickly while the waves were approaching me. If I tried to fix the horizon in ACR, I lost a killer composition because it cut off the top of the trees and grounded the eye of the viewer. However, when I brought it into Photoshop and checked the content aware crop button, it made a WORLD of difference.
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