Lately I've been shooting a lot of panoramas - particularly in a 2:1 ratio - for several reasons:
They look great printed and offer a resolution that can print at a massive scale
They look great online
They offer something a little bit different from the norm
Those of you that have been following me and my blog for some time, no doubt know how much I al[...]
Author archives: Michael Woloszynowicz
Removing Complex Objects from Photos in Photoshop
In this video tutorial we will take an in depth look at a number of post processing and in-camera techniques that you can use to remove challenging, unwanted objects or obstructions from your images. The below image is an example of where we're starting and where we end up.
In order to provide you with the opportunity to try the techniques out yourself, I have [...]
We're Never Done Learning
Just recently I decided to gauge the extent of my improvement in Photoshop and post processing in general with a simple challenge. I took one of my favourite photos from the past and re-processed it using my current abilities, from the raw files to completion, and see what the result would be. Luckily I haven't looked at the finished product of the photo I shot and ed[...]
Natural Outdoor Portrait Retouching Tutorial
This is the second in a two part tutorial on retouching outdoor portraits and retaining a natural look using Adobe Photoshop. In the first part we looked at fixing hair and making the skin look great using frequency separation and dodging and burning. In this part we will be finishing the image with sharpening, toning, refining details like the eyes and hair as we[...]
Natural Outdoor Portrait Retouching Tutorial
This video is the first in a two part tutorial on retouching outdoor portraits and retaining a natural look using Adobe Photoshop. In this first part we will focus on fixing hair and making the skin look great using frequency separation and dodging and burning. Part 2 will look at sharpening, toning, refining details like the eyes and hair as well as adding some s[...]
Don't Leave Photoshop as an Afterthought
As you develop your photography and post processing skills one of the most important things to do is to pre-visualize your final image and think about what can be done with post processing, long before you press the shutter. Having a plan for your images is crucial as your early actions will largely dictate the options you have once you get to the post processing stag[...]
Shallow Depth of Field in Studio Portraits
Who doesn't love a portrait with a nice, creamy shallow depth of field? It's certainly a look that I love and use often. While its application is fairly straightforward outdoors under natural light, in the studio things become a bit more tricky. Typically when shooting in the studio with strobes, we'll close down our f-stop to around f/11 to cancel out the ambient[...]
Fine Art Architecture Processing in Photoshop
In this week's video tutorial we'll look at creating dramatic, contrasty, fine art black and white architecture images using Adobe Photoshop and Nik Silver Efex. Having Nik Silver Efex isn't necessary as the bulk of our work revolves around Photoshop, but I cover it here because I consider it to be the best tool for creating black and white images.
In the tutorial [...]
Understanding and Creating Luminance Masks in Photoshop
This week's video is intended as a supplement to the multiple exposure blending video I posted a little while back. In this case we will go into more detail about what luminance masks are, how to refine them and how to create them from scratch without the need for any third-party actions.
A lot of the tutorials that I've seen out there seem to assume that you'll be[...]
Beauty Photography – Lighting and Retouching
In part 1 of this two part post on beauty photography we covered the details of organizing and budgeting for shoot day. In this part we'll be focused more on concrete techniques such as common lighting configurations, camera settings and briefly discuss some important retouching techniques and steps.
In Camera Technique
As far as camera settings go it's pretty s[...]