Learn how to master light and layers with this week's tips
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Hi Reader This week I have some great tips and tutorials for you that will help you become a master of both light and the ever-elusive - layers! First up is a new article by guest author and portrait photographer, Eldeen Pickett on creating fabulous portraits with just one light! It's not as hard as you might think and you don't need a lot of fancy or expensive gear. Check it out - you can even do this in your living room! Second, is another tutorial about using light, but this time in the photo editing phase. This one is all about how to use the Curves tool. This video tutorial is NOT software-dependent, so you can follow these tips regardless of which program you use. Whether you use Lightroom, Photoshop, Luminar, ON1 Raw, Topaz, or something else - if it has a Curves Tool, you can follow along! Finally, in case you missed it the other day, you can watch the recording of the LiveStream I did on the weekend all about layers! There is a LOT in there! We spent well over two hours on this topic and had a ton of fun making some really creative final images. The people who tuned in live had the opportunity to vote on which projects and techniques they wanted to see demonstrated. Watch it now and you'll see how to use layers in Photoshop and Luminar Neo. I personally use both. In the video, I talk about some things that Luminar cannot do that Photoshop can and the advantages Luminar has in some areas (mainly ease of use!). But you can follow the concepts and ideas if you use either of those or any other software that has layers capabilities. Before I close out this email I just wanted to mention a special promotional link I was given by Skylum. ONLY until February 14th (tomorrow) if you use THIS LINK, you can get 30% off your purchase of Luminar Neo. My regular discount code may or may not apply (I'm not 100% sure) but give it a try anyway and see if it gives you another 10% off. Just enter this code when you checkout: DPM10. OH! There's one last date I want you to put in your calendar and that's Sunday, February 25th at 4 pm EST (check other times here). I will have a special guest with me for the weekly photo editing Livestream, my tour partner, Daniel Korzeniewski. You'll get to see us sharing and editing images that we've taken in Morocco on some of our past tours there - AND listen to some of the crazy stories of things we have seen and experienced in that amazing country! Join us to see some fabulous travel photography of Morocco and listen to our silly misadventures. Laugh with us and learn! Just bookmark the link above and join us on February 25th! Cheers, |