Coaching: Session 6
Come along and feel free to look over my shoulder as I coach readers through the steps of a basic B&W conversion. We'll start with some fixes to perspective, move on to basic adjusts to tone, perform a quick B&W conversion, refine the result with some targeted adjustments, and then resize and sharpen.
Yield the Wheel
Yield the Wheel is a neat tutorial. Most of us have probably overlooked using the mouse wheel in Lightroom. (Assuming you use a mouse, even occasionally.) When you're working with batches of files, this little trick with the mouse can come in handy.
Combining Multiple HDR Images to Avoid Haloes and Noise
I wrote about combining multiple HDR images and noise in a coaching session. Mark S. Johnson makes some very helpful videos. Good, solid technical instruction. He released a video this week that talks about using multiple HDR images to redice haloes and noise.
Lightroom Gets the Red Out
Red eye. Don't you just hate it. Lightroom includes a handy tool in the Develop module for red eye removal. Gene McCullagh demonstrates how to use it.
What's a GPU and Why Should I Care?
With the arrival of CS4, Photoshop has added increased support for GPUs. Some of us even hve multiple GPUs. I use tandem GPUs, for example. So, what is a GPU? What difference does it make? Jay Kinghorn explains.
The Ultimate Adjustment Layer in Photoshop: Using Smart Objects
David Saffir explains why, if you want the ultimate adjustment layer in Photoshop, you need to work with Smart Objects.
Grunge Cracks
This link will complement Corey Barker's video on reverse restoration. BittBox has a collection of experimental grungy cracks that's freely downloadable.
Don't forget to check out the many free textures here on The Light's Right, too. Some are also ideal for giving photos a grungy look.
What's It All About: Deconstructing an Image
What is it about? As Michael Reichmann notes, an important question that causes any photographer to pause and reflect on their own work as a part of the creative process.
Reverse Restoration
Corey Barker demonstrates how a recent photo can be made to look old and weathered by applying a bit of texture.
Cringe at the Fringe: Chromatic Aberration in Lightroom
Brandon Oelling writes some interesting tutorials for X-Equals. His latest topic is chromatic aberration: what it is, how to identify it, and (most importantly) how to correct it in Lightroom.














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