Here in the USA the FAA allows commercial drone pilots (Part 107) to fly their drones 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset and recreational pilots to fly anytime. This allows photographers to get some great shots of sunrise and sunset. To fly in this 30 minute period before sunrise or after sunset or at night, however, the… Continue readingFirehouse Technology Drone Strobe vs. Inexpensive Strobes
There are a lot of different products out there right now that can quickly retouch a portrait, but which one of them is right for you? In this video I compare four very common image editors and take a look at how they stack up against each other in terms of features and results. I tested Luminar 4.2, On 1… Continue readingFour Portrait Retouching Software Products Compared
In this video we go over the AI based tools for portrait retouching using Skylum’s Luminar 4.2. A few things go really well and a few things not so much. In the end, we are left with a really good product for retouching images. Download the free Twirl effect here: How To Create The Twirl Effect In Photoshop
Over the past few weeks I’ve seen a huge increase of people applying a twirling effect to their images. While the method isn’t new, it seems to have taken on a new life while people quarantine inside their homes. I think another part of the appeal is that every image will create something unique. The process is fairly straight forward… Continue readingHow To Create The Twirl Effect In Photoshop
AI Augmented Sky is one of the most fun new tools in Luminar 4.2. AI Augmented Sky allows you to easily add an object into the sky with little or no masking knowledge and without having to use Photoshop. It is easy to add a single object but if you want to add more than one object there are a… Continue readingAdd Multiple Objects with Luminar AI Augmented Sky
Color Style LUTs or Look Up Tables are series of color combinations that you can apply to your images to give them various looks and feels. LUTs are applied to every Hollywood movie that you see and the LUT is what gives a movie a consistent feel to the tones and colors throughout the film. In Luminar and Photoshop LUTs… Continue readingHow to use Color Style LUTs in Luminar 4 (and why you should)