Let’s Edit a Photo – How to Edit Light Trails (Multiple exposures) in Photoshop – LEAP 04
In this 4th Episode of the LEAP Show, I take you through a complete edit from start to finish. I will show you how I create a single image from multiple image of Light Trails shot in Auckland NZ. I location that I was scouting for some time but finally worked out which overpass this was from thanks to some Kiwi locals. In this week's episode I you will learn how to edit light trail images and blend multiple exposures into single image. We will take a look at quick and easy way which takes less than 2mins and another longer technique where you can selectively blend the parts of the image that...
The best and cheapest Cloud Backup for Photographers – CrashPlan
Each and every one of us is taking photos and storing them on our computer or external drives. But how many of us are backing up those precious memories. Have you thought about what it would mean to you to lose all the photos and videos you have of your family? Well the solution is simple and its a VERY cost effective solution for any photographer. Its a Cloud backup solution from CrashPlan. Before you start reading further, this is not a sponsored post I pay for my own subscription to use this service. I have 4 family computers that are backed up automatically to the cloud and I've been...
FiLMiC Pro – the best Smartphone App for Video
FiLMiC Pro is an awesome App that I've been using for a few months to shoot iPhone videos. It has lots of controls and features that make it standout from the rest. It is truly designed at the elite videographers who capture video with their Smartphones. A few days ago, I saw on my iPhone 7 Plus that the App has been updated. Any man....was that a much needed update. Here is why I love it so much? You can lock Exposure, Focus and ISO You can record in full 4K at up to 100Mbps rate You can switch between both iPhone 7+ Cameras, 28mm and 56mm The app lets you manually focus and now with...
Let’s Edit a Photo – How to Create HDR Look in Lightroom from Single Photo – LEAP 03
In this 3rd Episode of the LEAP Show, I take you through a complete edit from start to finish in Lightroom. I will show you how I create the HDR Look in my images using only a single exposure and no other 3rd party software. Its simply done using the Lightroom's Develop module and nothing more. So even if you are using Lightroom version 4 or 5 you can apply this technique to create HDR look in Lightroom. You can download the RAW file (DNG) and the LR Preset using the link below. Make sure you SUBSCRIBE or LIKE our page to follow on the next episode. Subscribe...
7 Tips for Capturing Beautiful Waterfalls
Waterfalls are one of the natures beautiful wonders that as a Landscape Photographer you'd enjoy capturing. However there are waterfall photos and then there are beautiful waterfall photos. In this post I will give you 7 tips that will guarantee that you are capturing beautiful waterfall photos. So what makes a beautiful waterfall image: Lots of water flowing through Silky smooth white blanket of water Big rocks and cliffs Lots of foliage and greenery Tripod Tripods are a must when it comes to taking good waterfall images. It helps you stablise the shot as well as get that silky...
Let’s Edit a Photo – Editing in Luminar – LEAP 02
This is the second episode of the LEAP show, a show in which I will show you a complete editing process of a photo I've taken. I will take an image from my trip to Barcelona and show you how to edit in Luminar. I will load the Raw image and start with basic editing in Luminar and then move into more creative editing in Luminar. Luminar is a editing software by Macphun Software which is available for Mac only. You can also download the RAW/DNG file via the link below. Create your own version of the Edit and share in the comments below. Would love to see what you end up...
How to shoot Wide Angle Images without Wide Angle Lens?
Wide Angle lens is great for capturing large scenes in a single image. However, what do you do in a situation where you find yourself without a wide angle lens and want to capture a larger scene. The solution is quite simple actually, but requires some post processing. Shoot multiple images of the scene to stitch/join together later in Lightroom and Photoshop. I will cover two ways how I achieve this when I don't have a wide angle lens. Most of my images are taken at 18mm or 24mm lens on a Crop Sensor camera which equates to 27mm or 38mm equivalent in 35mm Full frame size. Multiple Vertical...
Let’s Edit a Photo – Champagne Pool Rotorua New Zealand – LEAP 01
In this very first episode of LEAP show in which I share with you my complete edit workflow of this image taken at Champagne Pool in Rotorua, New Zealand. You can download the RAW image here. The final image at the end of the edit looks like this. Subscribe
How to make the Grass Greener in Lightroom
You have come to right place looking for a way to make the grass greener using Lightroom. The truth is that it only take one slider to make the grass greener. And its not the Saturation slider. Firstly we look at why the grass isn't as green. This is amplified if you like creating HDR images and the grass becomes neon green. So let me break it down for you why the grass doesn't look very green sometimes when we take picture. The problem is the SUN. Yes, that's right the sun emits yellow light as we know. The grass being translucent absorbs some of this light which passes through it. So when...
Fastest Way To Import Images into Adobe Lightroom (3-Steps)
If you've been using Adobe Lightroom for quite some time you are aware how slow it can be at importing the images. And 'No', having the fastest computer you can't afford will not make it any better. Why because Lightroom Import process is just slow and Adobe hasn't done anything to improve this process. When you start the import from your camera and memory card, you setup the import and just walk away for 30mins to an hour (or hours) depending upon how big the card is you are importing from. Its just the way Lightroom is. So I've been working on what is the best settings combo that will...