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Straightening backgrounds in Photoshop
Today's video came about as a result of a message sent into the Request Box and the request read: "How to straighten the background of an image (eg....
The Photography Show 2021 – TeamTOG
The Photography Show has and always will be one of the, if not the most, important events in the photographic industries calendar here in the UK....
Curves in Photoshop: The 10 Basic Adjustments
This weeks video is all about Curves and I want to walk through some functionality in this blog post too. To skip ahead and look at the Photoshop...
Equine photography behind the scenes (& MTog full edit)
When we were up in Scotland on the secret project, we met a lovely horse called Harley. Harley is owned by Tanya and she very kindly gave us...
August Challenge Review: Wide-Angle
CHALLENGE REVIEW TIME! I feel like September came up and surprised us all but with the new month comes the new review and we need to allocate those...
How to remove blurry stuff from in front of subjects in Photoshop
When it comes to shooting small subjects through tall foliage, sometimes you need a fix because wherever you position yourself, you can always seem...
Lightroom vs Photoshop. What’s the beef?
This week, we delve into the request box and pull out a regularly asked question; what is the difference between Lightroom and Photoshop, and can I...
What is Metering in photography?
Pretty much as the title says here, this post is all about Metering. Metering is also known as exposure metering, digital metering and camera...
July Challenge Review: Action
CHALLENGE REVIEW TIME! It's time to go through the last month's Challenge entries, allocate those Pins (if you're lost, check this page here), and...
How to correct tint and temp issues
This weeks video is all about colour. We've covered colour before on more than one occasion, first with white balance tweaks, then with colour...
Instagram for Photographers – “No longer a photo-sharing app”
So, unless you've been living under a rock or similar, you may not have seen this announcement: Changes are coming to video on Instagram 📺At...
How to correct screen vs print differences
This video I actually really enjoyed creating because it was a legitimate situation happening as we selected papers for some exhibition pieces. We...
June Challenge Review: Something Different
CHALLENGE REVIEW TIME! It's time to go through the last month's Challenge entries, allocate those Pins (if you're lost, check this page here), and...
41 Essential Photoshop keyboard shortcuts to speed up your workflow
You've probably seen me work in Photoshop by now and the single most frequent thing people say is, "how do you work so fast?". Honestly, the actual...
Behind the scenes photographing horses in studio
Ponies. The love of my life. I was honoured to be asked to come photograph some absolutely beautiful horses recently under studio lighting and I...
May Challenge Review: Golden Hour
CHALLENGE REVIEW TIME! It's time to go through the last month's Challenge entries, allocate those Pins (if you're lost, check this page here), and...
How to composite different exposures like a pro
Remember the "how to shoot in golden hour" video? Inside that, I showed how two different ways to capture different exposures, one manual, one...
How to find and remove blemishes in Photoshop
Everyone is so used to seeing dogs that I kind of felt it was about time we threw some human skills into the pot because, well, humans exist too...
How to shoot backlit portraits at golden hour
A request from The Request Box this week, how to shoot backlit portraits at golden hour. I think everyone adores the STUNNING light you get in that...
How to set the perfect white balance in camera
This is a question I get asked a lot because you guys often see me do one or both methods in videos and within courses, but maybe I went too fast or...
April Challenge Review: Portrait
CHALLENGE REVIEW TIME! It's time to go through the last month's Challenge entries, allocate those Pins (if you're lost, check this page here), and...
Regional Result Notes: 2021
How do you move on from an international title? Is there any way to beat that or should you just retire and hang up your camera? I had shot a few...
Cropped Sensor V Full-Frame Cameras
I've been putting off covering this topic because there are so many parts to it that I worried that I'd end up just spouting technical things and...
How to do “Big Sky” dog photography
We've gone through flash basics, we've gone through the strobes or speedlight debate, and we know how to control out ambient and flash exposures....
March Challenge Review: The Last Year
CHALLENGE REVIEW TIME! It's time to go through the last month's Challenge entries, allocate those Pins (if you're lost, check this page here), and...
How to get more than one subject in focus in the same photograph
How to get multiple subjects in focus in one photo is like the holy grail of portrait photography and it's rarely achieved because of all the...
Smart objects in Photoshop
Smart objects are like that weird extra thing that someone throws out in a conversation that has everyone in the room like, "what?". Both confusing...
Flash Photography 101: Off Camera Flash for Beginners
Where on earth do you start as a newbie into the world of flash photography? Off camera flash photography for beginners (this post) is here to help...
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