Creating that soft dreamy almost hazy and ethereal look in Lightroom Classic and Luminar isn’t as difficult as you might think. Sure, it is always best to capture in-camera, and I will look at a few fun ways to do that. But sometimes, we want to apply it to images
You can use post-processing software to take an image to a new level. We don’t always have the opportunity to get everything lit exactly as we like when we come across an interesting subject. Photoshop, Luminar 4 and NIK Silver Efex Pro were my helpmates in making this image be
I normally ask female subjects to wear lip gloss or lipstick before we begin our photo session. This makes their lips look silky smooth. Most of the time they listen, but other times they forget. For the forgetful moments, here’s how we can use Luminar to get great looking red
Later this year, I’m exhibiting some portraits of nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. In preparing for this, I played around with a few different styles, ultimately coming up with something that I think really lends itself to the time at hand. While the photoshoot itself is
Are you one of those portrait photographers who want to get in and get out real quick when it comes to editing? Not everyone wants to spend hours cleaning up blemishes in an image. Sure, to get that perfect magazine spray-painted effect you can go all in, but in general,
The key to a great portrait session rests on the proof that the subject sees after it’s over. The way the proofs from the portrait session look will directly affect the way the person sitting for the photos feels about them and often, about themselves. In the days of portraiture
A beautiful portrait is easily ruined with excessive shine on the subject’s forehead, usually caused by a beauty dish. Knowing where to position the beauty dish will fix this problem. Here’s how to fix shine on a portrait before or after the photo is taken. How to position a beauty
Back in November, I wrote a post about quick and easy portraits using Luminar 4. Now Luminar has had two software updates with versions 4.1 and 4.2. Luminar claims they have made more improvements in the Portrait panel, which enables even better performance and results. So, I took a few
Eyes are simply the most important thing in a portrait. We know this. We do all kinds of things to emphasize the eyes. Catchlights, reflectors and post-processing all work to focus attention on your subject’s eyes. But you should go easy when you add sharpening and saturation in post. Retouching
Giving faces that extra pop in Luminar 4 is so quick and easy, whether you’re using Luminar as a plugin or as stand-alone software. The new Portrait panel makes for easy work of quick touch-ups with the AI Skin Enhancer and AI Portrait Enhancer tools, a little Orton Effect and
Want to bring out the most of your action shots? Here are five tips to edit badass sports portraits to realize with any software.
We’ve probably all been guilty of not using sunblock, but there is no reason for a sunburn to ruin the subject of your photo. If you don’t fix the sunburn, you risk it becoming the unintended focal point of your photo and a potential blemish in an otherwise perfect shot.
