Questions:

1. Understanding how the Stepping Rings work with magnet rings. A little overview plus discussing the importance of always having a polarizer on your lens.

2. We had a look at Judy's image on the topic of Patterns. We saw how we could make it different.

3. Working the LAB color space and Smart Objects.

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Questions Addressed:

1. We saw how to create a multiple exposure from a single image.

2. We fixed Carol's problem with rasterizing a Frame layer.

3. We talked a bit more about the Frame Layer and how it works. to understand more about the Frame Layer I recommend watching Julieanne Kost's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQEMO4ECLqc

4. We saw how to create Mock-up images of your artwork in an interior setting.

5. We talked about converting Xu image of the flamingo to B&W.

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Questions Addressed:

1. We tried to make an animal face smile in various ways. We saw that the Neural Filters didn't do a good job of recognizing a face, so we moved on to the Puppet Warp and the regular Warp Tool.

2. We saw why Richard was having difficulty getting his Selection menus enabled (hind: must have marching ants active).

3. We tried to tackle Carol's problem with rasterizing a Frame layer. I have never worked with the Frame tool/Adjustment Layer so I wasn't much help but will explain how it works next week. After looking further into it I found the solution: Right-click on the Frame icon in the Frame Adjustment Layer and convert to a Smart Object - > Then rasterize the layer.

4. Also, I will look into the Brush and Path Symmetry feature - will demonstrate how it works next week.

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Questions Addressed:

1.    We saw a better way to remove halos. No need to make any selections. Just add an empty layer, clone the halo but don’t forget to change the blending mode of the empty layer. (Darken or Lighten – depends on the type of halo). Thank you Sam for sending this over! see video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v1kKh3mI2A

2.    We saw Carol’s abstract image of the elephant and gave her feedback and what we thought looked better.

3.    We had a close look at Judy’s architectural B&W image and say a few ways to enhance it.

4.    We didn’t dive into Mark’s image. However, I am posting here the links to what Mark recommended we watch on how to make puddle reflections:

a.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZCfJAenQ24

b.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX_qHo1eGUo

Mark, I will have a closer look at these videos and will get back to you with my comments in a future session.

5.    We talked about the concept of various series and tried to help Cindy conceptualize.

6.    Lastly, we welcomed Steve to the group and did a recap on how to register to Talk-&-Learn when you want to submit an image and how to submit a question for Shop Talk.

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Questions Addressed:

1.    We saw Kim’s image of the two trees, her progress, and some suggestions we had to improve it. Adding to the composition and mood of the emotional story,

2.    David’s image: we addressed composition and the relationship of the sky. Adding a light beam and overall story.

3.    Carols images. We saw Carol’s progress with the Wildebeest and gave some feedback on improving as well as the new image of the goldfish – what to do when you can't get rid of a colour? We embraced it with a twist!

4. We also had time for Mark’s image to see how we could make the artificial puddle reflections look better. We didn’t quite achieve the objective but we did have some suggestions.

5.    Finally, we say what to do when you are working on a composite image and you want to control what layer is moving or being adjusted rather than the computer!

6.    Lastly Finally….Kahsia recommended watching this video about The Photograph as Haiku: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1-3T_YsN-s

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Questions Addressed:

1.    We had a look a look at Mark’s image which he worked on – great job Mark! We gave him some feedback on fixing edges. Mark also sent us an article describing how to reduce t=your file size, you can find it here: https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-make-your-photoshop-file-size-smaller-best-tips-and-tricks--cms-34844

2.    We had a look at Carol’s animal abstract image and collectively gave her feedback on how to improve it. Carol, we are looking forward to seeing your implementations next week!

3.    Kim’s Image Stacking Tree. We saw how to make it look ‘less busy’. We selectively stacked, aligned and masked each tree separately. Then we worked on tones and saw why it is so important not to start with a B&W image in PS but work on a colour image.

4.    We reviewed Cindy’s landscape ICMs. We analyzed which ones work and why and how to take a couple and keep working on them. Cindy, you too need to show us your progress.

5.    We touched on removing halos and I demonstrated how to do that with cloning. Next week we will talk about removing halos with blending modes.

6.    Lastly, we saw what to do when all you have is an iphone jpg to work with. How to increase it’s size in Photoshop and in Lightroom.

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Questions Addresses:

• Feedback on Kim's image. Does it work as a B&W, colour, multiple exposure, or single shot? We all chimed in and gave Kim some ideas.

• We saw on Josh's image how to blend in content that is generated by PS AI.

• Cheryl shared with us how she used the Stamp Brush Tool - wow! such a powerful tool. She also recommended we watch the Youtube videos by Nikki Harrison:

• How to Make your OWN Digital Backgrounds: https://youtu.be/frL6utV65dg?si=WjHA4lkCXIZN4S1B

• How to Paint a Digital Background in Photoshop: https://youtu.be/Aw--uHXb6Fg?si=VEk7xv-fXzzEOaTP

• We had a group discussion about Diane's image. How, when and where to break boundaries of art.

• Saving a jpg file vs. tiff or PSD file.

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Questions Address:

1. We analyzed Marks's staircase image. We figured out how to remove the color cast as well tackle the composition. a few suggestions were made and I think that in the end we all did a pretty good job at improving the image!

2. On Carol's image: we saw how to improve the shadow of the lizard plus, how to blend the lizard better with some perimeter blur.

3. Cindy's image: improving overall brightness and color.

4. On Judy's composite image of people crossing the road, we reintroduced a little color and redid the perspective of the people in the shot with some gentle warping.

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Questions Addresses:

1. We saw in Carol's image how to deal with the edges of an image that don't come out quite blurred.

2. In Cindy's images, we took the composition in a completely different direction....we are kept biting our nails to see how Cindy continues the post-processing and completes the vision of the image.

3. We saw how to tie in separate Paths.

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Questions Addressed:

1. We worked on Judy's image:

• How to selectively straighten buildings independent of adjacent buildings. Plus a few composition tips.

2. Cindy's Image:

• Tying in various paths that have common sections into one.

• Composition tips

• Exaggerating the curve with the Warp

• What to do with the sky....

  3. Lucia's image:

• Redesigning the composition, squishing one side and stretching the other for a non-symmetric composition.

• Adding a gradient in the widow for a balanced composition.

• Adding color to light beams.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Setting your Hue and Saturation Adjustment Layer.

2. Worked on Josh's image, enhancing the iceberg. Luminosity Blending Mode, removing black stains etc.

3. We figured out how to change the color of a light beam (add a Solid Color Adjustment Layer, clip it to the Light Beam layer but DO NOT change the blending mode to Color.

4. A recap on how to make skyline reflections.

5. a few odds and ends with Generative Fill.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Reviewing Richard's Before and After IR Images.

2. Reviewing Cindy's waterfall images with suggestions for post-processing. We also saw how to export a Luminosity Mask to a Pixel Layer.

3. We revisited Kathleen's IR image and saw what to do with the Selective Color Adjustment layer in Photoshop to bring out the Yellow/Blue colors.

4. How to RESET your mask. Black or White.

5. How it Inverse a Path!

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Topics Addressed in this Session:

1. Image critique of Richard's IR images, one for composition and the other for colors. We added a Color Lookup Table to keep the vibrant hues of the IR 590 nm filter.

2. Horizontally straightening Cheryl's image, added a few tweaks to the color of the ground. And, we tried but not much success to darken the tone of the left pink wall.

3. In Susan's image, we moved the guy on the scooter to the fore and blended him in with the Auto-Blend feature - it did a great job!

4. Lastly, in Mallory's image, we saw how, when photographing an actual painting, it needs to be straightened and we saw how to change the color of the background (of the wall it's on).

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Topics Addressed:

1. IR Image. In my latest update, my LR Custom IR Color Profile got deleted. I tried creating a new one, but as you will see, I made the mistake of not saving the exported file into the default directory, instead, I placed it in a different folder which resulted in LR not finding it. - This will be continued next week in Sharon's pre-recorded session - stay tuned....

2. We saw in Susan's image of the Chrysler Building what to do to give it more presence. Delete the building behind it, select the Chrysler Building, place it on its own layer, and stretch it a bit (enlarge it).

3. How Focal Blur works (in the Neural Filters) and using them with the TK Luminosity Mask Panel for further masking.

4. Sharon shared some drone footage..

5. lastly, I gave Richard some feedback on his seagull image.

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Questions Address:

1. We had a look at Ruby's image and saw how we could improve it. Working with lights, shadows and B&W.

2. Working with the Gradient Tool. It tends to be finicky when started outside the frame, we saw the workaround.

3. Sharon tried to quiz you with a few questions to keep you on your toes!

4. We had a look at Josh's skyline image. We created a reflection and added a blur.

5. Sharon post-processed one of her night-time(ish) images. Combining bokeh lighting with a regular still shot. We also saw how to create (even though it's not quite the same) bokeh lighting with the Maximum filter. Please see 05 Before to After on Bokeh Lighting for all the tips and tricks!

6. lastly, thank you Mark for sending us the page on Rob Shea's website in which you can create an IR profile as the DNG Profile doesn't seem to work with the latest computer updates. Here is the link: https://www.robsheaphotography.com/infrared-profile-pack/

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Questions Addressed:

1. To Upgrade or not to Upgrade....this video might help shed some light on the advantages of the new Nik Collection upgrades (thank you Mark Stevens): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIIXo_Aoa7c

2. How to upload your questions and images for Shop Talk.

3. Resizing - Pay attention to the proportion lock, is it On or Off?

4. Using a laptop vs. Desktop as a main computer.

5. The Maryland Photographic Alliance is having a webinar on the Nik collection with a focus on Viveza and silver effects on Sept. 16th at 7PM eastern time - anyone is welcome to register.

6. A heated discussion on what camera bag to buy....does the perfect bag exist???

7. What to have in your camera bag? to take an extra body or not?

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Questions Addressed:

1. Reducing halos or other artifacts from the outline of a subject.

2. Image reviews of John's IR images.

3. Sharon shared three of her new/old images of the Alberni by Kengo Kuma building - sharing her vision of how to proceed with them.

Following up on last week's Blending Modes, here are two helpful videos on Group Blending Modes

1. Apply a Blend Mode to a Layer Group with Julieanne Kost

https://youtu.be/tbON_ZH66Tc?si=tiJ-yTZCeAtoEfuW

2. Why Layer Effects and Clipped Layers work differently when Applying Blending Modes by Digital Mastery

https://youtu.be/dEm_rMpVllY?si=cIXNXy5JOKKHX3IK

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Understanding Blending Modes - An overview of what are Blending Modes, different types, and their grouping.

We also saw the difference between the Normal and Pass Through Blend Mode of a Group. Next week we will address blending modes of brushes and inside a group.

Additional Questions Addressed:

1. How to develop your own voice as a photographer.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Understanding the Gradient Tool, the Classic and New Interactive Gradient.

2. Ways to create a High Key Image

3. Updating your Color LookUp Tables. Please look in Shop Talk 78 for what to do if you don't see all the filters you need under the Abstract Tab of the Color LookUp Table.

4. Josh is going to Alaska so we all chimed in on best practices for photographing snow.

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My apologies but Patreon's email service wasn't working. I emailed the session link three times but it wasn't received. I ended up emailing it individually to people who emailed me and requested it.

Questions Addressed:

1. Extending a canvas to add Sky using the Crop Tool.

2. Various ways to create a Stroke.

3. The Color Lookup Abstract Folder. If you don't see more filters this is what you need to do:

On a Mac:

Copy Files from:

Macintosh HD/Library/Application Support/Adobe/ "Color Profiles"

To:

Macintosh HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles

On Windows:

Copy all the ICC files from C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Color Profiles , then paste them into:

C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color.

Reboot PS.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Best way(s) to eliminate dust spots in post and Sharon's encouragement to clean your own sensor - a full tutorial on how to do that will be coming up soon.

2. opening files in LR, editing in LR and saving in Photoshop...how to sync your libraries.

3. Resizing files in PS, making an Action to resize

4. Resetting a tool.

5. Straightening architectural lines with the Adaptive Wide Angle Filter.

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Questions Addressed:

1. The banding effect with the Gradient Adjust Layer, not quite resolved but we found a work-around by using a Curve Adjustment Layer and the Gradient Tool.

2. Lunar Eclipse HDR with the help of the TK9 Multi-Mask Panel. It took an attempt or two but we finally did it :)

3. Content Aware Fill with Cloning when extending your canvas.

4. Finally, a few tips on Lightroom file management.

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Today we discussed what makes a balanced image and what that even means. Do we always want our image to be balanced and if not then why not?

Also, we addressed a few questions:

1. The problem of getting banding when creating a black and white sky from the Gradient Adjustment Layer. We never solved the problem and Sharon will look into it for next week.

2. Creating a composite of multiple solar eclipse images. We also tried to come up with an original composition. To be continued for next week where Sharon will create an HDR manually for multiple exposures.

3. When using the script for Image Stacking -> load the images as a stack into Photoshop – Do NOT select the layers, just leave it as is with the top layer highlighted -> now run the script.

4. Why halos happen and how to get rid of them in Photoshop.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Fixing blemishes such as dust spots on the sensor with the clone tool, spot brush, or healing brush. Why it is best to place all your corrections on a separate empty layer.

2. Fancy footwork with Vector Masks. How to inverse, intersect and vector masks. We did our best but still need to research this topic.

3. Fine adjustments of masks with blending modes of the brush. Similar to dodging and burning, using different brush blend modes to refine a non-binary mask to a binary one.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Dodge and Burn Tool - to use or not to use?

2. Setting up your Photoshop Workspace.

3. Selective Coloring on the Nik Silver Efex Pro - Using Control Points.

4. Can you save Paths in a Tiff file?

5. Creating Custom Gradients, from a Swatch of anywhere else.

6. How to search for videos on Sharon's Website, under Patreon Tab - Archive List.

7. Scanning Apps for your phone.

8. Touching up Stephen's Image

9. Shooting tall buildings...the struggles

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Questions Addressed:

1. How to blur a background and blend in the subject.

2. Why the direction of a Path Blur (the arrow) IS important.

3. Working with Gradients and vector Masks.

4. Customizing your own Gradients with colours of your choosing.

5. Creating an Action, loading an Action into your Action Menu Panel.

6. We discussed having a session on Infrared Photography....more to come on that topic...

7. Make your own digital Signature.

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Questions Addressed:

1. How do the eye droppers work in colorize in the Hue adjustment layer?

2. Using the crop tool in PS to crop to a specific size, say 11 X 14, or 1 X 1 and then adjusting the overall composition within that size limit.

3. Working with composites. Isolating a subject from its background to be placed within another image.

4. How Sharon uses the Curves Adjustment Layer, only one point at a time.

5. Working with two colour spaces (LAB) but using a Smart Object.

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Questions Addressed: 

1. Adding colour (in groups) to an abstract image with Vector Masks. 

2. We explored various Blur Filters. 

3. Colour correction to match a sky to water.

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Today we discussed an eclectic collection of Topics:

1. When to use a regular mask and a vector mask.

2. The difference between the Gradient Adjustment Layer and the Gradient Tool.

3. Isolation of an object with various Blur Filters.

4. Drones!

and a few other tidbits.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Finding the Fly-Outs on the TK9 Panel.
2. Creating a Light Beam from scratch in Photoshop (or making your own light beam brush).
3. Settings on the H&S Adjustment Layer.
4. Flipping a single layer vs. flipping all the image (all layers).
5. Creating highlights on a long exposure sky.
6. Aligning layers for hand-held bracketed shots.

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Topics Addressed:

1. Settings of the Pen Tool, how to Invert a Path.

2. Creating Light beams with special brushes. Manipulating the beams - rotation or size and finally adjusting the colour of the beams.

3. We tackled various ways to turn a bright green leaf with water drops into a low-key key image. We tried various ways to blend the edges of the leaf into a black background. After numerous tries of various methods, we finally found a solution!

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Topics Discussed: 

1. Setting up your Photoshop Workspace 

2. Understanding the Brush Tool (especially Opacity and Flow) 

3. Colour Swatches and The Solid Colour Adjust Layer

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Questions Addressed: 

1. How to add depth and gradation to a bridge. 

2. Using Gradients and Vector Masks. 

3. Selecting the cables of a bridge with the Pen Tool. 

4. Selecting the cables of a bridge with the TK9 panel (Luminosity Masks). 

5. How to Inverse a Path. 

Plus a few more...dive in to find them!

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Today we talked a lot about Vector Masks, so if you are looking for a refresher, this is the episode for you! 

PLUS, we also talked about: 

1. Setting up your fixed Ratio Transformation 

2. Understanding all the features within the Properties Panel. 

3. The multiple ways to Feather a Selection. 

4. How some Adjustment Layers interact with Vector Masks compared to others and a work-around.

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in today's session, we addressed quite a few questions:

1. We saw how to use a Vector Mask and When.

2. How to Merge Blend two images.

3. Where to get your texture images for floral composites.

4. How and where to add or remove the grid overlay in Photoshop.

5. We saw a few different ways to straighten your buildings, Camera raw and Adaptive Wide Angle.

6. On this topic, we also saw how to rotate your image sideways rather than up or down.

7. Lastly, we saw how to create a mask through your channels.

Phew! quite a lot for one session but hey! it's all in the recording :)

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Today we learned:

1. How to create a custom brush.
2. Change the properties of the brush to our liking and/or needs.
3. Create our own light ray beams.
4. We discussed when to use Gradients.
5. and lastly, we saw how to use the Blend-if feature and when it would be best used.

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Questions Addressed:

1. We talked about the problems with the current PS version 25.0 and showed how to install an older version of PS.
2. Sharon demonstrated how to import skies of your own into the Sky Replacement feature and place them in your own custom folder.
3. Post-processing Josh's image by adding tone and depth as well as Sky Replacement.
4. How to add light beams with a brush. We will continue to explore this feature in the next session.

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Questions Addressed:

1. The difference between the new 2023 Gradient Tool to the Classic Gradient. Also, the difference between the Foreground to Background Gradient setting to the Foreground to Transparent.

2. Why and how to use a Stamp Layer.

3. Image critique of Marlene's Graveyard image.

4. How to change Cyan to Blue.

5. A few more tidbits!

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As in the title, we discussed the basic principles of Aperture, Shutter Speed, and ISO in determining the amount of light entering the camera plus the properties of each one in determining the look of your image.

We also discussed how to use a polarizer and when.

Additionally, we addressed a few questions:

1. Adding a solid Colour Adjustment Layer, specifically in making your sky black.

2. Apps for Photographers - The Photographers Ephemeris and a Tide Table App - Tides.

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Questions Addressed: 

1. Improving Kahsia's image of 'Looking Up'. Working with Masks to eliminate buildings and bring in a new sky. We also saw how to work with Groups to replace a sky. 

2. Enhancing Cindy's Blurred Seascape. We improved the composition and added some colour with a few more additional touches. 

3. How to use Instagram to get exposed to new and different Photoshop techniques. How to save a Collection on Instagram plus a few influencers to follow.

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Questions Addressed: 

1. How to add more than one option to Open/Edit In from Lightroom to Photoshop. 

2. Exploring a little more options or lack of options of Photoshop Generative Fill. 

3. Adding/subtracting area within your frame to enhance cropping composition. 

4. Fine tuning of straightening an image.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Understanding the Histogram

2. How to use the Level and Curves Adjustment Layers.

3. Tweaking Carol Hoffecker's image by mirroring an image.

4. Increasing Tonal Range in an image.

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Questions Addressed:

1. How to use the TK8 Panel for creating a pencil sketch, colour and B&W.

2. How to use Control Points within the Nik Software.

3. Docking a Menu Panel in your workshop.

4. Using the Hue and Saturation to sample a colour.

5. Using the Neural Filters to create a Depth of Field Blur.

6. Straightening a building and filling in the lost edges with the PS Beta Generative Fill.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Moving and panning within the Photoshop Workspace.

2. Darkening colours with eth Luminosity Mask TK8 Panel - Color Grading.

3. Enhancing Stephen Dunn's image 'Morror, Morror on the Wall'.

4. A failed attempt at selecting in-between driftwood...

5. Changing the Blending Mode of a Curves Adjust Layer to prevent colour distortion.

6. Starting the conversation on the Mac's Color Monitor Calibration.

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Questions Addressed:

1. How to change the default setting of a file opening in PS Beta rather than regular PS (on a Mac).

2. Working with Path, Vector Masks, Blending Modes, and Groups.

3. Using the Gradient Adjustment Layer to create transitions of colour.

4. Resizing images in PS

5. Changing the colour of a background in an image.

6. Warping

and a few more tips and tricks!

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Today we continued to work on Susan Langer's Denver Art Museum Image.

We saw a few things:

1. The use of the Pen Tool with Gradients and Vector Masks.

2. Working with a Vector Mask as a mask to a folder/group.

3. How to create multiple versions of one image in a single PSD file using ONE Pixel layer and multiple folders in which each folder contains a different version of post-processing the image.

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Today we started post-processing Susan Langer's image of the Denver Art Museum.

We saw techniques for 'cleanup", how to use Gradients in conjunction with Vector Masks, and lastly, we saw how to create two different versions of your image, one in colour and one in B&W.

Next SHOP TALK we will continue to see two different post-processing visions.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Fine detailing of sky replacement masks. We combined. We added a temporary saturation adjustment layer to make the masking easier and then combined two masks together with the aid of the TK8 Luminosity Masks Panel and Channels.

2. Enhancing gradients. Create contrast with brights and shadows and follow the rule that the eye always goes to the bright part of the image first.

3. Using the Blending Modes of the Brush Tool to enhance a mask.

4. Creating a Path from the Polygonal Lasso Tool.

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Questions Addressed:

1. Saving a Color Space

2. Resizing for printing

3. Blending multiple layers with the aid of masks

4. What happens to your adjustment layers when you expand your canvas

Plus quite a bit of Shop Talk!

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Questions:

1. various ways to correct lens distortion.

2. Expanding canvas with Content-Aware Scale.

3. How to protect a Subject/Selection when scaling/stretching.

4. Working with the Image Stacking Script and adding an additional layer to the stack.

5. The difference between, Save As, Save as a Copy, and opening a Raw file as a Smart Object or a regular file.

And as usual, a few more tidbits :)

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Questions Addressed:

1. Richard Gold shared with us how he created his Two Colour blurred image (as in screenshot).

2. We saw how to add fog to an image.

3. Enhancing tones and sharpness and artificially creating a shallow depth of field.

4. The difference between various blur filters.

5. How to remove halos.

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- Looking at behind the scenes of creating Mind Games - Fern

- Expanding a canvas.

- Creating a Mirrored Image.

- Understanding the Gradient Map.

- Intersecting intricate selections.

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Continuing our Mind Game Series to see the Before to After of Twirl.

We saw Masking, Warping, Luminosity Masks, and some final finessing!

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Today we took a step deeper into the Mind Games Series and continued to see the complexities of the post-processing that when into creating the image 'Curve'.

Also, we had time to see how Sharon created another image in her Oculus Abstract series.

Finally, we clarified the concept and importance of how and why to create a Merged/Stamp Layer.

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Today we continued our Mind Games series and saw how we added colour to an already existing Black and White image.

- We saw how to create folders with Vector Masks for multiple adjustments.

- We saw the difference between the Solid Color Adjustment layer to the Hue and Saturation Relative vs. Absolute colour adjustments.

Also...as part of Shop Talk, we saw how the benefits of opening a Raw file into Photoshop as a Smart Object. And finally, we say how to darken a foreground using the Curve Adjustment layer and the Gradient Tool.

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Today we saw how Sharon created the first of her Mind Games series in B&W.

- The importance of having a vision so you know what to work towards in Photoshop.

- Working with portions of a structure. - Working with groups.

- Making selective gradient adjustments to a structural element.

- Lastly, we saw how to combine the Image Stacking technique to create a multiple-exposure look for an architectural abstract image! If you wish to follow along and practice the material explained here, please download the jpg file from this link. Sharon will address questions in the next Shop Talk session: LINK AVAILABLE ON PATREON

- Sharon's workflow with Fine Management.

- Working with Lightroom and Photoshop while maintaining your layers in a psd file.

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In this Session, we dictated half the time to understand further the Luminosity Masks TK8 Panel. We saw how to see the result of our LM in real time on an Adjustment Layer as opposed to what we have done so far of first creating a LM and then exporting it to an Adjustment Layer.

Also, we had time to address your questions:

1. Warping and working with duplicated layers.

2. Image Stacking Composition feedback.

3. "Skin Grafting" - taking textures and details from your existing pixel layer and applying it to a different area within the image.

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Questions Addressed: 1. How to enlarge a building within reason. 2. Adding a Motion Blur to a moving car to give it a sense of motion. 3. Creating reflections on a subject that doesn't have a horizontal horizon. 4. Cloning and rotating. 5. Using the Neural to match a colour tone from one image to another. Plus...a few other tid bits :)

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Continuing to understand how the TK8 Panel and Luminosity Masks work.

We saw:

1. How to use the Color Gradient

2. How to use the Luminosity Masks for HDR (bracketed) images, and

3. How to Mask to Mask. Intersecting selections via the TK8 panel. Selecting a very specific area within the entire Luminosity Mask without having to use the black brush to eliminate unnecessary details.

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TK8 Panel Made Simple!

The best tutorial session to start out with when tackling the Luminosity Mask Panels.

In this session:

1. Defining and understanding what a Luminosity Mask is.

2. Clarifying and defining the areas of use within the TK8 Multi-Mask Panel.

3. A simple 3 Step Algorithm to create a Luminosity Mask Panel, and

4. Showed examples throughout the session on how to implement the use of the Panel.

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Questions Answered:

1. How to Inverse a Vector Mask

2. Can you Crop one layer without affecting the entire file?

3. Selectively removing Colour residue from an image.

4. Why and when to create a Stamp (MERGED) Layer?

5. Creating a Path from a Selection.

6. How to control the amount of Anchor Points created in the Path from Selection.

Plus more tips and tricks :)

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MULTIMEDIA PART II

- Q&A from PART I Video.

- Printing on various mediums.

- Using and applying gold leaf.

- Using metallic paint.

- Creating reproductions of your artwork.

- Embellishing your reproductions.

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Questions:

1. We reviewed Ally's image for Mainly Monotone

2 We asked what is a stamp layer and how to create one.

3. We failed to create a quick and easy way to create a pencil sketch (outline) out of a photograph. For the life of me, I could not remember how I did it in the past but I did find this very easy (and quick) to follow video tutorial by Anthony Morganti:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcfddcE2xvs

4. Lastly, we saw how to change the colour of your black and white image. We selectively added colour to architectural images using the Gradient Map.

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Today we split the SHOP TEALK session into two halves. We started with your questions:

1. How to extend a canvas and flip an image?

2. How to best select a sky?

3. How to darken a sky, and

4. How would I challenge Richard's image with strips and make it better?

We then proceeded to see how Sharon post-processed some of her architectural images. The vision that guided her into going into PS and then the execution.

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Everything you want and need to know on creating your own greetings cards from your photography.

- How to set up the card stock in Photoshop.

- How to set up your image for printing.

- Where to print and where to buy card stock.

- Pairing the right image to the right caption.

-How and where to sell your cards.

And much much more!

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Today we divided the session into one half Architectural Series in which we continued to post-process the image from the Palace of the Arts in valencia. However, we broke off and saw the vision and direction I will take in post-processing other images:

1. The Zurich Law Library

2. The Train Station in Liege-Guillemins (Belgium)

We then continued to answer your post-processing questions as part of the original SHOP TALK:

1. How to smoothen out rough concrete textures

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Today we continued seeing the best options and methods for replacing a sky and fixing tie-ins. With a Stamp layer and cloning or with a different sky and vector mask.

As also saw how to create a stacked image from multiple individual shots and then tweaking to enhance. We used the Milwaukee Art Museum as an example.

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