PhotoWalkthrough

PW171 - Color Splash Studio App Review

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:47:53 -0700

Colour Splash Studio is one of an emerging breed of photography applications that aim to do one task well and that are priced very affordably. Colour Splash Studio is for photographers wanting to make black and white photos with selective colour elements in the style of the movie Pleasantville. When you first open an image with Colour Splash Studio it'll immediately turn your image black and white. You can now use the brush tool to paint back areas that you want in colour. The brush is edge detecting, which makes the process easier and faster and you've got control over the size, softness and opacity of the brush which combined with zooming the image to full size means it's pretty easy to paint in a good selection quickly. Once you've painted in your selection you can tweak the colour and greyscale areas separately with brightness, contrast and blur controls. Sadly there's no local contrast control but on the colour layer you can also tweak saturation, hue and exposure. I found these sliders a little harsh in their operation - fine tweaks were not at all easy and of course they apply to the whole image so there's no opportunity for tweaking just a portion of the image. There are also no controls for crop or rotation and very few options for getting more creative with colour (cross processing or split toning, for example) or black and white (dodging and burning, for example). I was very pleased to see support for my Wacom tablet. Pressure can be used to control brush size. I would have preferred it to control opacity but this is a good start. I was also very pleased to see standard Photoshop keyboard shortcuts working such as [ and ] for brush size and spacebar for dragging around the image while zoomed in.

It's clear that Colour Splash Studio is trying to do just this one thing well and I can respect that but for an app that concerns itself *only* with turning your image black and white there is one glaring omission - the lack of ability to control the black and white mix. Any photographer that is serious about wanting their image to look just a certain way is going to expect to have much tighter control over the black and white conversion process by being able to dial in brightness values for red, green and blue or at least by choosing from a selection of black and white filter presets

As it stands right now this is a fine app for one simple task that does an awful lot right. I believe they've gone a little too far with simplifying by not including a black and white mix option and they should look at making fine control of those sliders easier. In a perfect world I'd like to see some dodge and burn options to further improve the black and white control. The quality of the application's results is excellent, however, and if you only want that simplified, limited set of options then Colour Splash Studio might be just the app for you.

PW170 - Glide Strap Review

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:04:25 -0700

Today I take a look at two of the best glide straps on the market from existing market leader BlackRapid and newcomer Custom SLR. I'll show you how they work, how they compare and then I'll give you my verdict on which on I think you should buy.

PW170 - Glide Strap Review

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 14:04:25 -0700

PW169 - Snapseed App Review

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:49:11 -0700

Today we've got a video review of Snapseed, an iPad app by Nik Software. This is our first ever iPad app review on PhotoWalkthrough and that's because until now I've not thought anything was good enough to be useful to pro and semi-pro photographers. But surely if anyone can make a quality photo editing app on the iPad then Nik Software can? Join me to find out what it can do, how it works and whether you should give Nik your hard earned money!

PW168 - Flare App Review

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:00:38 -0700

Today we have video review of the brand new Flare app available on the Mac app store. It brings hipstamatic or Instagram style creative effects to your photos through a desktop app that gives much more creative control. I'll show you how it works and give my verdict on whether or not this is a must buy.

Find more free photoshop video tutorials and lightroom video tutorials plus photography tips, reviews and training at www.photowalkthrough.com.

PW167 - Tutorial 22, Chapter 3 - Tender Touch

Mon, 16 May 2011 09:02:32 -0700

Download tutorial source files and follow along at www.photowalkthrough.com. PhotoWalkthrough is a free video tutorial website teaching photography, Photoshop and Lightroom. Get loads more free tutorial videos at www.photowalkthrough.com

Today we finish Tutorial 22 with some split toning and finishing work that give this image a lot more character and interest using Adobe Lightroom 3.

PW166 - Tutorial 22, Chapter 2 - Tender Touch

Mon, 09 May 2011 07:19:12 -0700

In the second chapter of our free lightroom 3 video tutorial we spend some time evening up the light on our Tender Touch image doing what I call a hand-made tone mapping to bring out detail through the whole image and make it ready for our final split toning step next week.

PW41 - Tutorial 11, Chapter 1 - Wheelbarrow

Thu, 05 May 2011 03:44:42 -0700

Get the source image and follow along with the tutorial by visiting www.photowalkthrough.com and clicking "Tutorial Source Files". PhotoWalkthrough offer free video tutorials on photography, photoshop and lightroom.

This is a repost of an old PhotoWalkthrough tutorial from our first year, 2006. It covers Photoshop CS2 I think. All the techniques contained here are still relevant in the latest versions of Photoshop. Here's the original show notes:

Today we start another proper image tutorial and this time I'm covering how to produce this very gritty style. To begin with, though, we spend quite a bit of time on composition and composition exercises. And just for added spice there's a little update on the Lightroom review as well. Enjoy!

PW165 - Tutorial 22, Chapter 1 - Tender Touch

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 03:10:49 -0700

Today we start a new tutorial working on a tricky image with strong shadows and highlights. We use Lightroom first to recover some detail on those areas and then we do a black and white mix to bring out interesting detail throughout. Add in some dodging and burning, vignette and an interesting split tone and we'll be all finished. This tutorial majors heavily on the decision making process with an image. I talk a lot about what I'm trying to achieve with the picture and how I'm going to get there.

PhotoWalkthrough is a free video tutorial website teaching photography, Photoshop and Lightroom. Get loads more free tutorial videos at www.photowalkthrough.com

PW164 - Wacom Intuos 4 Wireless Review

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:27:46 -0700

Today's show is a video review of the Wacom Intuos 4 Wireless tablet. It features 8 express keys with configurable OLED displays and a touch wheel. It connects by bluetooth and is pressure and tilt sensitive. We discuss it's price, features and how useful it is to a digital photographer.

Find more photography video reviews on the PhotoWalkthrough site at http://www.photowalkthrough.com/photowalkthrough/category/review plus tons of free lightroom and photoshop video tutorials. Find out more about Wacom tablets at www.wacom.com.

PW163 - SuperFrame white on black acrylic printing at Focus On Imaging 2011

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:28:56 -0700

In our last Focus On Imaging video for 2011 we look at a spectacular and touchable way to print black and white images directly on acrylic. We also look at a few of Superframe's acrylic frame options and learn some fun new ways to keep the images on our wall fresh.

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and learn about SuperfFrame products at www.superframe.co.uk.

PW162 - Cambo X2-PRO System at Focus On Imaging 2011

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:47:57 -0700

In our final visit to Focus On Imaging 2011 we visit the Cambo stand and take a look at their X2-PRO System which turns a regular Canon DSLR into a View camera with finely adjustable swing and shift abilities to give total control over the focal plane in your photographs. And it's affordable too (kinda).

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and learn about Cambo products at www.cambo.com.

PW161 - Manfrotto 057 Tripods and 055 Photo-Movie Head at Focus On Imaging 2011

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:00:37 -0700

In our second visit to Manfrotto at Focus On Imaging 2011 we look at tripods and heads aimed at more serious prosumer and professional level photographers. We start wtih the 057 range of tripods and the 057 Mag Ball head made out of magnesium and featuring a new portait angle selector that keeps your camera at a perfect 90 degree angle.

Next we look at Manfrotto's new 055 Photo-Movie head designed to cater to photographers wanting to switch into video shooting. It's big, and impressive and you have to see it!

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and learn about Manfrotto products at www.manfrotto.co.uk.

PW160 - Manfrotto Compact and 290 Series Tripods at Focus On Imaging 2011

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:00:54 -0700

Manfrotto had lots of new stuff to show this year and we started by taking a look at their compact and 290 series tripods, both available as a kit. The compact series have an innovative thumb-wheel locking system while the 290s have a removable head and all metal locking joints.

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and learn about Manfrotto products at www.manfrotto.co.uk.

PW159 - Lensbaby Sweet 35 and Tilt Transformer at Focus On Imaging 2011

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 04:47:38 -0700

The Lensbaby Sweet 35 is a brand new optic compatible with the existing Lensbaby Optic Swap systems on the Composer, Muse, Control Freak and Scout. It's a 35mm lens that, for the first time on a Lensbaby, has a built-in variable aperture. It's a 12-blade system that makes it much easier to control than the old magnetic aperture ring system.

Lensbaby are also showing off their Tilt Transformer, a swivel ball system that lets you mount any Nikon lens and turn it into a tilt lens. The Tilt Transformer fits onto Panasonic Lumix G Micro Systems, Olympus PENand Sony NEX digital cameras.

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and learn about Lensbaby lenses at www.lensbaby.com.

PW158 - Fuifilm X100 at Focus On Imaging 2011

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:49:56 -0700

The Fujifilm X100 was released at Photokina in 2010 and has finally arrived amid much excitement over its retro looks, hybrid viewfinder, high quality lens and sensor and old-school handling. Today we talk to Theo who shows us what the gadget lust is all about.

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and find out more about the X100 at www.finepix-x100.com.

PW157 - Rogue FlashBenders at Focus On Imaging 2011

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:20:44 -0700

Rogue FlashBenders attach securely to your hotshoe flash and allow you to control your light by bending and flexing their large neutral coloured reflector giving many more creative options for using your flash.

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and find Rogue products at www.expoimaging.com.

PW156 - Exclusive 7 at Focus On Imaging 2011

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:56:20 -0700

Exclusive 7 had one of the smaller stands and Focus On Imaging but it was constantly packed. They were showing a new product aimed at professional photographers that gives them a way to differentiate their business, build lasting relationships with their customers and make more money. If you're a professional photographer you should definitely take a look.

Get loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get contact Exclusive 7 at www.exclusive7.com

PW155 - Epson Stylus Photo R3000 at Focus On Images

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:46:13 -0700

The Espon Stylus Photo R3000 is Epson's printer aimed at the prosumer photographer market and features the same 3 black level ink system as te R2400 and R2880. The R3000 doesn't replace the R2880 but does improve on it in a number of important ways. First of all the ink cartidges are more than twice the size and both the matt black and photo black cartridges remain in the printer at all times. Epson have also massively improved usability by adding a screen with step by step instructions and they've also added WiFi printing. They even made the top flatter because we all store our prints there!

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Epson printers at www.epson.com.

PW154 - Advanced Photographer Magazine at Focus On Imaging 2011

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:04:02 -0700

Today we visit Will Cheung, the editor of a brand new british magazine aimed at Advanced Photographers called.. Advanced Photographer magazine, published by Bright Publishing. In a sea of mags aimed at newcomers this new venture aims to dig a little deeper, inspiring and educating people who have already made their first steps in photography and want to do more. I'm already a subscriber and I love what they're doing.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Advanced Photographer at www.advancedphotographer.co.uk.

PW153 - Drobo S, FS and DroboPro at Focus On Imaging

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 09:36:19 -0700

Drobo never seem to stand still and there are a bunch of new products and new versions of existing products to talk about since last year so we've returned to the Drobo stand at Focus On Imaging 2011 and we find out what's new with the Drobo S, Drobo FS and DroboPro. Plus we learn about clever new way that the larger Drobos handle SSD drives. And we find out how close Drobo are coming to releasing my dream 20-bay Drobo device!

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Drobo stuff at www.drobo.com.

PW152 - Sony Alpha A55 at Focus On Imaging 2011

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:39:46 -0700

We visit the Sony stand again at Focus On Imaging 2011 and take a look at Sony's new "hero" camera, the Alpha A55 which features a partially reflective mirror that enables superor video and stills performance and very fast shooting.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Sony stuff at www.sonystyle.com.

PW151 - Sony Handycam PJ30 and 3D Bloggie

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:09:22 -0700

Today we visit the Sony stand at Focus On Imaging and take a look at some of their most fun new gadgets. We start with the Handycam PJ30 that features a built-in projector and then we look at the 3D Bloggie, the latest generation of Sony's handy video blooging gadget.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Sony stuff at www.sonystyle.com.

PW150 - Moo at Focus On Imaging 2011

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:16:26 -0700

Back at Focus On Imaging 2011 and we stop by the Moo stand. We seem to visit these guys every year - we're seriously in danger of PhotoWalkthrough becoming a giant Moo ad but the truth is I love their products - they don't pay me a penny, I promise! This year they're showing off their new postcards with designable backs, white label packaging, online moo card galleries and coolest of all, their new ShowCase business card holder.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Moo stuff at www.moo.com.

PW149 - BlackRapid RS-Sport and SnapR at Focus On Imaging 2011

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:24:12 -0800

Back at Focus On Imaging 2011 we visit the BlackRapid stand and take a look at their innovative new quick-access camera straps, the SnapR, the RS-Sport and the RS DR-2 Slim Double Strap.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Pentax products at www.pentax.com.

PW148 - Pentax 645D Digital at Focus On Imaging 2011

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:30:59 -0800

In another visit to the Pentax stand at Focus On Imaging 2011 we take a look at their entry into the digital medium format market with the Pentax 645D digital.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Pentax products at www.pentax.com.

PW147 - Pentax K-5 at Focus On Imaging 2011

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:57:24 -0800

At Focus On Imaging 2011 once again we take a look at the new Pentax digital SLR, the K-5 with full weather seals and an innovative auto-leveling floating sensor system.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Pentax products at www.pentax.com.

PW146 - NEC Spectraview 301W at Focus On Imaging 2011

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:38:43 -0800

On today's visit ot Focus On Imaging 2011 we visit the NEC stand and learn about 10-bit displays for absolutely the the best possible colour rendition using the latest operating systems, video cards and the NEC Spectraview 301W display.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get NEC products at www.nec.com.

PW145 - Panasonic Lumix GH2 at Focus On Imaging 2011

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:46:43 -0800

We get close-up with the new Panasonic GH2 at the Focus On Imaging 2011 show in Birmingham, UK. It's a 16 Megapixel mirrorless camera with full HD video recording and some of the lightest and smallest detatchable lenses available.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Panasonic products at www.panasonic.com.

PW144 - Harman Direct Positive Paper at Focus On Imaging 2011

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 15:41:28 -0800

We visit the Harman stand again at Focus On Imaging 2011 to learn more about their brand new Direct Positive Paper. This is paper that starts out dark and gets lighter as you let light hit it. This is wonderful for creative photography uses such as pin-hole cameras. Steven Brierley also shows us a brand new pinhole camera prototype he's hoping he can help bring into production.

Loads more free PhotoWalkthrough videos are available at www.photowalkthrough.com. Find out more about Focus On Imaging at www.focus-on-imaging.co.uk and get Harman products at www.harmanexpress.com.

PW143 - Harman Multigrade Art at Focus On Imaging 2011

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 01:12:56 -0800

We visit the Harman stand at Focus On Imaging 2011 and take a look at their brand new silver gelatin paper, Multigrade Art.

PW142 - Lightroom 3 Quicktips - Picture Packages part 2

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:19:39 -0800

Today we conclude our free lightroom video tutorial on picture packages and printing from lightroom 3. We see how to make a picture package layout, customise it with your company name and website and even make a custom package that uses more than one image.

This show was made for tipsquirrel.com in association with photowalkthrough.com. Both sites offer free video tutorials covering photography and digital photo editing using adobe photoshop, lightroom and photoshop elements.

PW141 - Lightroom 3 Quicktips - Picture Packages

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:50:27 -0800

In this Lightroom 3 video tutorial we take a look at Picture Packages - an extremely useful feature for event photographers wanting to print and sell their images at the event. We see how to make a picture package layout, customise it with your company name and website and even make a custom package that uses more than one image.

PW140 - Tutorial 21, Chapter 3 - Northwest Wales Sunset

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:04:13 -0800

Today we complete our free photoshop video tutorial showing how we turned that badly exposed RAW file into a bright, colourful and interesting seascape. In this show we do some dodging and burning using a bitmap layer and then we use a curves layer with overlay blending mode to darken the corners as a vignette. Finally we use a neat technique for adding a lens flare to the image without the filter making a destructive edit.

Dodging and burning

Vignetting

Adding a lens flare

Lens flare as a non-destructive edit

Guiding the eye

PW139 - Tutorial 21, Chapter 2 - Northwest Wales Sunset

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:59:09 -0800

In today's episode we show you how to use the lightroom adjustment brush and graduated filters to boost contrast and colour and add a sunset glow on the horizon. We then move over into Photoshop for the rest of our tutorial where we begin with some dust spot removal with the spot healing brush tool to deal with lens and sensor dust. Then we use a curves adjustment layer and paint on its layer mask to boost the oranges in our horizon glow.

PW138 - Tutorial 21, Chapter 1 - Northwest Wales Sunset

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 02:57:21 -0800

Today we start a brand new tutorial showing how I turned a very challenging exposure into a very pleasing seascape with rich blue, purple and yellow tones using Adobe Lightroom and then Photoshop. In this episode I use colour balance and graduated filters to add the colour toning and some sky darkening. I also bring back detail in the very light and dark regions by using the fill light and recovery silders.

PW137 - Epson Stylus Photo R2880 Video Review

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 02:57:28 -0800

Today we take a long hard look at Epson's R2880, an A3+ printer aimed at prosumer and advanced amateur photographers with 9 inks including 3 blacks. We also take a moment to compare it with its predecessor, the extremely popular R2400.

PW136 - Importing your photos from laptop to desktop with Lightroom

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 04:24:53 -0700

In today's Lightroom video tutorial I show you the best way to take photos from your laptop to your desktop when you've been shooting and editing your pictures on the road. You can keep all your RAW files and the lightroom edits intact and still merge those pictures back into your master Lightroom catalog. Learn how..

Lightroom 3 techniques covered:

Export folder as catalog

Export collection as catalog

Import catalog

Import a collection

import from laptop

PW135 - Tutorial 20, Chapter 4 - Adding Fashion Labels to your Slideshow

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:39:31 -0700

Today we finish up our tutorial 20 lightroom 3 and photoshop cs5 video tutorials with a show all about creating your slideshow, adding a graphical identity plate overlay, watermarking your images and then exporting the slideshow as a video.

Lightroom 3 topics covered

Lightroom Slideshows

Identity Plates

Slideshow overlays

Watermarking

Graphical watermark

Slideshow export video

PW135 - Tutorial 20, Chapter 4 - Adding Fashion Labels to your Slideshow

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 06:04:11 -0700

Lightroom 3 topics covered:

Lightroom Slideshows

Identity Plates

Slideshow overlays

Watermarking

Graphical watermark

Slideshow export video

PW134 - Tutorial 20, Chapter 3 - Adding Fashion Labels to a Slideshow

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:25:21 -0700

Today we have chapter 3 of our tutorial using the new features of both Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3. Today we do some dodging and burning, cropping, saving with transparency and take a look at stacks in the Lightroom filmstrip.

Photoshop CS5

Evening up light

Dodge and burn

Tablet pressure controls opacity

Overlay blending mode

Cropping with the crop tool

Export for web and devices

Exporting with transparency

DropBox

Save as PSD

Maximise compatibility

Lightroom 3

Stacks in the filmstrip

PW133 - Tutorial 20, Chapter 2 - Adding Fashion Labels to your Slideshow

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:57:18 -0700

In today's free Photoshop CS5 tutorial we continue making our fashion label by using the quick selection and refine edge tools then add our text using the type tool and give it some shape and texture with layer effects and texture inside a clipping path.

Topics covered

Quick Selection Tool

Refine Edge

Refine Radius

Layer mask

Type tool

Resizing text

Layer effects

Bevel and emboss

Black and white

Curves

Clipping paths

Blending modes

Opacity

PW132 - Tutorial 20, Chapter 1 - Adding Fashion Labels to your Slideshow

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:57:57 -0700

Today's show does double duty as both part of our Lightroom 3 review and also the first chapter in a new tutorial. We'll be adding fashion labels to our photographs as a fun way to brand a Lightroom 3 slideshow and I'll show you how the label is made by using new features from Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5.

Covered in this episode:

Importing photos in Lightroom

New import dialog in Lightroom 3

Import presets in Lightroom 3

Docking folders in Lightroom 3 import dialog

Lightroom straightening

Lightroom cropping

Lightroom color correction

Lightroom color enhancement

Before and after view

Lightroom export to photoshop

Lightroom Photoshop round trip

Photoshop CS5 marquee tool

Photoshop CS5 content aware fill

Photoshop CS5 content aware scaling

PW131 - Lightroom Video Review - Flickr Upload and Import Dialog

Sat, 07 Aug 2010 15:31:26 -0700

On today's Lightroom 3 Video Review show we look at a new feature that is already saving me a lot of time and helping me share more of my photos - the new Flickr upload that is part of the publishing service. Lightroom 3 can now integrate directly with Flickr and keep collections up to date for you - even downloading the comments. We'll also take a look at the new import dialog which boasts an improved and simplfied layout plus a very useful new import presets feature.

PW130 - Lightroom 3 Video Review - Lens and Perspective Correction, Grain

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:40:46 -0700

Today we continue our video review of Adobe Lightroom 3 by taking a good hard look at the new lens correction feature and see how it can be used to perform perspective correction just like a tilt and shift lens. We also see what the new Grain tool can do to help you decide whether Lightroom 3 is a worthwhile upgrade for you.

PW129 - Lightroom 3 Video Review - Noise Reduction

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:21:17 -0700

Today we start our video review of Lightroom 3, the brand new version of Lightroom, by taking a real in-depth look at one of the headline new features, improved noise reduction. We put it to the test with a real high ISO image and try to help you decide for yourself whether Lightroom 3 is a worthwhile upgrade for you.

PW128 - Tutorial 19 - High Key, High Colour Portraits

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:09:34 -0700

Today's Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3 video tutorial shows how to create the attractive high key, high contrast, bright colour portrait style that's so fashionable at the moment with companies like Venture. In this one chapter tutorial I used Photoshop CS5 to produce the effect and then show how to do the same thing using Lightroom 3. These steps work equally well in earlier versions of Photoshop as far back as CS and Lightroom 2.

PW127 - Wacom Pen and Touch Review

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:35:49 -0700

In today's show we have a video review of the Wacom Pen and Touch plus the LA Robe tablet sleeve. A wacom tablet is one of the staples of digital photo editing and the Pen and Touch is not only just what you need but it's very affordable and features new touch gesture support. Well worth a look!

PW126 - Photoshop CS5 Review - Repoussé Tool

Wed, 26 May 2010 01:37:11 -0700

In today's show we examine one of the new 3D features in Photoshop CS5 Extended, the Repoussé Tool. This tool can be used to extrude shapes and turn them into 3D objects. I'll show you how it all works and then introduce you to another tool that does much the same thing for way less money!

PW125 - Photoshop CS5 Review - Puppet Warp Tool

Wed, 19 May 2010 01:26:52 -0700

In today's Photoshop CS5 Video Review we take a look at the new Puppet Warp tool to see if it's of any use to photographers and to help you decide whether CS5 is worth upgrading.

PW124 - Photoshop CS5 Features - Refine Edge Tool

Tue, 11 May 2010 08:08:49 -0700

In today's show we take a look at the improved refine edge tool. We put Photoshop CS5 through its paces on a series of real world images and show you where it does a great job and where it doesn't do so well.

PW123 - Photoshop CS5 Features - How good is HDR Pro?

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:49:40 -0700

In today's show we take a look at another of the new Photoshop CS5 features aimed at photographers, HDR Pro. It's sure to be an improvement on CS4 but how good is it really? How does it compare, for example, with HDRSoft's Photomatix Pro. Check out today's show for the full scoop on how HDR Pro works and how the results look compared to the competiton. We also take a look at the new HDR Toning feature designed to apply HDR style effects to single images.

PW122 - Photoshop CS5 Features - Content Aware Fill

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:51:20 -0700

In today's show I'm going beyond the perfect world demos of the new Photoshop CS5 features by putting the headline feature, Content Aware Fill, through it's paces and showing you where it works well and where it doesn't. Join me to find out if Photoshop CS5 is a worthwhile upgrade for YOU.

PW121 - Tutorial 18, Chapter 3 - Draganize a portrait

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:45:15 -0700

The final chapter of our Photoshop CS4 tutorial showing how to create a Dragan effect using a portrait. In this chapter we create the gritty high contrast effect so characteristic of Dragan's work along with some colour work to give the image character.

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PW120 - Tutorial 18, Chapter 2 - Draganize a portrait

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:11:31 -0700

We continue to work on applying the Dragan effect to our portrait in Tutorial 18, Chapter 2, starting with some work on fixing eye colour with colour blending mode and some more work on preparing the image for the draganizing layers. We then move on to boosting contrast and fixing colours by using curves and hue/saturation layers.

PW119 - Felix Kunze interview

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:31:00 -0700

On today's audio only show we have a special guest, Felix Kunze who is a travelling photographer who has recently been doing work in Haiti. We talk to him about how Haiti has fared since the earthquake and the life and responsibilities of his modern take on the role of photo journalist.

Felix Kunze

http://www.felixkunze.com

The Future of Haiti

http://www.thefutureofhaiti.org

Felix's Haiti Slideshow video

http://www.felixkunze.com/blog/2010/haiti-an-overview/

PW118 - Tutorial 18, Chapter 1 - Draganize a portrait

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:10:01 -0700

Today we start Tutorial 18 where I show you my take on how to Draganize a portrait using Adobe Photoshop CS4. This is a 3 part tutorial and this section lays the ground work with getting the light and detail levels right using dodging and burning layers with soft light, hard light and a wacom pen and touch tablet so that the later, draganizing layers will look right. We also perform some basic colour correction using a curves layer.

PW117 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Timecare

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:16:21 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. Finally on this 2010 series of Focus On Imaging shows we take a look at Timecare who sell everything you need to archive and protect your most precious photographs and photo backups including a very special material that will sacrifice itself to protect your CDs.

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PW116 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Eizo

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:50:58 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. We visit the Eizo stand today to see what's new with the very high-end monitor company and to see if they've anything us mere mortals can afford. We see Eizo's first self-calibrating monitor and learn about the Flexscan S2262W and the Coloredge CG303W and CG245W.

PW115 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Canon 550D and SX210

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 13:54:13 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. We take a look at the Canon 550D, one of Canon's higher end entry level dSLRs complete with full 1080p video capability. We then try out the SX210, a high end compact camera with optical image stabilization and a massive 14x optical zoom.

PW114 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Moo Clip Frame

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:55:55 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. We re-visit the Moo stand today to see what's new with the young printing company and take a look at their latest clip frame. Sample promo web link included.

PW113 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Aaduki Insurance

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:27:20 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. It's with no apology at all that today's show is about insurance. It's something we all put off but if especially if you're in business as a photographer you *must* have public liability insurance. Nik from Aaduki explains quickly why and how easy it is to get covered.

PW112 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Permajet

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:55:36 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. Permajet have been in the printing business for over 20 years and have an impressive range of both paper and ink solutions for modern digital printing. Today we look at their latest Pearl paper and their EcoFlo continuous ink systems (CIS) for the Epson R2400, 2880 and 3800 printers.

PW111 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Gitzo Athena

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:54:10 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. The Gitzo Athena drew constant admiration from the passers by at this year's show it's a large and impressive motorised tripod head that can be mounted anywhere and controlled wirelessly.

PW110 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Blurb books

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:16:54 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. Blurb have been going from strength to strength since we saw them last year. They've introduced a new book size at customer request and made ICC profiles downloadable so customers can soft-proof their work before sending it for print. plus special DISCOUNT CODE INCLUDED for 50% off the cost of printing your own book in today's show.

PW109 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Kata Bags

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:15:19 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. In this show we find out all about Kata's state of the art for light weight and superior strength in their newest camera bags, the bumblebees.

PW108 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Visible Dust

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:56:05 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. For a bit of fun (for YOU guys, not so much for me!) we decided to prove how fast and safe it is to clean your camera sensor with Visible Dust products by handing Rola from Visible Dust my own personal Canon 5D mk2. Watch the show to find out how it turns out.

PW107 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Wacom Intuos 4 Wireless and Cintiq 21UX

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:52:52 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. Today the good folks on the Wacom stand show us their 2 newest products, the Intuos 4 Wireless tablet and the massive Cintiq 21UX tablet/screen.

PW106 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Drobo S and Drobo Pro

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:32:18 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. We return once again to visit our old friends Drobo who've not been ile for the last year. They've got a range of new products aimed at individuals and businesses. Today we're looking at the Drobo S and the Drobo Pro.

PW105b - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Sony a450

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:24:30 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. The Sony a450 is their latest foray into the SLR market and while they're still very focused on the newcomer the feature set of this little camera is quite ground breaking.

PW105a - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Sony Bloggie

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:41:27 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. Sony show us their latest video camera aimed and bloggers, the bloggie. It comes with a 360 degree lens and the ability to upload moving 360 panoramas. Unusual and fun.

PW104 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - HartbleiCam

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:30:34 -0700

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. I found a real gem of a camera, the Hartblei Cam, which lets you use your own choice of lenses, viewfinders and camera backs together. This one you just have to see for the simple joy of it.

PW103 - Focus On Imaging 2010 - Panasonic G2

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:27:04 -0800

From 2010's PhotoWalkthrough coverage of the Focus On Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. Panasonic launched their newest camera, the G2 here at the show and we've got an exclusive first look at this 21.1 megapixel camera with touch screen and superb AVCHD video features.

PW102 - Wacom Cintiq 12WX review

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:30:42 -0800

This week I finally got my hands on a gadget I've been lusting after for years, a Wacom Cintiq. The Cintiq is a combined graphics tablet and screen so you can literally draw on the screen when editing your photos. In this show we've got what I hope is a very complete product review with conclusions about how useful it is to photographers and natural media artists such as those used to working with paints, pencils or chalks.

PW101 - Tutorial 17, Chapter 2 - Removing coloured light with Lightroom

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:50:32 -0800

This is the second and final part of Tutorial 17 where we do some further colour cast removal and then work on light and tone, guiding the eye and some dodging and burning. This show is in the new shorter PhotoWalkthrough style which should enable to me to get more episodes out.

PW100 - Tutorial 17, Chapter 1 - Removing coloured light wih Lightroom

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:36:37 -0700

In our 100th show today we start a brand new tutorial where we look at how to remove nasty reflected coloured light from a photo. We also have our usual assignment and the entries to the last assignment set to music.

PW99 - Photoshop CS4 Quicktip 4 - Targeted Adjustments

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:43:15 -0700

On today's show we've got exciting news about a special Photo Day on TWiT Live, hosted by our good friend Chris Marquardt. I'll be joining Chris on air at 4pm pacific (midnight UK time). We've also got another quick tip showing some of the new targeted adjustment features in Photoshop CS4. These features have been ported over from Lightroom and make editing your images much more natural. And of course we have a new assignment ready for our next show - the big Episode 100!

PW98 - Decorating a Netbook

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:04:32 -0700

In this stand-alone tutorial we have a little fun decorating a netbook using our own photograph printed on moo stickers. We cover how to create the stickers in Photoshop using guides and slices then we have a quick timelapse of sticking them on the netbook.

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PW97 - Photoshop CS4 Quicktip 3

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 07:17:07 -0700

Today we introduce the new CS4 tabbed windows interface and show you how to wrestle under control the tool palettes. We've also got a brand new composition segment showing you how to shoot panning shots with all the basics plus some advanced tips. There's a new assignment and we review the entries to our last assignment, Pencil, to the music of Matthew Ebel.

PW96 - ColorMunki Video Review

Tue, 12 May 2009 08:16:46 -0700

Lately I've been playing with the ColorMunki, a new colour calibration tool that lets you profile not just your monitor but also your printer for a completely colour managed workflow. Find out how I got on with it in today's show.

PW7 - Tutorial 1 Chapter 7 - Weston at Low Tide

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:31:51 -0700

In this final chapter of Tutorial 1 we finish off our image of Weston-super-mare with a vignette, some extra steps to even up the light in the sky and add some final brightness and contrast adjustments.

PW6 - Tutorial 1 Chapter 6 - Weston at Low Tide

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:32:25 -0700

In today's episode we get down to the fun part of dodging and burning our image to add shape and direct the eye of the viewer. So far we've been giving ourselves the solid foundation we need to bring the image together. Now we add expression by painting with light.

PW5 - Tutorial 1 Chapter 5 - Weston at Low Tide

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:37:33 -0700

This time on Tutorial 1 we take the same approach we did to the ground portion and apply it to the sky. Once again we're bringing the levels closer together by using lightening and darkening layers with layer masks.

PW4 - Tutorial 1 Chapter 4 - Weston at Low Tide

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:45:51 -0700

In chapter 4 of Tutorial 1 we take a look at how the ground portion of the image was edited to bring the tones together with the sky and add focus and detail using darkening and lightening layers with layer masks.

PW3 - Tutorial 1 Chapter 3 - Weston at Low Tide

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 04:55:04 -0700

Chapter 3 of our re-encoded and re-released Tutorial 1. This episode covers black and white conversion with a number of techniques for bringing out the details in your picture.

PW2 - Tutorial 1 Chapter 2 - Weston at Low Tide

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:10:04 -0700

Chapter 2 of the re-encoding and re-release of Tutorial 1. In today's show we look at darkening layers and lightening layers. We use them to bring the sky and ground levels closer together.

PW1 - Tutorial 1 Chapter 1 - Weston at Low Tide

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:57:56 -0700

This is re-encoding and re-release of our first ever PhotoWalkthrough tutorial. Since first starting the show my number 1 request has been to make Tutorial 1 available for download. Well I'm happy to deliver on that at long last. I'll release a show every day throughout tutorial 1 and then we'll be back to our regular shows. In this show we cover noise reduction and layer masking.

PW95 - Photoshop CS4 Quicktip 2

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:56:09 -0700

In today's show we have a really useful and interesting viewer question about workflow where I really get into what I typically do with a large set of photos when I need to process them. Then we take some more time with Photoshop CS4 and discover what I think is the most compelling new feature. We finish with the entries to last week's Light and Shadow assignment set to the music of Jason Reeves.

PW94 - Focus On Imaging 6

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:14:13 -0800

Today is our final trip around Focus On Imaging 2009 and we finish up by visiting the stands of Moo, who show us their business card range, and Hasselblad who tell us about their latest cameras available at prices that even us mere mortals can afford.

PW93 - Focus On Imaging 5

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:23:06 -0800

On today's jaunt around Focus On Imaging we drop by the Drobo stand and talk about Drobo Share. We also visit Lensbaby to see how they've developed their selective focus lenses to make them easier to use than ever.

PW92 - Focus On Imaging 4

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:41:38 -0800

Today we take another walk around the Focus On Imaging show and visit the Blurb stand and the Colour Confidence stand where we take a look at the ColorMunki screen and printer calibration device.

PW91 - Focus On Imaging 3

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:38:19 -0800

Today's show features Lite Panels - also on the Manfrotto stand since they're both part of Bogen Imaing, and PhotoPlod, a photography walk in picturesque England in support of children's charity.

PW90 - Focus On Imaging 2

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:44:04 -0800

Today is the second of our Focus On Imaging specials. Today we feature a fun new Epson printer and Kubota's excellent Photoshop Actions.

PW89 - Focus on Imaging Special 1

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:25:50 -0800

Today and for the next few days we're taking a look at some of the companies exhibiting at the Focus on Imaging show in Birmingham, UK. We have music provided, once again from the Podsafe Music Network, by Eagle Seagull.

PW88 - Photoshop CS4 quictip - Adjustment Panel

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:18:09 -0800

Today we've got the start of a new short series of quicktips on Adobe Photoshop CS4 and one of the new features - the Adjustment panel that really makes one of the most frequent Photoshop actions much quicker and more intuitive. As well as that we've got a viewer question and answer, some news of more workshops and a new assignment.

PW87 - Vintage Competition Results

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:55:15 -0800

This week we look at the entries to the PhotoWalkthrough Vintage competition. I provide my thoughts on quite a few of the entries and then we pick semi finalists, finalists and the winner.

PW86 - Tutorial 16 Chapter 2 - Urban Ugliness

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:39:58 -0800

This week we finish up Mark Ridley's tutorial on how he produced his Urban Ugliness collection by taking a look and black and white conversion, contrast enhancement and adding vignettes all using Adobe Photoshop CS2. We also have a brand new promo code for Moo mini-cards specially for PhotoWalkthrough viewers and a special slideshow of some of the best images submitted to our Flickr group in the last few weeks.

PW85 - Tutorial 16 Chapter 1 - Urban Ugliness

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:04:39 -0700

Tutorial 16 marks the beginning of a 2 chapter screencast by Mark Ridley of www.highton-ridley.co.uk. We also have the launch of a brand new competition and, of course, a new assignment.

PW84 - Lightroom 2 Quicktip - Keywording

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:44:14 -0700

It's the end of our second week of Lightroom 2 tips and today we look at all the myriad ways Adobe have given us to add keywords to our images. I know it's something most of us shy away from doing. Who needs another post processing step when all we're really interested in is how the picture looks? But keywording is one of those tasks that given just a little of prior thought can be fast, consistant and incredibly useful. So let's delve into the tools we have available.

PW83 - Lightroom 2 Quicktip - Post crop vignettes

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:31:54 -0700

Those of you that know me know how much I love my vignettes. Well Adobe made me very happy with Lightroom 2. They added a post-crop vignette feature that does everything I could have wanted. So today Im going to show you all about how to use it.