2013

How To Use Gels In Photography – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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Change Up Your Lights

Its very easy to mess up an image by using a gel too directly and by using too many colors. This episode covers how to use them in a subtle way to change the overall mood of your photos and which lighting works best.

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Timeline

0:00- Ferdinand Magellan
0:30- Explanation of gels and how to use them
2:00- Gel grades
3:15- Light setup
4:10- Using full power with orange gel
4:30- Using complimentary colors
5:20- Softbox lighting
6:20- Let us know if you have any examples!
How to Choose Colors

Complimentary colors always work well together. Try using a warm and cool combination when choosing which gels you want to use, and combining them in a way that makes sense. Colors are much easier to get right by using a color wheel and planning out your final image before you start. You can also try placing the warmer tones in the foreground and cooler in the back, or vice versa. .

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Tips To Change Color Tones In A Photo – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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Change up Your Colors

In today’s episode see a cool way to add different tones into your image with a couple easy steps using Duotone. The colors in these presets determine what your shadows, midtones, and highlights will look like. You can also choose your own color palette, and combine the layers using different blend mode and opacity combinations.

Today’s Episode Timeline

0:30 -Upcoming shoot
1:50 – Getting into color
2:15 – Duotone and Tritone
2:50 – Making a new document
3:01 – Working in grayscale
4:15- Using presets
5:15- Choosing your own colors
6:26- Curves
7:45- Blending these colors with your original images
9:50- Taking it one step further
10:20- Adding noise
11:10- Light rays
12:35- Show us your effects
Working Non-Destructively

Because you have to work in grayscale to be able to use this feature I would recommend making a new document. Grayscale converts the image into black and white, meaning you can’t make any changes later. To prevent this you can just bring the new document in as a layer after you finish in Duotone.

Push it Further

Another option after you finish is to add in light and grain to get the vintage style or film type look. You can add light into your photo quickly and easily by using the brush tool on dissolve and experimenting with opacity on that as well. .

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How To Make Images Look Great On The Web

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Making Your Images Look Great

There are a lot of options to check when you are editing your images. Choosing the right ones will make sure your images will look great no matter where they are viewed.

In this episode we cover 16bit vs 8bit and colorspace. These may sound boring, but they do make a big difference in your final image.

Today’s Episode Timeline

0:30 -Making sure your images look good on the internet
1:00 – 16 bit vs. 8 bit.(Here is a great article)
2:45 – Opening the DNG
3:50 – Changing your color space
5:30- Opening your image from the RAW Dialogue
6:00- editing your image
7:26- Saving Multiple copies of your images
8:00- Saving your images for the internet
9:30- Deciding your quality
10:30- Opening your image on the internet
12:10- Keeping you from getting pissed off!
Starting with a lot of information

Be sure you are shooting in RAW! You want to start off with the most info possible and then work your way down.

Here is a decent workflow

Shoot with your camera in RAW mode. If your camera does not have RAW, choose the FINE under the JPG settings.
Import into Lightroom or aperture – these programs will read your RAW files.
Edit your image in Photoshop – 16 bit mode, ProphotoRGB or Adobe RGB 1998
Save a copy of your image as a .PSD file – this will allow you to have layers so you can edit the image further later if you decide to.
Save another copy of your image for the web using FILE-SAVE FOR WEB AND DEVICES from Photoshop. Be sure it embeds the color profile SRGB and is around 80 quality.
Upload to the internet! .

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