How To Blend Exposures With Luminosity Masks Since the slow and painful death of HDR tone mapping, many photographers are now wondering the exact same thing: How to blend exposures with luminosity masks. The good news is, you can look no further. I’ve been using and teaching exposure blending for years, and this guide will […]
Tutorial – How (And Why) To Make 16 bit Saturation Masks in Photoshop
Tutorial – How (And Why) To Make 16 bit Saturation Masks in Photoshop Saturation masks have been around for a while, although they aren’t particularly well known. We use them to make a selection of the most saturated parts of our image. With a vibrance adjustment layer, we can increase or decrease the saturation of […]
Edit A Stunning Sunset/Sunrise in Photoshop with Luminosity Masks
Edit A Stunning Sunset/Sunrise in Photoshop with Luminosity Masks In today’s video we look specifically at luminosity masks and exposure blending a beautiful sunset. We look at some more advanced techniques here, learning how to create a realistic, natural blend. A big thank you to Hermann Forster for the images. If you’re new to masking, […]
BTS: Composing Milky Way & Golden Hour Shots At The Lavender Fields
BTS: Composing Milky Way & Golden Hour Shots At The Lavender Fields All images in the video were editing with Raya Pro/InstaMask I’ve just wrapped up a 10-day visit to Valensole, France, to capture the famous lavender fields there. My aim was to come out with 4 or 5 workable images, including a mixture of […]
Blend ANY Exposures With This Tip in Photoshop Including Interior Photos
Blend ANY Exposures With This Tip in Photoshop Including Interior Photos A big thank you to Hamish Niven for sending in his beautiful images for Challenge Jimmy. If you would like to take part in Challenge Jimmy, please send your initial jpegs (no RAWs please), to challengejimmymc@gmail.com. Hey guys, if you like this video, please […]
Forget HDR Software – 5 Ways To Blend Any Exposures In Photoshop
Forget HDR Software – 5 Ways To Blend Any Exposures In Photoshop In this week’s tutorial, I show you 5 ways to blend any exposures in Photoshop. Anyone who has followed my website and blog for a while will know that I stopped using any form of HDR software a long time ago. I believe […]