October 2, 2020

How to edit portraits better, stop over thinking.

Photographers keep under-editing their work. But just dragging the sliders won’t fix it. Heck, that was the theme of the Muse editing pack that we originally shot this session for. So lets edit portraits better with some simple techniques.

It’s always harder in real life I know. We are gonna dig into that today as we take on the cute photo session we did for the Muse launch and I’ll show you hands on how I edit with it.

How do I edit portraits better. How prevent myself from under-editing blues. I always use tools that push be to go past the basics. I stay sharp Lightroom presets or Styles for Capture on to edit fast, I use actions or watch videos like this one. BUT I also use those manual tweaks to get your look perfect. I’ll show you in this weeks video.  It’s time to edit portrait better. It’s time to to stop under-editing your photos, so let’s tale this bull by the horns.

Here’s some useful links related to the video as well.

There’s a couple more in depth training videos from this shoot for PhotoKit members where we dig more into the session and some more advanced edits.

The winning formula to get a better portrait edit here, was starting that edit in camera. Finding the light, getting a great look and then being unafraid to edit like we meant it. Even though we have not taken any of these into Photoshop, used actions or made detailed fashion or skin edits, they still look great and from here we can go wherever we like. Hope you enjoy, let me know if you want to see more like this.

Gav

Editing portraits better. Golden sunset shot edited with Muse Lightroom presets
Golden sunset shot edited with muse lightroom presets
cute bustier photo session with muse Lightroom presets
A soft edit from muse of this cute bustier. It’s all about editing portraits better.
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February 4, 2014

best-of-free-presetsWe were making presets here before selling presets was even hip. No one makes them like we do because we don’t just make presets, we’re passionate about quality and that’s why all our effects are GUARANTEED. Knowing Lightroom inside out is a start, but understanding light and photographics is what really makes great tools.

From each of our Pro Collections like Power Workflow 4, we have Light Packs so you can try for yourself. I thought, “With all the free presets we give away, it would be nice to make a one stop list of our light packs”. So here they are. Our most recent preset sampler packs, designed for with LR4 and LR5 and sure to please. This list is not long, but you won’t find any junk here. Every one of these packs is quality from the ground up and will save you time. Please share and enjoy, Gav

Power Workflow 4, Light Pack – Download

PW4 is the most powerful presets you’ll find. It’s our signature set and we’ve made it since Lightroom 1. Every version has been more refined and now it’s so well honed that it just begs to save you time. In this great sampler pack we’ve included great selections from Power Workflow 4 that will get you started. You can also get the complete collection of more than 75 perfectly prepared presets here.

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Color Fantasies 2, Light Pack – Download

Color Fantasies is a great color study and V2 took it to the next level. In this collection you’ll see powerful color twists you didn’t even know were in there, but we’ve done it with a subtle hand that is about gentle powerful color. Enjoy this sampler pack and check out the Pro Collection for more than 100 of the best color effects on the market.

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Silver Shadows 2, Light Pack – Download

We’re passionate about Black and White. control at your fingertips. Many think you have to use plugins or black and white tools to convert, but Silver Shadows 2 dispels that myth and puts endlessly variable silver conversion ate your fingertips. Not just the looks that we use either. You can mix, match and tweak to quickly get deeply refined silver conversions. Start with this sampler and then check out the Pro Collection for over 100 conversion tools.

 

Elegance 2, Light Pack – Download

Elegance is a presets collection for takes on the local adjustments like brushes, gradients and radials. Save time by selecting the look your need and applying it locally right from within Lightroom. This sampler pack gives you a selection of starter brushes and you can the loads more in the Pro Pack.

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March 23, 2012

Color Fantasies presets are all about creative color in Lightroom and they just got updated with loads of new refinements and full Lightroom 1-4 compatibility.

Here’s a pack of FREE presets that gives a little sampling of what’s in the full version. The 1.7 update marks all Seim Effects presets as being LR4 compatible and this download includes updated presets for LR 1-3, as well as the new LR4 versions.

Below you can download the six free presets from Color Fantasies. If you like what you see get the full collection with more than 60 presets, guaranteed to please. Have fun… Gav

DOWNLOAD the FREE Color Fantasies 1.7 Presets Sampler (ZIP)

Check Out The Video & The Complete Set Here

A little Color Fantasies User Feedback. More on the product page…

“The new “Color Fantasies” is gorgeous.” Julian Fuhrmann

“Got the Color Fantasies yesterday and you’ve outdone yourself” Connie Graham Terry.

 

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March 13, 2012

NOT, these are very old versions of my presets. See the latest Power Workflow here. And download some of my free presets on the Filmist and Natural HDR page

It’s Gavin here and Power Workflow 3, my flagship LR set that includes a bit of everything, just got updated to version 3.5. It has new refinements and full Lightroom 4 compatibility.

So I always post freebies from each set I make, to share and to convince you just how good they really are. With the release of v3.5 I wanted to post this free presets pack, that includes updated legacy presets as well as the new LR4 versions.

Below you can download 8 presets from Power Workfow 3, including Super Hero, Portrait Power, Simple Polarizer and more. Download and enjoy. If you like what you see, the full collection has more than 75 presets guaranteed to please. Enjoy… Gav

DOWNLOAD the FREE PW3 Presets Sampler (ZIP)

Check Out The Video & The Complete Set Here

A little PW3 User Feedback. More on the product page…

“Hey, just picked up power workflow 3…. Amazing! Wish had done it sooner” Jason E

“The best LR workfow presets ever” Jonah

“I’ve been using your Power Workflow since version 1, but you’ve really outdone yourself with version 3, it absolutely rocks! Dennis Bouman.

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