Fix any Blown Out Photo even if it’s Totally Clipped!

In today’s video, I’m going to show you how to un-clip any photo.

Fixing a photo at this level may seem difficult at a glance but it’s actually not hard and we’re going to make short work of this. I’m going to show you what to do when NON of that is enough and you have an image so clipped that it seems like it’s useless. This is how you can fix ANY clipped photo.

If you expose well you can usually get rid of clipping and have stunning dynamic range using simple sliders, presets like Natural HDR or Filmist presets with a few of its dynamic chemical mods.

So for me there are 3 levels of clipping. Here’s why it happens and how to fix it every time.

You can also DOWNLOAD the RAW file I use in this to follow along.

You can also watch this directly on my YouTube channel.

Level 1 light clipping resolved with simple presets and adjustments like Natural HDR.

Level 2 resolved with presets and local adjustment mask

Level 3, resolved with painting back detail on PS , Affinity etc. This requires some time depending on the retail you need but it always works.

October 17, 2014

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Getting Awesome Light in Camera .

The Light is What Matters.

I was sitting in the studio working away this week when I peeked out my window and saw this amazing light. Watch what was happening. I could not help but grab a camera and go out to chat about it.

While this was off the cuff and I didn’t have any models or scenes ready, the light is what matters. Any scenario can be amazing if we use it well, but some light is just magical and if we plan our sessions to work with that and understand how to mold it to our needs, anything can happen.

Sometimes the situations are bold like this one. It would have been perfect timing for a portrait session, though I would have had only minutes. Sometimes magical light is more subtle and you really have to think about where it’s reflecting, how the subject and camera is positioned and how we expose. I’ve learned this. If I just stop, breathe and take in the scene before I make the image, my perception changes and I see things I would have otherwise missed. Slow down.

Having a fundamental understanding of light itself is the foundation for our artistry. If you have not yes watched the EXposed workshop I highly suggest you take a look. It will change your perspective. From now on, each time you see unique light take a moment out of your mind to think about what the light is doing, how it plays off objects, faces, landscapes and shapes.

Once we know the light, we control the light. — Gav

September 6, 2014

Free Effects & Goodies, tips, video

How to Change Lightroom Identity Plate with Your Logo [VIDEO]

A quick PHOTOGRAPHIC School (subscribe on YouTube) for you today. I found myself tinkering with the Lightroom ID plate and hunting for file dimensions, so I made a quick video that covers making and setting up your ID plate from start to finish.

— Gav

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