New Masterclass – Woy Woy Boats Long Exposure

When the light is harsh and the standard shutter speed is unflattering but the scene has potential what do you do ?

In this masterclass we look at the difference using long exposure has on boat scene and the concept that was being achieved in camera.

We look over the files captured during the shoot and the difference between the B&W and Lee 10 Big Stopper ND filters on shots.

We then head into Photoshop and process the pick of the bunch starting with the RAW file to a final print ready image.

This tutorials can be found in the “Masterclasses” section of the Rubbing Pixels website. This is a members only tutorial. To view the tutorial please click here.

Norah Head Lighthouse Video Masterclass

After two weeks of scattered showers there seamed to be a break in all the grey so my mate Adam and I headed out to Norah Head Lighthouse which is just north of Soldiers Beach. The sunrise itself wasnt anything special but the light falling onto the headland was fantastic. Running around shooting as much as possible on both film and digital I ended up with a few crackers and this was one of them that I was able to grab in between film captures. (Film was sent off today, cant wait.)

This one was shot on the 5D MkII with the 17-40mm f4 lens @ 17mm.

I have created the full editing of this image from scratch as a 22 minute video tutorial that is available at Rubbing Pixels. Free for members or $9.99 for guests.

Click the image to see a larger view of the shot.

Soldiers Beach Capture and Edit Video Tutorial

In this masterclass I have divided it up in two sections. First I discuss the thought processes and techniques that goes into creative water movement capture. The use of shutters speeds, iso, aperture for full DOF, focus point and filters used to get that perfect shutter speed without making other elements of your image suffer as a result.

Now that I have the shot and you understand how it was taken the two selected images are processed in Camera RAW and blended together in Photoshop to get our water perfect. Further Photoshop editing is done to the image to keep it looking natural but to also slightly enhance certain elements of the image.

This tutorial is available on the Rubbing Pixels website. Free to members, but can be purchased for $9.99. This is the link to the tutorial.

Rubbing Pixels Goes Live – Landscape Video Tutorials

Well after 8 months of designing and recording content I am proud to say my new tutorial website is now live.

The site hosts an extensive range of video tutorials on all things associated to landscape photography focusing on the capture techniques of images and then editing the images in applications like Photoshop, Photoshop elements, Lightroom, Photomatix Pro, PtGui, Hugin and more.

The site will also feature in the field tutorials which are currently in production and will detail how images are captured and set up etc for both film and digital. It offers a host of free tutorials as well to wet your appetite for what the site has to offer in terms of content. There are free are Articles written by myself, Ken Duncan and Kevin McNeal with more coming from other well known photographers. Over the next month there will be a free classifieds section added to the site so you can advertise your old equipment as well.

So head on over and have a look. The sites address is www.rubbingpixels.com

For those who are my loyal blog visitors and who are interested in joining here is a Discount Coupon that you can enter to get 15% off a 6 or 12 month subscription to the site. MLGBLOG the coupon is valid until the 28th of Feb 10.