New photoshop video tutorial – Targeting colour with masks – Rubbing Pixels

Sure we have luminosity masks of all shapes and sizes to select, control and manipulate tonal value in an image but what about making detailed selections of colour.

We in this tutorial we bring your attention to a little feature tucked away in your panels that dose exactly that. Giving you this ability to make masks for colour just as detailed as the ones for tonal value will add a new dimension to editing workflow and another technique for your bag of editing tricks.

This tutorials can be found in the “Retouching Techniques” section of the site. It is free for members or available for viewing for $5.99 for non members. Click here to be taken to the tutorial.

Spoon Bay Star Trail Digital Panoramic – Video tutorial

Out once again messing about with shooting under moonlight. This time trying something totally different that I haven’t seen done before and that was to shoot a digital panoramic at night using the moon light and this was the result.

I have shared my capture details, thoughts and full post production process with my Rubbing Pixels members in a members only 21 minute video tutorial.

Full details and tutorial outline can be found on this link

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Shooting Moonlight Photography using Digital – Video Tutorial

The first of my in the field tutorials is now ready for release. My introduction into Moonlight photography. This 50 minute video tutorial begins with an outline into the research I did to shoot the location both on digital and slide film. Starting points for my digital exposures, how the moonlight will fall on the area and the best time to head out and shoot.

The tutorial then moves into a detailed look into how the shoot went with test shots and the final exposures taken. Discussing how focusing was done, experimentation with selected f stops, shutter speeds and also iso settings. The use of long exposure noise compensation in the 5D Mk II and it compared to an image with half the iso and shutter speed… how did it stack up ???

Most importantly of all I outline what I learnt and what I would do differently next time I head out. Learning not necessary from mistakes but finding improvements in your work flow to make your next shoot better in certain areas. For me the exposure is exactly what I want but my DOF could be improved and this is discussed on how it will be approached next time.

I also process three files from RAW to final print ready master files as well. The editing of the slide film shots is not covered in this tutorial, only the settings used for the capture.

This tutorial is free for all Rubbing Pixel members, or it can be purchased by guests for viewing on line for $9.99. Here is the direct link to the tutorial.

Circular Quay Photo, Sydney City & Colour Tone Video Tutorial

I have always wanted to get a better shot of this location but I never got the right light and this evening had so much potential. The light to my left was great but none of it stretched over my scene and it really didn’t deliver. Thing is the exposure was great and all the elements where there with the ferry’s and the overall composition so I had a play around in photoshop and found a nice and simple way to add some colour back into the shot. When adding a tone to the sky you got to think about how the light will behave not just in the sky but all over the image as if it was real.

My process to adding colour to the sky and beyond has been made into a video tutorial and available on the Rubbing Pixels website. Free to members and can be purchased for $5.99. This is the link to the tutorial. Enjoy.

This image was shot on the Fuji GX617 | Velvia 50 slide film.

Assign v’s Convert Colour Profile in Photoshop video tutorial

A new video tutorial added to the Rubbing Pixel website looks at and discusses the Assign and Convert to profile options in Photoshop. One is no better than the other it is simply a case of when to use each one and to understand what each one will do to your image when you decide to use it. The tutorial uses visual examples that will allow you to perform the same tests to see the difference for yourself.

The tutorial is free to all Rubbing Pixels members or available for purchase for $4.99. To view the tutorial please click here.