Maybe mention that a shallow depth of field helps with the effect? I did this to a recent portrait with somewhat ok results. I've actually done a version of this technique on my FineArt flowers that has a crazy depth of field with excellent results. People often tell me that my prints have a 3D-effect with flowers popping out of the frame! Great video!!
It's a pleasure to meet you and to discover your channel. The beauty of your heart is reflected on your face. your teaching technique is excellent. thanks
Your 20/10 technique is spot on. I'll make it a permanent step in my workflow. What impressed me the most was how natural it looks; no annoying artifacts. Thanks!
@@glyndewis Quick question I use affinity photo. Do you know if I am doing a panoramic stitch and also using exposure bracketing so 3 images x 3, Am I supposed to render the exposure brackets 1st and then merge to one panoramic and then edit that or do I edit each individual image after I combined the exposure bracketing? I didn't know if panoramic would save as a file type conducive to editing like raw does. If I edit the images before I do the pano stitch I don't think they'll match because each edit will be different unless there's a way to apply a global edit to all 3 images. I could use more from my panoramic but panoramic but 3 is safe to say
Techniques to use with portraits of 'ordinary' looking subjects are so welcome. Videos by superstar photographers using complex amazing lighting and very photogenic people are not too helpful for most of us. Keep up the good work Glyn!
Thank you very much for this very useful technic. I really like it how you present it and I will come back to your future videos. Greetings from Poland
finally i get what i was looking for.Thanks for sharing this information.One request can you make a full video of how you process your friend's imge from start to finish..
I had seen this video a while back and had to look it up for some current work, just printed 50 portraits of Vietnam vets and the results were amazing...great tutorial, thanks
Beautiful portrait of Mr. Allen! Yes, I do the same technique with a single, smart object base layer of the portrait. The unsharp mask is a smart filter applied to the single base layer. On top of that base layer is a group folder and inside are adjustment layers (not multiple copies of the base layer, just adjustment layers.) The adjustment layers all have blacked out masks and represent exposure +-, saturation +-, contrast +-. I then just take an oval shaped brush and paint white on the masks at 10% flow. (I use oval instead of round because I like that better for healing and cloning for skin retouching and just keep the same shape for this.) I have an action that automatically sets up the unsharp mask smart filter and the big group folder of adjustment layers, so it is quite easy. And actually FUN having exposure, saturation, etc just sitting there and waiting to be painted (+ or -) on the portrait. My thing is that I kind of _HATE_ multiple copies of the base layer so I just try to figure out as much as I can without them. (The occasions when I use frequency separation is an example of when I do have to use multiple copies of the same layer). My base layer is technically a "place linked" link to a separate RAW file that is just linked to inside the PSD.... but that's another story. Anyway, you are a master at this, and I am picking up so many wonderful insights from you. Thank you so much!
@@glyndewis Sounds good. Yes,give it a try when you have the time. See if you like it. One obvious benefit is not having those multiple, intermediate hard copies to keep track of. The law of layer 'stacking' still applies, of course. So you do want to stack and arrange the adjustment layers on top of each other in your desired order, but other than that everything happens on top of that single, smart object base layer. You can jump around and fiddle with any adjustment layer at any time. Anyway, I am picking up a lot from you and your techniques, so if I can return the favor in any way that's good.
@@tw9535 hey your technique sounds very interesting, by chance do you have a tutorial about these steps you mention because im more visual and my english is not very good, and where did you found the action, did you make it yourself?
Thanks so much for the video. I used this for effect for the first time on a head shot I did on my grandson and it worked wonderfully. A great effect I'll be using as I start a new portrait project.
Thank you so much for posting this technique. It's brilliant. As a matter of fact I was just agonizing over some pictures I wanted to have a special something and this was just perfect. I love you tutorials there is always something new that I learned from you
I love your enthusiasm and authenticity. And sense of humor. I like your videos most of all tutorials and similar stuff. Great job. How many people visited the show?
Another way this is popping is he is using a shallow depth-of-field. Make sure your aperture is as open as you can get it. That blurriness really helps.
Thank you for sharing. While it seems like common knowledge concerning light and dark areas, so many of us fail to see it as we work. I am interested in trying this technique and others using the knowledge you have shared.
Great tip and something a novice like me looks forward to attempting as I move forward. Your sharing deserves great credit for helping the photography community.
Dear Glyn, I know it's been a year since you've done this video but I just want to tell you that I've tried your technique on my yesterday shoot session and the result is absolutly amazing! Furthermore, I discovered that I can use layer mask for other issues: bluring the sides of the head to enhance depth of fied, etc. What a great gift! Gratitude and love.
@@glyndewis As a total newbie this sort of info is invaluble not to cut corners just to give encouragement to get the best out of what us normal people shoot. Liked and subbed and just in the process of watching some of your other stuff :) Cheers.
Where's this technique been all my professional life? Extremely useful.
So pleased you like it Keith...thanks 👍
Excellent info...thanks...this even applies to painting portraits...most helpful
That's great to hear. Glad it's useful 👍
Another great video Glyn thanks.. I will definitely give this a try!
Cheers Pete 👍
Maybe mention that a shallow depth of field helps with the effect? I did this to a recent portrait with somewhat ok results. I've actually done a version of this technique on my FineArt flowers that has a crazy depth of field with excellent results. People often tell me that my prints have a 3D-effect with flowers popping out of the frame!
Great video!!
Very, very useful technique
Thank you Ken; glad you like it 👍
Love this. Thanks a million.
You're welcome...thanks for watching 👍
super easy and super output! Thanks!
You’re welcome 👍🏻
Awesome technique thanks for sharing
You're welcome Earl; thanks so much for watching
Excellent Mr. Dewis
Thank you Roger 👍
Great technique, thanks for sharing.
My pleasure
It's a pleasure to meet you and to discover your channel. The beauty of your heart is reflected on your face. your teaching technique is excellent. thanks
Very kind of you to say Abdullah; very much appreciated
Your 20/10 technique is spot on. I'll make it a permanent step in my workflow. What impressed me the most was how natural it looks; no annoying artifacts. Thanks!
That's fantastic to hear David. Thanks for checking it out 👍
Truly amazing technique! SUBSCRIBED!
That’s great to hear…thanks 👍🏻
Thanks Glyn, nice to find your channel mate..
Very much appreciated...cheers David 👍
Interesting. Going to have to try it. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome
Great technique - thank you.
You’re welcome … thanks for taking a look 👍🏻
I will try this for sure! thank you so much!
You’re welcome 😃
Not a photoshop user, but I’m going to try this technique in Affinity Photo. Should give similar results.
Yeah definitely will 👍
Thank you for the lesson.
Brilliant! Works wonders :D
That's great to hear...thanks Johan 👍
I tried it and : what a game changer! New fan of yours!
Nice technique. The 3D curve was a good visual of using light and dark.
Thanks a lot 👍
@@glyndewis Quick question I use affinity photo. Do you know if I am doing a panoramic stitch and also using exposure bracketing so 3 images x 3, Am I supposed to render the exposure brackets 1st and then merge to one panoramic and then edit that or do I edit each individual image after I combined the exposure bracketing? I didn't know if panoramic would save as a file type conducive to editing like raw does. If I edit the images before I do the pano stitch I don't think they'll match because each edit will be different unless there's a way to apply a global edit to all 3 images. I could use more from my panoramic but panoramic but 3 is safe to say
Just used it and love it thank you
Brilliant. Thanks 👍🏻
Obrigado por estas dicas! Espetacular!
Thank you
I will try it! Thank you pal!
No worries 👍🏻👍🏻
Super video and thank you!
You're welcome...thanks
Awesome. I’m going to give this a try!
👍
Muy bueno!. Muchas gracias.
You're welcome 👍
For sure I'm gonna use it!
That's great! Cheers George
@@glyndewis new techniques are the best thing one could do to up their game in photography.
Fantastic video as always. Thanks
Techniques to use with portraits of 'ordinary' looking subjects are so welcome. Videos by superstar photographers using complex amazing lighting and very photogenic people are not too helpful for most of us.
Keep up the good work Glyn!
Very good of you to say John...thank you
Really great technique.
Thanks Richard 👍
Fantastic video. Thank you
Thank you Tim and thanks for watching 👍
Interesting! I will try it. Thank you 😊
Cheers Richard 👍
Brilliant tip thank you Glyn
Cheers Jason 👍🏻
I tried it and it works great! Thanks.
Glyn, no words to describe how I like your vides and how they are useful to me. Thanks again
That means A LOT! Thank you Max
Thank you Glyn! This tutorial works beautifully, and is my YTvideo #1 of 2022. MERCI!
That’s so kind … thank you Marjorie
Thank you very much for this very useful technic. I really like it how you present it and I will come back to your future videos. Greetings from Poland
Thanks so much Kris
It was so great to see your video and you again my friend, miss seeing you at Photoshop World!
Bill…what a lovely surprise to see your comment. Thank you so much and yes…ditto…miss seeing you. Hope you’re keeping well out there.
@@glyndewis Just got through Covid and I'm doing well! Sure miss you my friend!
This was great!
Great to hear that...thanks
Thank you for this video - a fantastic tip
Glad you like it; thanks for looking in Caroline 👍
Looks great Glyn, I will attempt to use it on my non portrait images where I think it might work. Thank you
You're welocme Les ... thanks for looking in
Thanks! Amazing!
Thank you Linda
finally i get what i was looking for.Thanks for sharing this information.One request can you make a full video of how you process your friend's imge from start to finish..
Glad you like it Nisarg. As for the full workflow, I'll look to put something together in a future video for sure 👍
I love this technique. Ive done it on a few images but I need to do it on a print
Thanks Samuel…it really does work great when printed 👍🏻
You are a blessing
Very kind … thank you
I had seen this video a while back and had to look it up for some current work, just printed 50 portraits of Vietnam vets and the results were amazing...great tutorial, thanks
That’s fantastic to hear
Beautiful portrait of Mr. Allen!
Yes, I do the same technique with a single, smart object base layer of the portrait. The unsharp mask is a smart filter applied to the single base layer. On top of that base layer is a group folder and inside are adjustment layers (not multiple copies of the base layer, just adjustment layers.) The adjustment layers all have blacked out masks and represent exposure +-, saturation +-, contrast +-. I then just take an oval shaped brush and paint white on the masks at 10% flow. (I use oval instead of round because I like that better for healing and cloning for skin retouching and just keep the same shape for this.)
I have an action that automatically sets up the unsharp mask smart filter and the big group folder of adjustment layers, so it is quite easy. And actually FUN having exposure, saturation, etc just sitting there and waiting to be painted (+ or -) on the portrait.
My thing is that I kind of _HATE_ multiple copies of the base layer so I just try to figure out as much as I can without them. (The occasions when I use frequency separation is an example of when I do have to use multiple copies of the same layer).
My base layer is technically a "place linked" link to a separate RAW file that is just linked to inside the PSD.... but that's another story.
Anyway, you are a master at this, and I am picking up so many wonderful insights from you. Thank you so much!
Very interesting technique you cover there; I'll take a look.
Thanks for the kind words too about he content I share. Very much appreciated 👍
@@glyndewis Sounds good. Yes,give it a try when you have the time. See if you like it.
One obvious benefit is not having those multiple, intermediate hard copies to keep track of. The law of layer 'stacking' still applies, of course. So you do want to stack and arrange the adjustment layers on top of each other in your desired order, but other than that everything happens on top of that single, smart object base layer. You can jump around and fiddle with any adjustment layer at any time.
Anyway, I am picking up a lot from you and your techniques, so if I can return the favor in any way that's good.
@@tw9535 hey your technique sounds very interesting, by chance do you have a tutorial about these steps you mention because im more visual and my english is not very good, and where did you found the action, did you make it yourself?
Even a simpleton like me can understand this. Thanks Glyn from Oz.
Hey thanks mate, and greetings to you from the UK 👍🏻
You just gave a gem, that I feel like I don't want to share with anyone. It's my precious. Hahaha .... Thanks for the technique, Glyn.
You're more than welcome my friend. Thanks for tuning in 👍
BRAVO! Thank you for your education. It makes me a better photographer and my customers will be happier!
That's great to hear! Thank you
Very nicely thought
Thank you Rajesh
Great technique thank you
You're welcome Rocco; thank you for taking a look 👍
Thank you Glyn, even in these hard times you are still giving great tips and techniques for free to the photography cummunity.
You're more than welcome Harry; thank you for taking there time to watch 👍
Thanks so much for the video. I used this for effect for the first time on a head shot I did on my grandson and it worked wonderfully. A great effect I'll be using as I start a new portrait project.
Romain this has made my day! So good to hear you have used it and are happy with the result. Thanks 👍
Thank you for sharing this techniqe I will have to give it a try in ON1 Photo Raw as I don't have PhotoShop, but it seems exciting.
Hope it translates well over in ON1 👍🏻
Brent from new brunswick canada...great tip...will start doing that on pics
Cheers Brent; thanks for watching
Wow! I know all of this starts with a great exposure and tact sharp focus on the eyes. Okay......wow. Thank you for making this video.
More than welcome...thanks for watching and for the kind words
Thank you this is priceless
So glad you like it Vanessa...thanks so much for watching
Glyn, you are amazing! Unsharp mask. Fantastic.
That's very kind Bill...thank you 👍
Congratulations on your gallery showing that’s gonna be a fantastic feeling more power to you!
Thank you Andre 👍
I use this technique a lot, I really like the pop it gives to my headshots. Thank you so much for sharing!
That's so good to hear...thanks Eamon
Trie this technique and simply fe fell in love with it. Thanks so much.
Fantastic 👍
Love this channel my ps and lr needs all the help I can get thanks for top channel.
Very kind of you to say Shaun…thank you
Thank you so much for posting this technique. It's brilliant. As a matter of fact I was just agonizing over some pictures I wanted to have a special something and this was just perfect. I love you tutorials there is always something new that I learned from you
So good to read that this has been useful ... thank you
I love your enthusiasm and authenticity. And sense of humor. I like your videos most of all tutorials and similar stuff. Great job. How many people visited the show?
Really appreciate your kind words ... thank you
I really liked your channel. Very professional information. Thanks
Very kind of you to say Abdullah; thank you
i loved your presentation... thank u
Very kind...thanks
Wow - a wonderful a difference, almost unbelievably so! OK, I'm going to try this on my portraits - thanks a ton GD,
Roger
More than welcome Roger; really glad you like it 👍
I love your veteran shots, elderly people make for the most interesting pictures.
Thanks so much for sharing!
You're welcome Aaron; thanks for taking a look 👍
Another way this is popping is he is using a shallow depth-of-field. Make sure your aperture is as open as you can get it. That blurriness really helps.
Yeah good point Ryan; the portrait I showed in this tutorial was actually shot at f/2.0 so that can enhance the look even further 👍
@@glyndewis Such an amazing shoot!
This is so cool. I have seen photos like this and have wondered how to create this effect. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING US HOW TO DO THIS.
Hey you're welcome Alea; glad you like it 👍
This is a very good video, thanks for sharing this technique. Regards
You're welcome Víctor...thanks for watching
Thank you! Cool trick
Glad you like it
It's really Helpful
Glad you think so 👍
Thank you so much GREAT video
You're welcome Rigoberto...thank you
Sooo trying this ❗️😃🙂
That is fabulous. Sadly I no longe have Photoshop. I use Capture One these days.... and I still watched it all ha ha!!
In that case ... thank you very much for watching 😁
Thank you!
You're welcome...thanks for watching
I wish everyone had the production qualities of your video. Super clear, easy, well paced.
That's very kind of you to say Ross...thank you
Thank you for sharing. While it seems like common knowledge concerning light and dark areas, so many of us fail to see it as we work. I am interested in trying this technique and others using the knowledge you have shared.
Thanks for looking in Ronin; hope the technique is useful from time to time 👍
Brilliant!
Thank you Sherri 👍
Wow thats a good tip! I hit that subscribed button for this!!
😃
I love your videos. Thanks a lot
Thank you Juan
Great tip and something a novice like me looks forward to attempting as I move forward. Your sharing deserves great credit for helping the photography community.
That's so good of you to say...thank you
Thanks a lot, ill definitely try this
You're welcome Junaid
Always good stuff Glyn - couldn't believe I didn't have you subscribed - all done now
Really appreciate that Peter … thank you 👍🏻
Dave Dewis
I like this look forward to giving it a go.
Cheers Dave
What a master tip! I've seen your vids here and there, but I wasn't subscribed! 🙈 Send you my appreciation from across the pond, 🇵🇪!
Love this
Thanks Richard
Just tried it out. Fantastic results! Thank you for sharing! 😃
You're welcome ... thanks for taking a look
Dear Glyn, I know it's been a year since you've done this video but I just want to tell you that I've tried your technique on my yesterday shoot session and the result is absolutly amazing! Furthermore, I discovered that I can use layer mask for other issues: bluring the sides of the head to enhance depth of fied, etc. What a great gift! Gratitude and love.
So good to hear that this is useful; thank you Jean-François
awesome advice thanks. can't wait to try this.
Glad you like it; cheers Spike 👍
@@glyndewis As a total newbie this sort of info is invaluble not to cut corners just to give encouragement to get the best out of what us normal people shoot. Liked and subbed and just in the process of watching some of your other stuff :) Cheers.
Fantastic video Glyn. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome. Glad you like it 👍
I will be returning to photography and wanted to take my portraits to the next level Thank you for sharing your technique
No worries ... hope it helps
I really like the way to explain your technique, I am a fan of your work and now subscribe to your channel!
That's very kind of you to say Jeff...thank you. Thanks too for subscribing 👍
Glyn your technique is Incredible! And your way to explain it is perfect. Thank you for share it
Have a nice day!
Very kind of you to say that Ale … thank you
Glyn, that’s a great technique! You are the man.
Thanks a lot John; very kind 👍