How to enhance texture in RAW photos - Week 66

Following on from the previous video http://gavtrain.blogspot.com/2009/08/15-minute-photo-challange-balcome.html I had a large number of emails asking did the final photos have any post processing and if so what did I do.

Firstly ALL the images in the video had some photoshop applied, but to be honest every picture I take has a touch of photoshop applied. I'm not alone here. I know of Very few photographers who press the shutter and print the results. Cropping, Levels and sharpening are all par for the course.

In this case the work was limited to a few tweaks in Adobe Camera RAW and the total time to work through all the images was around 30 minutes.

So what's my secret? The answer is RAW Presets. As you'll see towards the end of the video. If I find a good RAW technique I'll turn it into a preset. That way I can process and image in click of a button.

If you've never used RAW before (and if you camera has it) may be this video will convince you to see the light.

15 minute Photo Challange - Balcombe Viaduct - Week 65

One location, One lens and only 15 minutes to take the photos. Find out what digital photography expert Gavin Hoey http://www.gavtrain.com/ found to photograph in this video

View the images on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/photogavin/sets/72157621881384366/

Photograph and create a joiner with Photoshop CS4 - Week 64

There are many ways to create a photocollage or joiner, but none are as satisfying as phototgraphing a bunch of images and joining them in Photoshop.

Digital expert Gavin Hoey http://www.gavtrain.com demonstrates the new feature of Photoshop CS4 which joins the images together is seconds.

How to do amazing garden photography in 15 minutes - Week 63

What is the 15 minute photo challenge? One location, one lens and only 15 minutes to bag the best photos.

In this video I take up the challenge to find and photograph stunning pictures in a wet summer garden. Armed only with an Canon SLR, 50mm lens and a beautiful garden to work in.

Improve your smoke photos with a Photoshop Quick Tip-Week 62

If you followed the live action tutorial on how to photograph smoke patterns, then photoshop expert Gavin Hoey http://www.gavtrain.com has so quick tips to get your smoke photos looking bright and colourful.

Smoke Photography made simple - week 62

Smoke has a hidden beauty that can only be unlocked with the help of photography.

In this video photography expert Gavin Hoey http://www.gavtrain.com demonstrates a simple but effective set up using off camera flash (strobist technique).

Fun with Photoshop & Flickr - Week 61

Like lots of people, I love the www.flickr.com website, but with thousands of images being uploaded every minute it can be hard to come up with something different. So after a bit of head scratching I decided to play flickr at it's own game and hide mosics of images inside sets. I like to call them "photostream mosaics"

View the results here http://www.flickr.com/photos/photogavin/sets/72157621435867162 and then watch the video to create your own.

Remember to leave a comment and a link to your own photostream mosaics so we can see the bigger picture.