Lessons
Day 1
1Day 1 Pre-Show Banter
18:50 2Introduction
33:25 3What Makes a Dramatic Image?
19:34 4Before and After part 1
35:33 5Before and After part 2
17:23 6Adobe Camera RAW
44:25 7BONUS: Upcoming Alley Shoot
07:09BONUS: What can you do to a pixel?
05:06 9Working with Example Files
55:00 10Preparing for Alley Shoot
11:35 11Photo Shoot in Alley
1:17:00 12BONUS: Homework Assignment
01:22Day 2
13Day 2 Pre-Show Banter
06:33 14Reviewing Yesterday's Images
22:02 15Adjusting with Curves
28:55 16Adding Masks
39:25 17Student Photo: Orb
26:36 18Black and White
27:09 19Audience Q&A
15:37 20Student Photo: Toy Car
10:57 21Black and White Portraiture
17:57 22Tone and Colour Correction
22:02 23Student Image: Journal
14:39 24Audience Q&A
10:08 25Bonus: Internet Homework
19:05 26LAB Color
21:03 27Student Image: Girl on Phone
13:06 28BONUS: LIttle Girl in LAB
07:18 29Wrap Up & Q&A
12:10Day 3
30Day 3 Pre-Show Banter
05:50 31Introduction to HDR Photography
17:50 32How to Shoot HDR
51:55 33How to Process HDR
18:16 34Hands On: Shooting for HDR
52:13 35Processing HDR in Photomatix
1:08:40 36Student HDR Example
27:28 37Thanks + Credits
06:18 38Student Image: New York City
36:23 39Final Review
16:52Lesson Info
Thanks + Credits
So I'm Celeste. I'm the producer. Is Kennison. You're full of good quotes. You Not all sorts of good data on behalf. Yeah, You go through the center of the later be like, Wow, there's a lot of gold coming out of me standing Good way A couple people and companies that we need to think to make this whole thing possible. First and foremost is B NH photo video. They supplies with all sorts of goodies Teoh to make what you have seen come to life so huge thank you to be in a church and you can help us support what's going on here by buying any goodies that you have or that you want from being h photo video dot com ford slash Creative Live. And if you go to our website, I believe any logo that you click on being H logo will go right to affiliate link. So if you purchase through that link, teenage will know that we sent you in that you love us and that keeps us going. So thank you very much being h also big thanks to borrow lenses dot com. If you haven't checked them out, you should. They ship...
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Ratings and Reviews
a Creativelive Student
Ive been following davids work and tutorials for around a year now...well ever since i took up photography as a hobby. Im a lifetime member to chromasia.com and have been working through his tutorials when time allows. There is no fast track approach to this subject but i wanted the best advice i could get. Ive always found david very approachable over the internet and is always willing to offer advice on questions ive had regarding all manner of photography questions, being a noob. Whilst the tutorials are very comprehensive and well written sometimes its hard to digest this by yourself. So when i heard that he was presenting a three day course over the net. I jumped (well not quite more like sat down) at the chance to make sure i was able to watch the course (didnt manage that either). Sometimes its better to have a monkey see monkey do approach to walk you through different aspects of photoshop. And after the first day of the tutorial, so much information sunk in more so than it did sat reading through the tutorials. Although i didnt get to actively sit and watch the remainder of the last two days i did purchase the course so i can refer back to it time and time again. I can highly recommend this course, its concise, well planned and enjoyable course to watch. When you subcribe to the course you even get the files david walked through so you can practice yourself. I cant really praise the whole package enough...but its an invaluable reference course and couple this with chromasia membership you have a package that will dramatically improve your processed photos, the way you think about composition and importantly your camera settings! Great stuff
a Creativelive Student
David’s Dramatic Post Production Workshop is an excellent source of both education and inspiration. The Photoshop instruction is excellent and was my primary reason for watching the workshop. I was very surprised by how thought provoking the shooting sessions in the alley were and the lasting influence it will have on my own photography. Firstly the preparation for the session in the alley was interesting – having a goal and a purpose in mind. The fact that they are producing interesting work to illustrate the points and techniques in a rather dull alley helps emphasize the learning. On my next shoot after watching the workshop I definitely made adjustments in my approach. The discussion, examples and instruction on the goal of making an image more dramatic is very inspiring. It really makes me step back and review my own work to see how I can approach it from a different perspective
a Creativelive Student
The workshop was a great opportunity to learn to be more purposeful and intentional about the creative process at the post-production stage. I found the second day of the workshop – where David goes into his own approach in Photoshop – to be the most valuable for me. I look forward to putting this new found wisdom into practice into my own work. Thanks David!