Live show recap is back! This week Tony and Chelsea tackled Photoshopping your photos. Like what you see? Pre-order our book on Photoshop while it’s still super cheap!
Chelsea made me laugh uncontrollably more than once this episode.
We start off with some news:
- Canon’s stock closet at the Olympics is bonkers
- Tony bought an old Nikon F on eBay after they talked about the history of Nikon on the podcast
Now for Chit-Chat! Chelsea’s favorite part of the show where we give undue attention to people who bad-mouth us on the internet! And Smaakjeks making great jokes. This week is all nice stuff though!
- old time-y shit talking
- Tony’s beautiful voice
- poo audio
- Tony predicting the future
- being called badass mutha*******
- Chelsea trying to back TheCameraStoreTV into saying they love her
Don’t rank us against our friends!
Ok, we start working on your photos here. We don’t go through a ton because the process is a bit more labor intensive this week. But watch, you might learn something! I’ll highlight some of our favorites below:
Let’s go to me for some of your questions:
- what to do in Photoshop versus Lightroom, what’s your workflow between the two? Basic editing in Lightroom first, more advanced, detailed editing in PS.
- Tif files, what are they good for?
- how to name your photo business and domain? I say use your name, carry business cards. Chelsea says use alliteration or rhyming to have a memorable name.
Let’s look at Abi’s portfolio! Lovely shots, just add some more info on your prints. She’s one of ours, Tony, you can’t have her.
Back into your photos:
Chelsea threatened to murder Tony when she’s sick up updating the books
- so… Chelsea says this bird is poisonous and then goes into how she constantly explains to Tony the plot of Home Alone when he falls asleep during any show or movie. This is my favorite thing ever.
- Chelsea shows you how to edit out logos for stock photography, lazily
- “what is that liquid?” “the other one is clearly urine”
- oof, portrait editing with dappled light
Back over to me for some questions:
- shameless plug for my blog coming back! Follow me as I learn photography finally.
- rumors about the upcoming 5D Mark IV? Nope!
- upgrading wildlife gear? We dunno, tell us what you’ve got.
- shooting portraits under heavy rain? Go inside. If not that, capture the movement of the rain and light it well, use waterproof makeup, style for the weather. Cover your camera, obvs. Use storytelling.
- next week! Matt Granger will be on the show reviewing portraits. Also, you can catch T&C at Photokina next month!
Tony jumps in with an edit of our nation’s phallus.
Let’s talk about tablets! Chelsea loves her Wacom, Tony hates editing on tablets, he’s a mouse man. “I can do anything with a mouse, I’m a mouse master.”
Let’s get another question and comment from our friend Kyle Wolfe before we head out:
- could you average multiple photos to even out camera shake? No, but good idea!
- use a specific link on your business card that shows you how many people access your site from the cards directly! Or a QR code. You can use a site like bit.ly.
That’s all, folks! Join us next week with Matt Granger to review your portraits! And look out for my blog on portraits this Thursday.
