Shaping Light

This video tutorial was meant to be more than your average how to instructional video. I really wanted to talk about the art of post processing at a higher level to understand why we do what we do to our images even without knowing it. I hope that the information in these videos will be useful in your growth as an artist and help change the way you think about post production.

CONTENTS:
- Introduction - Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork in Adobe Camera Raw (ACR)
- Using gradient tools to begin emphasizing the visual path
- Using the Hue/Saturation and Luminance (HSL) panel to unify colors, the beginnings of a harmonious color palette
- Chapter 2: Bringing the Heat in ACR and Photoshop
- Temperature and Color Transitions with split-toning and double processing using luminosity masks
- Chapter 3: Working in the Contrast
- Using contrast adjustments with selections in Photoshop to apply localized contrast adjustments, increasing dimensionality
- Chapter 4: Dodging and Burning
- Using Contrast to dodge and burn with luminosity selections
- Using blend modes for creating atmosphere
- Using “Stamp Visible” layers and the Dodge and Burn Tools within PS and luminosity masks to create more separation, increasing dimensionality further
- Using blend modes to dodge with color, dodging details
- Chapter 5: Final touches
- Using NIK filters, Tonal Contrast, and Viveza
- Using ACR, final light shaping using gradients, global tweaks
- Special Effects, enhancing glow with the Orton Effect and luminosity selections
- Conclusion

The video chapters are encoded in the mpeg4 video format, a format that is compatible with just about any computer platform and digital media player. They should play using common media players such as Quicktime or Windows Media Player. If for any reason you have difficulty playing the videos on your computer try using VLC Player. VLC Player will play any media type and there are versions for both PCs and Macs. You can download VLC Player for free.