Really great video. The openness and willingness to teach techniques that I've sure many people do but won't advertise is very much appreciated. I have never thought of doing things this way, but it certainly leads to even more stunning results. I've definitely learnt a few things, thank you.
Excellent technique Duane, been using photoshop for nearly 30 years in the print industry, learned a lot in half an hour, thanks. Now if they would just stop the lock down we can get out there again.
G'day Andy, thank you for your comment, I am glad you got something out of it. I am learning all the time and have learnt a lot from my friend Jan Wegener who also has a UA-cam channel worth checking out. He has an editing video here ua-cam.com/video/SnhCz8r1pGQ/v-deo.html Cheers, Duade
Thanks for the videos! I definitly have to try this out later (as I don't have time now). I'm glad that I found someone doing this style of editing and not charging like a 100$ for it. ;-)
Nice work, Duade! You can also select the 3 images you want to merge and use the Lightroom option "Open as Layers in Photoshop" so it will create a single file with 3 layers in PS. After that you can use Auto-Align Layers option in PS to perfectly align them automatically (but I think when opening them as layers they will already be aligned - not 100% sure though). This will save you a lot of time.
I've only been at this for a little less than a year and I have to say that I'm frustrated. What I thought was a photography hobby, has really turned into a tech hobby in order to produce good photos. Kudos for all that have the skill to do this, but I will need to see how I fit. Duade is certainly much skilled and I am learning quite a bit from his channel. Thanks!
Funny I watched this video a year ago and to be honest didn't like idea of merging 2 exposures. But fast forward 1 year and now I'm doing this all the time! I don't see any problem in this type of editing, if I didn't do this type of editing I would have a lot worse soft photos with only the head focus. All your doing is blending in detail, the final image if compared the raw file is still the same, its not like your completely changing an image, also the the fact the images a like 1/10th of a second apart is more of a reason to back this up. This particular video has been a big help over the past 6 months, so cheers the the vid Duade.
Kurtis that is great to hear, at the end of the day you are creating an image that you like, as long as you are open about your process I have no issue with it. Cheers, Duade
Thanks for the feedback Tony, always happy to share what I know, I'm sure there are numerous ways to edit photos and seeing how others do it can be helpful. Cheers, Duade
Liked, Subscribed and Donated to your Paypal. Thanks for the informative videos and sharing your bird taking and processing knowledge with us. Love your unique format showing the finished image, original RAW image and the corresponding cropping done for the final image...brilliant!
DP, I just watched another bird photographer go thru his process before viewing yours. His approach was much more complicated and I learned very little. With your approach I could almost follow it all the way thru. If I knew more about PS I could have followed it all. Currently the only post processing I do is with Digital Photo Professional, so your work would be a much higher pay grade! Something to aspire to.
Definitively one of the best edit birds video I come across .The way you speak and show the progress is brilliant and a must see for every bird photographer. Thank you for share your deep knowledge with our community. Liked , subscribed and PayPal donated. Big hug from Portugal
Great video - thank you. I've always been obsessed with birds and have recently decided invested in a telephoto lens. Having watched countless photography lesson videos, yours have been the best. You're now officially my #1 go to source! I also love seeing all the Aussie birds! I lived in New Zealand for 5 years and, of course, have traveled to Australia so it's bringing back happy memories for me!
Anna, great to hear, birds are a wonderful passion and I share your enthusiasm for them. I grew up in NZ so I have had the pleasure of seeing their birds also. Good luck with the photography. Cheers, Duade
Duade, I just found your channel and I'm hooked! I love your easy going style. Your vids are so informative and very well produced. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Seattle, WA USA
Thanks for the tip on taking an extra shot of the background, I hadn't thought of that. I don't worry about people who complain about photoshopping, it usually comes from people who don't even use it, they just think everything magically happens. While I knew about all the things you showed us, it is still always a good idea to recap and reinforce because if you aren't doing it everyday or often, you forget when to use the skills you have previously learnt.
awesome video. you are just so much more chilled than all of these other videos i found looking for wildlife/bird editing! Thank you! (also props to you using soy milk! :3)
Thanks Ruben, I rarely blend exposures but whenever I have two birds in the shot I do try and focus on each bird if I can. Just as a backup should one of the birds be out of focus. Just a handy tool to have in the toolbox should you need it. Cheers, Duade
Great video! We’ll explained. I’ve been nervous about using Photoshop as I am just now getting comfortable in Lightroom. Now, I can’t wait to get some clicks in and give this technique a try.
We edit a lot the same but I picked up a couple more things for my tool box. I use high pass a little different but I don’t see an advantage either way as being better. Thank you, I got a little better.
A little late to the party as I just found your channel. This was a great lesson in using masks to merge multiple photos with isolated areas of focus. I have been "studying" photoshop, for years now, but still can't sit down with a situation like this and end up with those results without a tutorial, like this one, to nudge me along on the proper techniques. Yea, Na !! Also, you are lucky to live in a place where beautiful birds like this come to you in "flocks". Here in New England, we get a steady diet of Cardinals and Goldfinches but never find anything quite as exotic as this pair.
G'day Douglas, thanks for the comment. Photoshop is such a powerful program and I too am learning all the time. Good luck and have fun birding. 👍 Cheers, Duade Oh yes we are lucky in Australia with the bird diversity we have here. 😊
Thanks for the Video. If I didn't already think there is a lot to learn with taking class photos... there is a whole bucket of learning to be done in post processing! Good to know that the assumption that images have little to no processing is wrong. A bit like fashion magazines and body image I suppose. What you see is not what necessarily came out of the camera. To expect perfection out of the camera on a regular basis - if at all - is unrealistic.
G'day, yes, the camera is just capturing the ingredients and the processing is the cooking stage. Processing is an important part of the digital workflow so trying to learn and improve processing is also important. Cheers, Duade
I see focus stacking endorsed in many books, especially in macro photography, in recent years. Manual focus stacking is essentially what you are doing here, so I don't see the issue. I've been using Helicon Focus on macro shots of flowers. I wonder how it would have fared merging these images for you. As always, your insights, depth of explanation, and tempo make your videos a joy to watch. Thank you for taking the time.
G'day Art, thanks for your comment, yes focus stacking does seem a lot more common in macro and landscape, no reason the same technique cannot be applied with birds. The hard part is birds are often moving so it can be very tricky to get several differently focused shots. Thanks for the tip re Helicon Focus. Cheers, Duade
what a great video Duade! I can't believe I didn't discover it before! I have seen your developed photos, and even if I want to do the same, down here we do have a great issue. All the passerines like to perch on trees with lots and lots of branches ( I wish I could send you one of my photos) therefore , cleaing them is imposible! I don't want to make a false image... Any ideas of how to work with branches behind, and in front of the birds? It's so hard!!!!! Thank you so much!! :) Best wishes, and regards to the family as well from Uruguay:)
Hi Daniela, yes, that can be very difficult for sure and there is no easy way unfortunately, I think that is why many people use water or other means to lure the birds out from the dense bush. Cheers, Duade
G'day, yes, I have considered using a Wacom tablet, I have always found other things to spend my money on. One day I might give one a go. Cheers, Duade
hey great video again! Question, do you do these multiple focus on purpose on the field or it just accident that happen to be in your shootings? for example the branches part that is in focus in one of your photos, did you put up a strategy to purposely focus on the branch or it just happened to be in focus in your shootings? Thanks!
Hi Jonz, yes, it can be quite common to photography the perch with no bird on it first to ensure it is all in focus and the background is how you want it. Taking multiple shots at different focus points on birds allows you to merge later on if needed. Cheers, Duade
Hello Duade, do you find you need to process the R6 raw files in DPP? If so, what process do you use? If not, do you have a preset you use in Lightroom, possibly created, to do initial processing on your raw file. Perhaps this is a future video. 😊 Thanks! Bill
Bill, great question, Adobe does seem to have some trouble with colours and dealing with the R6 files however I find DPP really difficult to use as it is very slow and clunky. At the moment I am just putting up with ACR and using Lightroom. I don't actually use any presets as I process each file individually based on what I think it needs. I mainly alter the exposure until it looks correct and I will often reduce the whites and highlights to recover any bright whites. I also tend to move the shadows to the right to bring up more detail in the shadows. I then often move the black to the left slightly to increase contrast. I will sometimes add a little bit of vibrance if it needs it but often don't add much if the bird has colour. The white balance can be tricky but I will often hit auto to see what lightroom suggests and then manually alter the white balance until it matches my tastes. I will look at doing an updated processing video in the future. Cheers, Duade
Duade, It was a pain to work DPP into my workflow as it is similar to yours relying on Lightroom and Photoshop. It's a relief to know that you think the benefits don't out weigh the costs. Thank you! Bill
@@BillB719 Bill, the only time I would consider using DPP is if I had a brightly coloured bird with multiple colours as that is what ACR seems to struggle with the most. At this stage though I have not used it. I just hope adobe can figure it out. Cheers, Duade
Excellent video. I've been putting off learning to use Photoshop for years now and have stuck with Lightroom but there are some things that Photoshop clearly does better than LR so it's time to purchase Photoshop.
Hi John, if you have Adobe Lightroom CC subscription you also get Photoshop at no extra charge. It is a little overwhelming but does offer some powerful tools. Cheers, Duade
Gday Duade, I enjoy watching your videos on bird photography. I have watched several and noticed that you show in the videos the raw file and where it was cropped, and I was wondering how do you crop your images? Do you just drag the edges of the grid, or do you select one of the preset sizes and drag the image around inside of that crop mark? Cheers!
G'day, thanks for your comment, I usually use a 2:3 crop ratio for landscape and 5:7 for portrait. I usually drag the edges of the crop and move it until I am happy with the composition, I actually don't really think about it, I just crop to what pleases my eye which maybe different to others. I think I did have a tendency to crop too close, so I have to be mindful of that. Cheers, Duade
Very informative video. I actually may use this approach on images from a shoot from yesterday where I had a Spoonbill and Woodstork side-by-side and was not able to get both perfectly in focus at the same time. Great job on explaining how you use Photoshop.
Brilliant work. I can understand the correction of the DOF and the increase of the canvas size, Although it's strange to me that in nature photography you do Photoshop work modeling on the bird.
Hi Duade, how did you learn how to use all of the tools on Photoshop. All the books I have seen are really poor. Is it just taking time to go through each of the Photoshop tutorials? Much appreciated, Steven
I think that what you have done is a great addition to photography and it just shows how good the human eye really is. You are just adjusting the shortcomings of man’s mechanical camera. I enjoyed this very much !
You lost me since I couldn't follow along that fast. But you do great work and I can see you have invested much time in learning how to do all of that. I use both Lightroom and Photoshop but I am nowhere near as proficient as you are in using them. I have a lot to learn.🙂
What I do add more space in my image, if it is a blurred background especially, is to crop using content aware. Select the crop tool, drag up to get more space, check content aware on the property bar, and let Photoshop do its magic!
I know this video is 6 months old, but I wanted to answer your question. I do not mind using multiple images/exposures, but I really hate when people lie about it. Sometimes I see images taken with f/5.6 with are sharp from beak to tail, most of the time this is simply not possible in a single exposure, but they deny the fact that they merged multiple exposures. This image is a great example, even at f/8 it was not entirely in focus.
G'day James, yes it's always best to be honest about processing. In regards to sharpness front to back, you can get a bigger DOF at low apertures by moving away from the subject and cropping more. But I generally like to get as close as I can which narrows the DOF. Cheers, Duade 👍
At 5:09 where the eye is in focus, but the perch and bird on the left are soft, it seems that you should have plenty depth of field if the camera/lens focused on the right bird's eye. For sake of explanation let's assume the birds were 20 meters away you should have 13cm in front of and behind the right bird's eye that would be tack sharp. Perhaps your lens is back-focusing? At 700mm f/8 the DoF would be 27cm.
G'day Kabir, it is a tool for getting the most from your RAW files. The camera just captures the data, it's up to us to display that data in the best possible way and Photoshop lets us do that. Cheers, Duade 👍
That is a shocking small amount of instant coffee ! Gives a Swedish person nightmares and should come with a warning label! Otherwise thanks for the video. ;)
@@Duade Haha well what you lack in caffeine may have given you a benefit in stability. My pint of tar/morning coffe usually lose me a full stop of IS ;)
To the 2 exposur theme: I did a multiple exposur of 4 to get multiple birds aligned. They were flying in and out on the same branch so i just overlayed the 4 exposurs with the birds where non of the birds was sitting in the same spott resulting in 7 tits sitting next to each other.
G'day Darren, thanks for your comment, some good advice. In my experience long focal lengths produce a very narrow depth of field which often makes the back bird slightly soft even when focusing on the front bird. My advice would be to photograph the main subject first and then try and focus on the second bird to ensure maximum sharpness. Cheers, Duade 👍
G'day Bhaskar, thanks for the feedback, I do have a habit of talking too much. It is often a balance and I like to try and explain things so people can understand. Cheers, Duade 👍
Really great video. The openness and willingness to teach techniques that I've sure many people do but won't advertise is very much appreciated. I have never thought of doing things this way, but it certainly leads to even more stunning results. I've definitely learnt a few things, thank you.
G'day Kaitlyn, great to hear, I am always happy to help. Cheers, Duade
Thank you so much, Duade! That sharpening with two exposures is great info!
Thanks Kathy, glad you found it helpful. Cheers, Duade
I followed this all the way. Your presentation speed is just right to follow the process. Thankyou
Hi Jenny, Glad it was helpful! Cheers, Duade
This is all new to me, definitely opens up lots of possibilities for me. Thanks for sharing.
Great to hear, Cheers, Duade
Very generous to help us. Thanks Duade.
Chikara, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Wildlife photography truly has become a fine art. Thanks for sharing your process, I picked up a few tricks for my toolbox.
Cheers,
Gavin
Thanks Gavin, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
You're videos are incredibly helpful. Thank you!
G'day, my pleasure, I'm glad they are helpful. Cheers, Duade
Your videos are super informative, concise, and extremely helpful. Thank you for your time making these man!
G'day Miguel, thanks for the comment, you are welcome. Cheers, Duade
Excellent technique Duane, been using photoshop for nearly 30 years in the print industry, learned a lot in half an hour, thanks. Now if they would just stop the lock down we can get out there again.
G'day Andy, thank you for your comment, I am glad you got something out of it. I am learning all the time and have learnt a lot from my friend Jan Wegener who also has a UA-cam channel worth checking out. He has an editing video here ua-cam.com/video/SnhCz8r1pGQ/v-deo.html Cheers, Duade
Thanks for the videos! I definitly have to try this out later (as I don't have time now). I'm glad that I found someone doing this style of editing and not charging like a 100$ for it. ;-)
G'day, thanks for the comment,👍
Very nice, Duade. Thank you for sharing your skills. Hugs from Brazil...
It is my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Really helpful, thanks for posting.
Robert, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Nice work, Duade! You can also select the 3 images you want to merge and use the Lightroom option "Open as Layers in Photoshop" so it will create a single file with 3 layers in PS. After that you can use Auto-Align Layers option in PS to perfectly align them automatically (but I think when opening them as layers they will already be aligned - not 100% sure though). This will save you a lot of time.
G'day Gabi, thanks for your advice, I am always learning with photoshop. Cheers, Duade👍
I've only been at this for a little less than a year and I have to say that I'm frustrated. What I thought was a photography hobby, has really turned into a tech hobby in order to produce good photos. Kudos for all that have the skill to do this, but I will need to see how I fit. Duade is certainly much skilled and I am learning quite a bit from his channel. Thanks!
Funny I watched this video a year ago and to be honest didn't like idea of merging 2 exposures. But fast forward 1 year and now I'm doing this all the time!
I don't see any problem in this type of editing, if I didn't do this type of editing I would have a lot worse soft photos with only the head focus. All your doing is blending in detail, the final image if compared the raw file is still the same, its not like your completely changing an image, also the the fact the images a like 1/10th of a second apart is more of a reason to back this up.
This particular video has been a big help over the past 6 months, so cheers the the vid Duade.
Kurtis that is great to hear, at the end of the day you are creating an image that you like, as long as you are open about your process I have no issue with it. Cheers, Duade
Thanks for demonstrating these advanced techniques! I’ve learned quite a lot from this and many of your other videos. Keep ‘em coming! 👍
Thanks, it is great to hear, I need to do an updated processing video at some stage. Cheers, Duade
Great video Duade. Thanks for taking the time to produce and share. Cheers.
Thanks for the feedback Tony, always happy to share what I know, I'm sure there are numerous ways to edit photos and seeing how others do it can be helpful. Cheers, Duade
Liked, Subscribed and Donated to your Paypal. Thanks for the informative videos and sharing your bird taking and processing knowledge with us. Love your unique format showing the finished image, original RAW image and the corresponding cropping done for the final image...brilliant!
G'day Ted, thank you very much for the support, I appreciate it. Cheers, Duade
Very well done. I never thought of retouching birds like fashion models!
Thanks Mark, yes they need a little help sometimes, Cheers, Duade 👍
Thanks a Lot for sharing your entire workflow, Duade !
-Love from India
Atulya, my pleasure, I will have to do an update at some stage as I do a few things differently now. Cheers, Duade
DP, I just watched another bird photographer go thru his process before viewing yours. His approach was much more complicated and I learned very little. With your approach I could almost follow it all the way thru. If I knew more about PS I could have followed it all. Currently the only post processing I do is with Digital Photo Professional, so your work would be a much higher pay grade! Something to aspire to.
Thanks Breck, Photoshop is a very steep learning curve that is for sure. Cheers, Duade
Excellent presentation. Thanks for very clear and easy to follow explanations and instructions. Much appreciated.
G'day Jan, thank you for your kind comment👍
Definitively one of the best edit birds video I come across .The way you speak and show the progress is brilliant and a must see for every bird photographer.
Thank you for share your deep knowledge with our community.
Liked , subscribed and PayPal donated.
Big hug from Portugal
G'day Zarcos, thank you so much for your positive feedback and donation, I really appreciate it. Cheers, Duade 👍
Great video Duade, really well explained. Good to see the process for getting those super sharp shots.
Thanks Franco, glad it was helpful, Cheers, Duade
Super video Duade, again very informative and great instructions. Please keep this up for us novices.
Tim, my pleasure, I have not done one of these for a long time, might look at updating it. Cheers, Duade
Great video - thank you. I've always been obsessed with birds and have recently decided invested in a telephoto lens. Having watched countless photography lesson videos, yours have been the best. You're now officially my #1 go to source! I also love seeing all the Aussie birds! I lived in New Zealand for 5 years and, of course, have traveled to Australia so it's bringing back happy memories for me!
Anna, great to hear, birds are a wonderful passion and I share your enthusiasm for them. I grew up in NZ so I have had the pleasure of seeing their birds also. Good luck with the photography. Cheers, Duade
Duade, I just found your channel and I'm hooked! I love your easy going style. Your vids are so informative and very well produced. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Seattle, WA USA
Thanks Scott, welcome to the channel, I'm glad you are finding the videos helpful, Cheers, Duade
Excellent video - very educational. Thanks
Thanks and my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Glad to see someone else has a similar outlook on PP work. Good stuff
G'day Bryan, thanks for your comment. 👍
Thanks for the tip on taking an extra shot of the background, I hadn't thought of that. I don't worry about people who complain about photoshopping, it usually comes from people who don't even use it, they just think everything magically happens. While I knew about all the things you showed us, it is still always a good idea to recap and reinforce because if you aren't doing it everyday or often, you forget when to use the skills you have previously learnt.
Thanks Jane, yes taking a shot of the background is handy at times. Thanks for the feedback. Cheers, Duade
Spot on Duade, pretty much my technique except your shots are a lot lot better and your birds are a lot moe handsome, good to watch sir.
Thanks John, I need to update this video but the basics are still the same, Cheers, Duade
Wow! Those are some great tips! I'm a novice at Photoshop & some lightbulbs went off watching you process. Thank you very much!
G'day Carol, editing is a constant learning process and I am happy you got some new tips. I am learning all the time also. Cheers, Duade 👍
I just found your channel. Loved watching the edit and hearing your explanation. Well done tutorial and amazing image. I'll be following you!
Welcome to the channel, I am glad it was helpful, Cheers, Duade
Great presentation, very well explained and superb editing.Thanks Duade for this and looking forward for your next video.
G'day Milind, thanks for the feedback, I'm glad you found it useful 👍
Great vid mate, nice tips as always, cracking looking birds those 👌👍
Thanks JP, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Cheers, Duade
Excellent. Very real. Love the way you don’t over produce your videos.
Thanks Martin, this is probably due for an update but the foundations are the same, Cheers, Duade
Very informative video. Thanks from India
Excellent video. Thanks
awesome video. you are just so much more chilled than all of these other videos i found looking for wildlife/bird editing! Thank you! (also props to you using soy milk! :3)
Thanks Pascal, I do need to update this video at some stage. Cheers, Duade
Nice work, I love this image. I’ve never tried blending two exposures I will keep that in mind
Thanks Ruben, I rarely blend exposures but whenever I have two birds in the shot I do try and focus on each bird if I can. Just as a backup should one of the birds be out of focus. Just a handy tool to have in the toolbox should you need it. Cheers, Duade
Thanks that’s a handy tip. Look forward to your next vlog
@@rubenmontero4813 Thanks Ruben, yes I best get out and take some photos :-)
I actually got myself a coffee when you said it and enjoyed it watching this video, wow.
Great to hear Wouter, I enjoy watching UA-cam with a coffee also. Cheers, Duade 👍
Duade, love it. Thanks for such an awesome video
G'day Robert, I'm glad you found it useful. Cheers, Duade
Great video! We’ll explained. I’ve been nervous about using Photoshop as I am just now getting comfortable in Lightroom. Now, I can’t wait to get some clicks in and give this technique a try.
Instand Coffee? ....ok, Top Video:)
Ben I am a simple man :-)
Brilliant. Thank you
Kimberley, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Wow Very informative one. Thanks for sharing
G'day Sujeesh, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Very nice video, thx for sharing!
G'day Tomas, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade
Really helpful thank you
G'day Jemma, my pleasure, Cheers, Duade 👍
We edit a lot the same but I picked up a couple more things for my tool box. I use high pass a little different but I don’t see an advantage either way as being better.
Thank you, I got a little better.
Great to hear Ole, I have picked up a few things since this video, like any skill we improve over time. I'm glad it helped. Cheers, Duade
Thanks, great inspiration. I will try that some days soon.
G'day Bjarne, good luck👍
Awesome! I don't think it's cheating - I think it's art! :)
Thank you, Cheers, Duade 👍
A little late to the party as I just found your channel. This was a great lesson in using masks to merge multiple photos with isolated areas of focus. I have been "studying" photoshop, for years now, but still can't sit down with a situation like this and end up with those results without a tutorial, like this one, to nudge me along on the proper techniques. Yea, Na !! Also, you are lucky to live in a place where beautiful birds like this come to you in "flocks". Here in New England, we get a steady diet of Cardinals and Goldfinches but never find anything quite as exotic as this pair.
G'day Douglas, thanks for the comment. Photoshop is such a powerful program and I too am learning all the time. Good luck and have fun birding. 👍 Cheers, Duade
Oh yes we are lucky in Australia with the bird diversity we have here. 😊
Thanks for the Video. If I didn't already think there is a lot to learn with taking class photos... there is a whole bucket of learning to be done in post processing! Good to know that the assumption that images have little to no processing is wrong. A bit like fashion magazines and body image I suppose. What you see is not what necessarily came out of the camera. To expect perfection out of the camera on a regular basis - if at all - is unrealistic.
G'day, yes, the camera is just capturing the ingredients and the processing is the cooking stage. Processing is an important part of the digital workflow so trying to learn and improve processing is also important. Cheers, Duade
Only some photographer, or a National Geographic editor would consider editing "cheating". Great job. We are Making an image.
Thanks Bill, yes I agree with you, I am very open about what I do and I think that is what is important. Cheers, Duade
Excellent content.
Good job!
Thank you. Cheers, Duade 👍
I see focus stacking endorsed in many books, especially in macro photography, in recent years. Manual focus stacking is essentially what you are doing here, so I don't see the issue. I've been using Helicon Focus on macro shots of flowers. I wonder how it would have fared merging these images for you. As always, your insights, depth of explanation, and tempo make your videos a joy to watch. Thank you for taking the time.
G'day Art, thanks for your comment, yes focus stacking does seem a lot more common in macro and landscape, no reason the same technique cannot be applied with birds. The hard part is birds are often moving so it can be very tricky to get several differently focused shots. Thanks for the tip re Helicon Focus. Cheers, Duade
what a great video Duade! I can't believe I didn't discover it before! I have seen your developed photos, and even if I want to do the same, down here we do have a great issue. All the passerines like to perch on trees with lots and lots of branches ( I wish I could send you one of my photos) therefore , cleaing them is imposible! I don't want to make a false image... Any ideas of how to work with branches behind, and in front of the birds? It's so hard!!!!! Thank you so much!! :) Best wishes, and regards to the family as well from Uruguay:)
Hi Daniela, yes, that can be very difficult for sure and there is no easy way unfortunately, I think that is why many people use water or other means to lure the birds out from the dense bush. Cheers, Duade
Great work Duade,
Would you mind going into some detail about your "add contrast action" at 26:33 ?
Thanks
Bill
G'day bill, I believe it is unsharp mask, you can play around with the settings to suit. Cheers, Duade
I liked how you used multiple layers together and completely ignored healing brush... nice!
G'day, thanks for your comment. So many ways in Photoshop to do anything. Cheers, Duade
Great video
Thanks Divi, Cheers, Duade
Thanks Duade, have you never consider using a Wacom tablet and pen ? i find it more useful than the keyboard and mouse.
G'day, yes, I have considered using a Wacom tablet, I have always found other things to spend my money on. One day I might give one a go. Cheers, Duade
hey great video again! Question, do you do these multiple focus on purpose on the field or it just accident that happen to be in your shootings? for example the branches part that is in focus in one of your photos, did you put up a strategy to purposely focus on the branch or it just happened to be in focus in your shootings? Thanks!
Hi Jonz, yes, it can be quite common to photography the perch with no bird on it first to ensure it is all in focus and the background is how you want it. Taking multiple shots at different focus points on birds allows you to merge later on if needed. Cheers, Duade
@@Duade thank you, I will try to remember that !
Hello Duade, do you find you need to process the R6 raw files in DPP? If so, what process do you use? If not, do you have a preset you use in Lightroom, possibly created, to do initial processing on your raw file. Perhaps this is a future video. 😊
Thanks!
Bill
Bill, great question, Adobe does seem to have some trouble with colours and dealing with the R6 files however I find DPP really difficult to use as it is very slow and clunky. At the moment I am just putting up with ACR and using Lightroom. I don't actually use any presets as I process each file individually based on what I think it needs. I mainly alter the exposure until it looks correct and I will often reduce the whites and highlights to recover any bright whites. I also tend to move the shadows to the right to bring up more detail in the shadows. I then often move the black to the left slightly to increase contrast. I will sometimes add a little bit of vibrance if it needs it but often don't add much if the bird has colour. The white balance can be tricky but I will often hit auto to see what lightroom suggests and then manually alter the white balance until it matches my tastes.
I will look at doing an updated processing video in the future. Cheers, Duade
Duade, It was a pain to work DPP into my workflow as it is similar to yours relying on Lightroom and Photoshop. It's a relief to know that you think the benefits don't out weigh the costs. Thank you! Bill
@@BillB719 Bill, the only time I would consider using DPP is if I had a brightly coloured bird with multiple colours as that is what ACR seems to struggle with the most. At this stage though I have not used it. I just hope adobe can figure it out. Cheers, Duade
Excellent video. I've been putting off learning to use Photoshop for years now and have stuck with Lightroom but there are some things that Photoshop clearly does better than LR so it's time to purchase Photoshop.
Hi John, if you have Adobe Lightroom CC subscription you also get Photoshop at no extra charge. It is a little overwhelming but does offer some powerful tools. Cheers, Duade
@@Duade I don't. I bought LR6 a few years ago and now I have no option but to subscribe to an annual fee. Less than happy to be honest.
Yes the subscription model has become very popular. Judging by their profits it is working well!!
Duane you saved that birds life by removing the tick I bet the bird would thank you if he could talk
Paul, unfortunately I did not actually remove the tick, I just removed it in photoshop. Cheers, Duade
@@Duade it’s the thought that counts.
Outstanding
Thanks Joseph, Cheers, Duade 👍
Gday Duade, I enjoy watching your videos on bird photography. I have watched several and noticed that you show in the videos the raw file and where it was cropped, and I was wondering how do you crop your images? Do you just drag the edges of the grid, or do you select one of the preset sizes and drag the image around inside of that crop mark? Cheers!
G'day, thanks for your comment, I usually use a 2:3 crop ratio for landscape and 5:7 for portrait. I usually drag the edges of the crop and move it until I am happy with the composition, I actually don't really think about it, I just crop to what pleases my eye which maybe different to others. I think I did have a tendency to crop too close, so I have to be mindful of that. Cheers, Duade
Very Good explaned
G'day Detlef, thanks for the comment 👍
Good tutorial Duade, well explained.
Thanks Mick, I appreciate the feedback. 👍
@@Duadeno worries mate, +1 subscriber. As soon as I saw the bucket with the 4 X 2 I thought you'd be a friend of Jan Wegener.
@@mickmckean7378 Yes, we are, he is an incredibly talented photographer who has taught me a lot. 👍
@@Duade Yes I've enjoyed his videos too, guess that's why your channel showed up in my "suggested" feed - glad it did. Cheers mate.
Very informative video. I actually may use this approach on images from a shoot from yesterday where I had a Spoonbill and Woodstork side-by-side and was not able to get both perfectly in focus at the same time. Great job on explaining how you use Photoshop.
Good luck, I don't use it often but it can come in handy, Cheers, Duade 👍
Brilliant work. I can understand the correction of the DOF and the increase of the canvas size, Although it's strange to me that in nature photography you do Photoshop work modeling on the bird.
and thanks for the feedback, photography to me is a creative process and processing is part of that process. Cheers, Duade
Hi Duade, how did you learn how to use all of the tools on Photoshop. All the books I have seen are really poor. Is it just taking time to go through each of the Photoshop tutorials? Much appreciated, Steven
Why not open all three images as layers directly from Lightroom to Photoshop?
G'day Jennifer, yes, I could open them direct from Lightroom, I will remember that next time. Thanks, Duade
that's G8 ..... looks bit difficult to catch at one go.... but very useful one to try on :)
Thanks Dilan, yes it can be difficult, but worth trying. Cheers, Duade 👍
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Thank you, Cheers, Duade
I think that what you have done is a great addition to photography and it just shows how good the human eye really is. You are just adjusting the shortcomings of man’s mechanical camera. I enjoyed this very much !
You lost me since I couldn't follow along that fast. But you do great work and I can see you have invested much time in learning how to do all of that. I use both Lightroom and Photoshop but I am nowhere near as proficient as you are in using them. I have a lot to learn.🙂
What I do add more space in my image, if it is a blurred background especially, is to crop using content aware. Select the crop tool, drag up to get more space, check content aware on the property bar, and let Photoshop do its magic!
Thanks Vicki, a great tip, Cheers, Duade
I know this video is 6 months old, but I wanted to answer your question. I do not mind using multiple images/exposures, but I really hate when people lie about it. Sometimes I see images taken with f/5.6 with are sharp from beak to tail, most of the time this is simply not possible in a single exposure, but they deny the fact that they merged multiple exposures. This image is a great example, even at f/8 it was not entirely in focus.
G'day James, yes it's always best to be honest about processing. In regards to sharpness front to back, you can get a bigger DOF at low apertures by moving away from the subject and cropping more. But I generally like to get as close as I can which narrows the DOF. Cheers, Duade 👍
At 5:09 where the eye is in focus, but the perch and bird on the left are soft, it seems that you should have plenty depth of field if the camera/lens focused on the right bird's eye.
For sake of explanation let's assume the birds were 20 meters away you should have 13cm in front of and behind the right bird's eye that would be tack sharp. Perhaps your lens is back-focusing?
At 700mm f/8 the DoF would be 27cm.
WHAT holds your perches when you set them up?
Hi Sandie, I use cable ties to attach the perch to the timber. 👍
Duade Paton thank you so much. Liked your lesson love the image
Why do we need photoshop for bird photography?
G'day Kabir, it is a tool for getting the most from your RAW files. The camera just captures the data, it's up to us to display that data in the best possible way and Photoshop lets us do that. Cheers, Duade 👍
@@Duade Dosent Lightroom do the same?
G'day Kabir, Lightroom is a great Raw converter. Photoshop is a little more advanced and allows finer control. Cheers, Duade 👍
@@Duade can u make a new video on how to use photoshop to edit any pic(
@@alpinist3178 Altima, I will do my best to do one in the future, Cheers, Duade
That is a shocking small amount of instant coffee ! Gives a Swedish person nightmares and should come with a warning label! Otherwise thanks for the video. ;)
Lol, you made me laugh as I have received a lot of jokes about how weak my coffee is, some people ask if I drink warm milk. Thanks for the comment.
@@Duade Haha well what you lack in caffeine may have given you a benefit in stability. My pint of tar/morning coffe usually lose me a full stop of IS ;)
To the 2 exposur theme: I did a multiple exposur of 4 to get multiple birds aligned. They were flying in and out on the same branch so i just overlayed the 4 exposurs with the birds where non of the birds was sitting in the same spott resulting in 7 tits sitting next to each other.
Focus on front bird first cos camera focus = 1/3 into the shot and 2/3 behind - save yourself lots of editing
G'day Darren, thanks for your comment, some good advice. In my experience long focal lengths produce a very narrow depth of field which often makes the back bird slightly soft even when focusing on the front bird. My advice would be to photograph the main subject first and then try and focus on the second bird to ensure maximum sharpness. Cheers, Duade 👍
I did this recently with a male and female tree swallow.
Great to hear Angela, it is a good technique to have for those occasions when it works. 👍
You realise why so less Likes? Video is good, detailed.. but this over explaining.. you talk way too much
G'day Bhaskar, thanks for the feedback, I do have a habit of talking too much. It is often a balance and I like to try and explain things so people can understand. Cheers, Duade 👍
@@Duade A good tutorial, and talk as much as you want to!
Lovely image. Personally I would removed the floating piece of perch on the left.
Thanks, yes I could have removed that. Cheers, Duade 👍
@@Duade I like it, it adds some tension because it looks like a broken branch.
Feels like I'm playing a game against cheaters over here...