Tom Cheswick teaches the HOWS and WHYS behind enhancing images using ON1 Photo Raw, Reblum, Aperty and Luminar Neo. He also shares photography lighting and posing techniques that commercial and portrait photographers use to create stunning images.
He has over 30 years of professional photography experience and loves to share what he has learned.
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Thanks for this video and showing your process! I have tried Reblum and it does a really good job most of the time. Just before I have started the trial, I went on the Reblum website and at this time you had the choice to subscribe for $9.99/month or a lifetime licence for $249, but also you could buy a licence with updates for one year for $99! Is was the right price for me, and if I knew I would have bought it. Because even with a 20% discount, to me as a hobbyist, it is too pricy. I am still looking for a cheaper solution. Evoto seems great but I want a plug-in.
Hi Thanks for this video. Why didn't you erase the hair in the original layer or use the mask and paint out on the mask on the girl layer? Not sure I understand the new Stamped Layer. Is that like a "flatten" automated feature?
Thanks for the questions! I don't erase the hair on the original layer because I know that when I cut the girl out to replace the background, I will lose some of the fine stray hairs, and that is OK because I would just have to remove them later as I find stray hairs distracting. A new Stamped Layer is similar to Flatten but you have the added advantage of still being able to access the other layers. If you know that you won't need the other layers,then Flatten is a great choice.
@@TomCheswick Hey Tom thanks for the speedy reply. I'm getting me feet wet with ON1 and it is a little bit like trying to find the salt an pepper in an AirBNB
Muchas gracias por el video, muy util, solo instalar el programa de adobe y al abrir ON1 Photoraw 2024 ya me aparecen los perfiles de mi camara canon EOS R7 y se nota el cambio.
Thank you , great re-leaning video . But I do wonder why those brushes can not be in the bumper panel/labels (like other apps) and why the top panel with brush adjustments cannot be locked hidden or open
I cannot get it to execute the “Paint in” “Apply” command and hangs up every time. I have already upgraded to 2024.5. Tried many, many times. Very frustrated with ON1; there has got to be a better program.
Great job of showing the new features. As someone still learning the in and out of PR2024, I appreciate including the keyboard commands and what to click on for each demonstration.
Great video Tom! Is creating a new layer the only way to use sharpen AI selectively? Can you not invoke it from the original mask? No worries and thanks. Subscribed!
Thank you for subscribing! I am not aware of a way to selectively use Tack Sharp AI without using a 2nd layer of the image. Hopefully someone will chime in if they know of a way. If you want to keep to just the original layer, you could try adding an Effects filter like Dynamic Contrast and mask that in. That does a very good job with sharpening.
Thanks for this video. You explained the new features in an easy to understand way. One question, why did you merge the photos instead of using the Stamped Layer option?
Glad it was helpful! Great question! Either way will work. I merged the layers because I know I wasn't going to re-edit either layer and was only going to work on the newly merged layer. This practice dates back to my early days with photoshop and merging layers to save disk space. Old habits!
Thanks Tom. I downloaded this new version yesterday and uploads are pretty fast on the new unedited RAW files but some of on the previously edited files, the upload is not so fast. Some take 15-20 seconds on the Develop mode. The problem is 99% of my images are already edited.
I just noticed that too when opening some folders that I had images that I had worked on. It seems to be a problem when Browse module. When I open the images in Develop, I can quickly scroll through the images again. I went to Preferences > System and Empty Browse Cache and then it reloaded the folder and it is fast again.
Thanks Tom. Great video on the new features in ON1 update. I found your technique for selective sharpening very helpful as I have been struggling to figure this out. Please keep the tutorials coming
This is an excellent tutorial. Can you also do a tutorial on how to make a mask smooth, not polygon like? I do product photography and I need hard, straight lines in some areas of my product image and then I need half-circle, round like lines in other areas of my product. Some programs are good at selecting straight or round lines, but some programs are not. I am not talking about feathering.
Thank you! ON1 does have Line Mask tool (Shift P), though it doesn't let you adjust around curves like Photoshop's Pen tool. ON1 also gives you different options when Refining a selection. Instead of Hair/Branches, consider trying Hard Edges.
Thank you and I am happy that you were able to follow along! Yes, you can replace the preset. Once you select a new texture for the background, you can right-click on the preset and select Update Preset with Current Settings. Another option so that you don't overwrite the original preset, is once you change the background, go to Settings and select Save Settings as Preset. This will save it as a new preset.
@@TomCheswick is there a way to bring in a JPG background to replace the adaptive preset? The preset does a great job of removing background in the hair. But if I try to bring in a background on a layer, and use a refine brush, the results are terrible. I want to use the preset to prepare the image for a background of my choosing. Any ideas?
I import my backgrounds in the Textures filter under Effects. I then mask out my subject and then set the Mode to Replace and set the Opacity to 100. Hope this helps!
I agree, if you only do a few portraits, I would just stick with the tools within ON1, Luminar NEO or Photoshop. I specialize in portrait photography so Reblum makes perfect sense!
Yes, you can use Reblum as a stand-alone program. Just like I showed when using it for a batch of images, you can use it for a single image too. No need for Photoshop or a program like ON1.
Thanks for the follow up question Jim, but I am not sure if I am understanding it. Stand alone programs and plugins are two separate types of programs. Stand alone means the program runs by itself and does not need a host program like photoshop or ON1. A plugin works within or is launched by a host program. Reblum can work either way. In the video, I used it as a plugin in ON1 when I was retouching individual images. ON1 launches Reblum and then Reblum automatically adds a new layer in ON1 with the retouching. Then I used Reblum as a Stand alone program when I did a group of photos to show the batch capabilities of Reblum. I hope this answer helps, but if not, let me know and I can try again.
Question for a future topic. I love ON1 as an editor, but I don't use the DAM because Sync 360 in a word, SUCKS. I've been using Mylio as a DAM and it works great for that, allowing me to sync all my devices and even pull down originals when needed. Do you happen to have a recommended workflow for this? I'd really like to have both apps pointing at the same set of photos.
Thanks for this tutorial. I just wish I had seen it before I spend a tonne of time doing the same thing in a way more complicated way. You earned a sub from me. Keep up the great work!
Tom, thank you for another helpful video. I am curious though, is there any particular reason why you use the opacity setting under blending over expanding the opacity section within the local adjustment or effect to change opacity? From what I can tell they are linked and perform the same function.
That is a great question Schuey! Your way is much better, it is quicker and easier then going into the properties panel's blending tab. Thanks for pointing that out. I do a lot of masking where I will need to change the blending mode from Normal to something like Overlay, Softlight or Color. I just got in to the habit of changing the Opacity there too. In the future, when I am just adjusting Opacity, I will use your way. Thank you!
Another excellent tutorial - I found this from your NEO tutorial on removing backgrounds. I have both of these programs so really good for me. Many thanks for your easy to follow vids
