Hi, I’m Andrea… And I’m a full-time photographer and educator here to help you to grow your photography so that you can unleash your uniqueness and creative voice. For the past decade, I have been helping photographers of all skill levels sharpen their photography skills. From beginner to semi-professional, I have developed a comprehensive range of services to support photographers in their learning journey. (Tradedoubler 3221787)
How about using this lens for wild life photography and flying birds? As this lens not far reachable if I use 1.4xTC, does it affect the image quality and can I get a perfect portrait close up shot of the animal or a bird? Please advise. Thanks
To select the red buildings in Lightroom, you could use the color range and choose the colors of the houses. You might have to do some cleanup by selecting objects like the red bush and the red boat. Maybe even a large brush intersect mask, and you could have it in one or two operations.
Lo acquisterò a breve e sono convinto che diventerà il mio obiettivo preferito è che 90 volte su 100 sarà montato. Unico dubbio, leggo in giro perplessità sulla accoppiata con l’X-T5. Cosa ne pensi? È veramente un’ottica così datata per l’X-T5?
Hello Andrea, what a brilliant review, congratulations ! I decide to switch from Nikon to MF, mainly for landscape and architecture. I would be interrested with the GFX 100 II, that looks in some points much better than the GFX 100. Have you tryed it ? If so, what are your impressions / conclusions ? What are for you the best GF lenses for landscape (20-35 f/4, 55 f/1,7, 100-400 f/5,6 the new 500, and others), what do you advice ? Thank you.
Thanks so much for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yeah, the first iteration of the GFX, even though it's a killer camera, having the same performance in a smaller and lighter body is a huge advantage. I love the GFX system, and the image quality is nothing short of amazing. I'm a zoom guy when it comes to lens choice for landscape and travel photography. I've had the opportunity to try almost all the GF lenses, and my current favorite setup is the 20-35mm f/4, paired with the 32-64mm f/4 and the 100-200mm f/5.6. I also really enjoy the 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 as a lighter and more affordable alternative. The image quality remains excellent with this lens as well. I haven't had the chance to try the new 500mm yet, but that lens seems to be incredible. I hope this helps 🙂
I really enjoyed this video and enjoyed your photographs. I have heard quite a few travelers say that they do not like Venice. Too crowded. Too touristy. Bad food. I went for two days about 6 years ago. Stayed in a small hotel to the north a decent walk from St. Marks. I loved Venice immediately. I went back again in late November of 2022. A great time of year. Christmas decorations were up all over the city. Same hotel. But stayed a week this time. The food is amazing if you get a little ways from the tourist shops around St. Marks. Likewise with the crowds which weren't too bad anyway. Venice at night is like nowhere else on earth. We would just wander, get lost and absorb it. I had my new X100V with me. It was a pleasure to carry and use. I got a good many keepers. But I did end up feeling constrained with the fixed focal length lens. I also did not feel like its nighttime performance was great without IBIS. The new X100VI may address those issues. Anyway, thanks for this great video and the wonderful images of Venice.
Hi George, thanks so much for the comment, and glad you enjoyed the video. Venice is pretty unique, and when it comes to photography, it can be quite challenging. It's not everyone's cup of tea, and sometimes it can be overwhelming. I agree with you completely that photographing Venice at night is an experience that's hard to match anywhere else in the world. Oh, and about the food? Totally! If you stray a bit from the touristy spots, you'll find some incredible eats! About the X100V, yeah, the lack of IBIS does make handheld shots a bit tricky in low-light conditions. I haven't had the chance to try the new X100VI yet, but the stabilization makes a big difference in this regard. Ciao 😃
Awesome video, grazie mille ! C1 is great, when full version with a light PC or Mac on the go. The C1 mobile version is incomplete… See LR mobile with all the AI masking & healing tools. Hope a PC ARM version will be soon released, for the new Copilot+PC laptops.
I think you can just use RU-vid's search bar, and you'll find plenty of videos on that. In my experience, the default Lightroom settings are fine 99% of the time.
Hi Andrea, Thanks for this excellent tutorial on dodging and burning. I found it very easy to follow and it will be extremely helpful for my processing. Much appreciated.
One additional thought - the UI new Lr is awful! The ability to use the scroll wheel to zoom, make adjustments to sliders, and control tools such as Levels greatly improves efficiency in C1 in comparison to Lr. Not to mention the use of tiny arrowheads without labels that control significant functions in Lr. Lr is a prime example of what happens when engineers go wild, without sufficient concern for the human beings who will be using their product. In contrast, Photoshop and C1 are examples of excellent product engineering. Many of the controls in these programs have scroll wheel controls and as such run smoothly and precisely.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Jack. I use both programs and agree that Capture One's UI is much better designed and less confusing than Lightroom's. Although Lightroom frequently introduces new features (I find some of them very powerful), its interface keeps getting busier and busier, making it harder for some users to navigate.
I regularly use both software, and the comparison is based on my personal experience with both. It would be interesting to hear why it seems 'pretty biased' to you.
@@AndreaLivieriPhoto in c1 you can not even combine multiple masks in a layer or you can not copy settings with Ai masks on another image and many more stuff. Taking that much time and come with such a minimal solution is not state of the art. Masks are superior in lightroom. There are several videos out there that point that out. Look just other reviews. Don't get me wrong, Adobe is also not doing a great job with innovation, but still better than c1. And when you subtract this one feature with adjusting color ranges like skin tones, capture one is just worse in alle aspects than lightroom. And do not come with sessions. Those are just for people who have no clue how to organize their photos. Maybe for studio photography on a client location, but how many people really need that...
@@AndreaLivieriPhoto for example look at comparison from "dunna did it" or "photo kitchen" and many more. Nobody is saying that Ai masking is better in c1. They have a nice approach but still are far behind lightroom. You just did not show the really tough examples. So no intersecting masks, no multiple masks and worse auto mask detection are just a few things to name.
@@flol3266 If you use the full potential of the layer function, which is missing in LR, you have a much better gradual control over your masking in C1. Of course this is not possible in LR since there are no real layers in LR.
yeah ok its a good showing of what c1 can do... but the image has lost all integrity because its nothing like what you captured. This is the problem with the digital darkroom..
Много снимаю интерьеры. Только C1. Абсолютно согласен с вами, Работа с лайтрум занимает в несколько раз больше времени. Именно в несколько раз. Но С1 хуже LR работает с HDR. Больше артефактов. Особенно в случае когда для дополнительной подсветки использую вспышку в потолок.
Thanks for the video. I use both applications for various different reasons professionally. But you missed some things here that are pretty dramatic to my mind. If you shoot people, Lightroom is MILES ahead with its masking features. With a single click, you can generate separate masks for facial skin, body skin, eyes, hair, clothes, lips, etc AND after you did your edits on each mask you can actually sync that to all your other shots! Meaning LR will find the facial skin, hair etc in the new shot and apply the same settings to that. This is massive and safes you tones of time! Yeah I have to refine the mask here and there, but it's so easy to do with all the intersection tools. Don't get me wrong I am far from being a Lightroom fanboy. I hate the way it handles files, tethered shooting doesn't work with SONY, the way it handles colours is way way worse than capture one, there is no dedicated skin tones tool, the list goes on, but when it comes to creating and syncing people masks, it stands firmly on its own. SADLY SO, I wish I could do that with Capture One. Actually I clicked on you video in the hopes that I find something like that, tbh. EDIT: I just read in your description that you focus on travel landscape photography. And your photos are stunning, Sir. Just wanted to leave this here too :)
Thanks for the comment and for sharing your thoughts. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I didn't cover some of the masking features you mentioned because the comparison was focused on travel and landscape photography. But I agree with you, Lightroom currently has an advantage when it comes to syncing AI masks.
Didn’t know about this feature. I’ll try it out. One question, since I’m usually editing RAW, will bringing it into photoshop mean I lose RAW editing capabilities? I use Sony and Canon cameras with ARW and CR2 files.
Thanks for the comment, Jorge! As for your question, when you move a file from Lightroom to Photoshop, it usually turns into a regular picture file like PSD or TIFF. That means you can't tweak the original raw data anymore. But if you open the file as a smart object in Photoshop, it keeps the raw data intact. This lets you still play around with the original edits you made in Lightroom using Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) inside Photoshop. So, going with the smart object option keeps your options open for editing the raw data. I hope this helps.
@@AndreaLivieriPhoto that’s what I figured. I love ACR, but not Lightroom. It feels somewhat limiting. I usually edit using ACR from Bridge. Seems so much better to me than Lr and LrC. I’ll editing as a smart object in Ps. Thanks for sharing!
Excellent, thank you! It's great to see Curves used so clearly in Capture one! (usually its just Ps) Your "blue" waterfall shows up how Luma curves remove colour, rather than just stop colours being boosted, to my eyes anyway...
Thanks so much, Dominic! Glad you enjoyed the video. Actually, the Luma Curve doesn't remove colors. Since it only affects the brightness values of the image, you won't experience an increase in saturation like you would typically see when increasing contrast with the regular RGB curve.
When applying a curves layer do not change the opacity level, but do alter the blend mode to luminosity, thus preserving the saturation of the base layer. Good on you for being brave enough to show such a Ps editing tip on RU-vid, most other "pros" wont even dare give such tips.👏👏👏
Thanks so much for the comment, Hugh. I'm glad you enjoyed the video 🙂 Changing the layer blending mode to Luminosity has to be done intentionally, and it's not always the best option when tweaking the tonal range of an image. It's definitely a useful tip, but it needs to be contextualized.
Can I say what a great video this is. The number of videos I have watched over the years which says you need to know this, this is what professionals know etc, and then you watch it and it's the same old thing you've seen before. Such a good explanation, and so much so I've posted this on my photography clubs Facebook page. I don't have Photoshop but I do like to share information that others will find useful. Keep up the great work.
Hi Mark, thank you so much for the super lovely comment and for sharing the video with other fellow photographers! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! 😊 Ciao
I like your professional attitude, your top clear explanations and the fact that you compare, with peerless honesty, the differences between the two zooms. Keep on sharing, my friend!!
Nice video. With the new Adjustment Presets and the ability to create your own, you can do the same steps you show then save them as an Adjustment Preset and with one click, apply the same Curves and Levels tweak you show here... pretty cool stuff.
