Portrait

Martin Schoeller Inspired Portrait, Pt. 2

Yesterday we took you through our process in coming up with the perfect lighting for a portrait of Chris, Phlearn’s CFO, and today we’ll be taking you through the steps we took in Photoshop to bring our final image together! You can view Pt. 1 of t...

Martin Schoeller Inspired Portrait, Pt.1

Feb 13 Lighting, Photography, Popular, Video

The Lighting Process Every photographer knows that perfect lighting is never achieved instantly. It takes multiple lighting setups and a good bit of experimentation to find exactly what it is you’re looking for. In this case for an editorial-style headsh...

Behind the Scenes: Light My Fire

Jan 09, Episode 411 Behind the Scenes, Lighting, Photography, Popular

Lighting The lighting for this image is one of the more complex setups we have done for a portrait. Four lights were used to create this unique look, each with a different colored gel. When setting up lighting like this, it is best to start with one light and ...

Edit Your Wedding Photos in Photoshop

Oct 08, Episode 380 Contest, Enhancing, Photoshop, Retouching

Today’s Episode Today we are working on Joel’s image because he won last week’s contest! With over 140 votes, he did an awesome job. We are covering some great techniques that will help refine your photos. Some times even fixing a few small d...

Phlearn’s Newest Section- Inspirational Photographers

Jun 19, Episode 320 Inspiration, Photography

All about the internet's best resource for inspiration...

Behind the Scenes: Lighting Setup for a Dramatic Look

May 09, Episode 296 Behind the Scenes, Lighting, Lighting, Photography, Production

See how we set up our lights for a custom built headpiece portrait, using a beauty dish, gridded reflector, softbox, and v-flat for fill. ...

The Best and Worst Focal Lengths for Portraits

Mar 05, Episode 248 Camera, Photography

Today we go over The Best and Worst Focal Lengths for Portraits. Focal Lengths From 16-200mm Why Focal Length is Important Getting a good portrait is not all about gear, but it is important to know what a difference using the right focal length can make. In g...

How to Use a Beauty Dish

Feb 09, Episode 235 Lighting, Photography

Beauty dishes have a "Sweet Spot" where they work the best. The reason this modifier exists is to create a hard light source with semi-soft edges, and no hot spot in the middle of the light. Perfect for portraits. ...

From Portrait to Painting

Oct 07, Episode 147 Photoshop, Styling

In today's episode we turn a portrait into a wonderful work of art using Photoshop custom brushes, various filters, and mixing blending modes. The first and most important step is to start with a photograph you love because this tutorial is a bit more in-depth...

Cindy Prins Style Portraits

Sep 19, Episode 134 Color, Photoshop, Post-Production, Retouching

Today’s Episode was a suggestion from Julie! She wanted to edit images in a similar style to Cindy Prins, who is a great portrait photographer. She is looking to get a soft look. This is a great topic, because it is a type of editing that is very good in...

5 Steps to Ice Princess

Aug 17, Episode 111 Photoshop, Styling

Thanks to Stacey117 we are making this cool image come together. She sent over a question and a reference image in a comment in yesterday's Phlearn. If you would like your question answered, do the same....