The York Ghost Merchants - Shooting at Night - How to process in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop.

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Жыл бұрын

The York Ghost Merchants is one of a number of magical shops in the street called 'The Shambles', York, England, dating back to the 14th Century, other shops include 'Potions and Caldrons' and 'The Shop that shall not be Named' all as far as I could see, selling Witchcraft and Wizardry :-)
In this tutorial, I take you through the process of shooting at night and the processing necessary to achieve a great image, night time shooting can be a real challenge as contrast can be very high. I also use Generative Fill and the new remove tools in Adobe Photoshop (Beta) to tidy up the image and then process into a final image in Adobe Lightroom.
If you would like to follow along you can download the RAW image here, all I ask is that should you share this image, please respect my Copyright and give credit to myself Jamie R Mathlin :- drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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@davidosborn1769 8 ай бұрын

Jamie I have been watching quite a few of your videos over the past few days and have to say I have learnt lots about taking my images to the next level. You are a very good teacher, thanks. Ozzy

@jamiermathlin 8 ай бұрын

Thank you David, your kind words are very much appreciated 😀

@lindquistjoe Жыл бұрын

This Man's A Genius..!!!!!

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Thank you Joe 😀 I will just have to keep making more videos !!

@philipabercrombie6694 9 ай бұрын

Hello Jamie. Discovering your fabulous website is, for me, the added hidden gem here. Many thanks for sharing your RAW file and presenting a truly insperational video. I spent 3 wonderful hours with this tutorial and learned so much. Awesome.

@jamiermathlin 9 ай бұрын

Hi Philip, thank you for your kind words, I am glad you enjoyed my video 😀

@markscutt7471 Жыл бұрын

wow , love the magical window GF. Opens the door to many edits

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

I think the possibilities are endless 😀

@paulk329 7 ай бұрын

Wow another fantastic tutorial so glad I found your channel I've learned so much from these thank you.

@jamiermathlin 7 ай бұрын

You are very welcome Paul 😀

@fatherdanmclaughlinosa3215 Жыл бұрын

Jamie, Thank you for showing all the steps needed to make a good photo into a work of art using Lightroom and Photoshop.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

You are more than welcome 😀

@paullachapelle7477 11 ай бұрын

Superb tutorial . Thank's Jamie !

@jamiermathlin 11 ай бұрын

you are very welcome 😀

@leeprim 9 ай бұрын

Amazing transformation

@jamiermathlin 9 ай бұрын

thank you 😀

@philipswan1016 Жыл бұрын

I'm loving this channel keep up the great work

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

thank you 😀

@marlinsobbota9846 Жыл бұрын

You are always able to recreate in dramatic fashion the mood and character of the places you photograph. This is an absolutely beautiful photograph and piece of fine art. Thank you for showing us how it's done. You're a great photographer and artist.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

thank you for your kind words 😀

@CaravaningaroundAustralia 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely bloody awesome 👏 love it.

@jamiermathlin 9 ай бұрын

😀 cheers mate !

@stevew8655 Жыл бұрын

A lot of photographers demonstrate their editing on KZfaq and they can be quite ordinary, but this is up there with the very best, congratulations. I learned a lot about this sort of editing from your video and will be trying it out in my own work plus delving into your other work.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment Steve, it is appreciated 😀

@TimelessBrushstrokes 10 ай бұрын

By looking at your work I have already been able to take my photos to a higher level. Thank you for that🎉🎉

@jamiermathlin 10 ай бұрын

I am very happy to hear that I have helped 😀

@user-tj9lm5wi4o Жыл бұрын

Another great tutorial - Thanks Jamie

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

You are more than welcome :-)

@goldspike1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Merlin for the incredible tutorial !!!!! I've recently found you and I've learned more about LR and PS in a few weeks than most anyone else I've followed .

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

thank you for your kind words 🙂 your comment is very much appreciated.

@M31glow Жыл бұрын

I can't believe that you don't have 3.9 million followers. Masterful!

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

I have not been showing tutorials very long on KZfaq, so time will tell 😀but thank you for the vote of confidence !

@aberhalllllo Жыл бұрын

Grüße aus Deutschland und vielen Dank für das sehr, sehr gute Tutorial!

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Vielen Dank für den Kommentar und deine freundlichen Worte, es wird sehr geschätzt

@ekstrod7132 Жыл бұрын

Another masterpiece created and shared with us. Your enthusiasm is unbounding and particularly demonstrated by getting up in the early hours to capture this image. Beautiful

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

thank you for your kind words 😀

@margokebble5210 Жыл бұрын

A great tutorial. I learnt a lot. Thanks.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

you are very welcome 😀

@tonymurphy9112 11 ай бұрын

Terrific video😊

@jamiermathlin 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Tony, I am happy you enjoyed it 😀

@roygosden7866 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are a joy to follow. I like your workflow and style. Top man. After seeing your sky library I wondered if you could produce a video on how to photograph and edit the Milky Way please?

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! I will find the time to do a video on how I shoot and process the Milky Way :-D

@aligoodman7048 Жыл бұрын

I just found your channel today. Great tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and expertise.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome and thank you for the comment 😀

@stewartlogie Жыл бұрын

When you went to the transform tool I thought to myself “oh, he’s going to try to straighten The Shambles; lots of luck with that”. Nice tidying job all around and congratulations on the dedication for getting up so early!

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

As you saw, the transform was more about correcting for the 14mm lens :-) thanks for the comment !

@liverpoolpictorial Жыл бұрын

Fascinating tutorial Jamie, thank you. Always enjoy watching how other photographers process their RAW files. I would have lightened the whole image a tad more, but that's probably because my eyes are more used to the extra light in a city setting at night and I haven't visited The Shambles yet. I'll always be a Nikon lad (D850, D810), but your unprocessed Canon RAW file is incredible!

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the comment, it is very much appreciated, with regard to the Canon RAW, this only applies to the newer R series of cameras, I have the Canon R5, only just changed over to it from my previous Sony A7R4 which is also a stunning 61MP camera, the reason for the change was that Canon has finally caught up with Sony, but I prefer Canon's colour science.

@PearTreePictures1950 Жыл бұрын

just had a go of doing this following your great tutorial , very impressed , subscribed.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Great to have you onboard Carl 😀

@richiehall4832 Жыл бұрын

Another masterful shot and tutorial to follow the one in Norwich, you beat me to York, I didn’t get there due to a bereavement but still will make the effort and get there

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that you have suffered a bereavement, I wish you well coming to terms. I hope my picture inspires you to visit the Shambles, just try to get there early in the morning otherwise you cannot move as it is a very popular place :-)

@richiehall4832 Жыл бұрын

@@jamiermathlin Cheers Jamie, yes it was a nephew so not great, im a newcastle lad so know York quite well just need to get there and get shooting so Serge et al aren’t chasing me for submissions lol

@rogerwalton8160 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Shambles was originally a street of butchers (that's where its name comes from), before all those ridiculous modern shops invaded! My mother who was born in Shambles in 1915 would be horrified at what has been done to the street,

@zaf9834 Жыл бұрын

Just started to follow you, ill have a go at work how to edit by following your video.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

great to have you on board !

@marksmall8692 Жыл бұрын

Really fascinating into how Photoshop and Lightroom are powerful. I'm a cheap skate, I still use PhotoShop/Lightroom 5 🙂

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment Mark, you are so right, Lightroom and Photoshop have developed so far since LR5. Personally, I think for the price of four cups of coffee a month having the latest Adobe CC photographers pack, is extremely good value for money. And remember, whatever your starting subscription is, as long as you do not cancel, the price does not go up, I have had my subscription since 2016 and I pay $7 😀

@marksmall8692 Жыл бұрын

@@jamiermathlin Have been looking into the Photography 20GB plan for a few years now. I kind of get by what CS5 offers 🙂

@RevJock Жыл бұрын

I like the result: very well done :-) Just one thing, did you consider using a mask and brushing back in the bottom of the window with the "York's Longest Established ...."

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

No I did not consider that, a good idea though !

@Peter-df1br Жыл бұрын

Well done. However, I was waiting for you to adjust that bit of bright blue sky towards the end of the street that sky replacement didn't cover.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

you have a keen eye Peter !! and you are completely correct, you will also notice that the window reflections have also not been corrected, and to be honest with you there are a number of other faults with this final image, the truth is, is that I try to keep my tutorials down below 1 hour, in the tutorials I demonstrate different technics covering a number of ways for post-processing, but to get this image to a level that I would print it onto a large canvas, or sell the image, it would need a lot more work, perhaps 6-8 hours. So what you will find is that in my other videos, I cover the specifics associated with refining the sky edging for example, or blending layers in the case of the windows. Therefore, in summary, I try to create a good-looking image using a broad set of technics within 1 hour, to try to maintain viewer interest, Sorry for the long response, however, I very much appreciate your question, as it is a very valid point 😀

@Peter-df1br Жыл бұрын

@@jamiermathlin Thanks! I enjoy your videos. It wasn't meant to be criticism, merely an observation. Keep up the great work.

@user-wj8gr2pk5t Жыл бұрын

😀😀😀😀

@oldtvnut Жыл бұрын

This is the first time I've seen noise reduction used on a shot made at low ISO. Is the noise due to the long exposure, i.e., would it not be present in a shot made with a shorter shutter speed?

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great question, to answer, with the style of post-processing I 'push' the shadows sometimes as much as 5-6 stops and therefore we have to contend with equivalent ISOs of 3200 or 6400 in these shadows, furthermore we are nearing the limits of what modern sensors are capable of. Based on this, noise management is very important. You may also ask, why I do not use the noise correction at the end of the processing, to correct for any noise created by the processing itself ? well, I have tested the new denoise function on dark high ISO images before and also after processing and the results are the same, as the denoise function corrects the data and not the visuals. So sorry for a long response, but this is why I use denoise at the beginning 😀

@oldtvnut Жыл бұрын

@@jamiermathlin Thanks so much for this explanation. Amazing! Now I'm wondering if my Canon 5D Mk IV has enough dynamic range to push shadows this far. I have made shots in dim church interiors with very high ISOs that came out well, but of course the highlights were not so bright as in your example and the whole shot was at ISO 12,500 rather than just the shadows being pushed there.

@barryashenhurst2071 2 ай бұрын

Sunrise at 3:41am. God Almighty! No use going to bed, mate.

@jamiermathlin 2 ай бұрын

the joy of 54 degrees latitude 😀

@alainphilibert1768 Жыл бұрын

Hello Jamie, I recently spoke to you about a village in the south of England called RYE, I would like to send you a photo of this beautiful village that I retouched while looking at your work. Would you agree to this??

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

More than happy Alan, please message it to me on my FaceBook page :- facebook.com/JRMathlin

@scotboy1297 Жыл бұрын

Why leave Sony? Better menus? Better resolution glass?

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Good question, the straight answer is colour science, the Sony has more megapixels, better ISO sensitivity and great glass, but I changed to Sony because Canon was not keeping up 7 years ago, since then they have caught up and the new RF glass is excellent, small and light. To be honest almost every camera made today is excellent, so I could have stayed with Sony and been happy, but the A7R4 was getting towards 3 years old and I needed a new camera and the trade-in values were excellent, so here I am back with Canon and very happy 😀

@scotboy1297 Жыл бұрын

@@jamiermathlin I was also thinking of moving from Fuji to Canon since they woke up to mirrrorless, and Fuji now has 40 meg in X-T5, as well as third party lens support. Disappointing that Canon is resisting third party lens companies from making RF glass, it's prohibitive cost to me, so I am avoiding.

@PearTreePictures1950 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic thank very much

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

you are very welcome ...

@adventure_photo Жыл бұрын

Curious why you decided to leave Sony and go back to Canon? Was it lenses? Ergonomics? Menus? Image quality? I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on that. To me image quality is the most important factor and for me I find Sony’s raw files to have the most flexibility in post processing.

@jamiermathlin Жыл бұрын

Great questions, there are a number of reasons, 1. I prefer the colour science with Canon, due to the Bayer Matrix pattern being different to Sony. 2. I changed to Sony 7 years ago as Canon seemed to have stopped innovating at the time, now Sony seem to have reached this state, I had an A7R4 61MP which was coming on 3 years old, so I was looking to update, the Sony A7R5 offered the same sensor and dynamic range, with improvements in the focusing, but to be honest for what I need, this was no improvement. 3. 61MP was a very high resolution, but as the pixels were so small the camera did not have as good ISO and noise performance as you may expect, my previous A73 was much better, perhaps 2-3 stops better, but only 24MP, so the 45MP Canon Sensor seems to be the best of both worlds, now Canon has court up. 4. The new Canon RF glass is lighter and they have a wonderful 14-35mm F4 L which is stunning, plus a 70-200mm F4 L that is the same size. I had the Sony 16-35mm F2.8 stunning lens, but heavy, and the 70-200mm F4 Sony was twice the weight and size of the Canons. 5. I fancied a change. Sorry for the long reply, but these are the reasons 😀

@adventure_photo Жыл бұрын

@@jamiermathlin that’s great to hear your insights! Thank you for the detailed reply!