November 2019 – AKD Photo

Opening Our Eyes

Posted on November 23, 2019November 23, 2019 by AK Draven

Sometimes when we have a large gathering waiting to take a photograph, such as at a wedding, some of the guests might blink or look away at an inopportune time. As photographers, it is part of our job... Read More

Does Changing Colours Mean Changing The Truth?

Posted on November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 by AK Draven

Photoshop is an effective tool that can completely change a scene, prompting the arguments that nothing is real in photography anymore (a topic I am keen to go deeper into at a later time!)However, as... Read More

Advanced Cloning and Does Photography Speak The Truth?

Posted on November 16, 2019November 16, 2019 by AK Draven

SPOT HEALING My first task was to retouch this image. It is a simple retouch which uses the “spot healing brush”. By adding a new layer, I could do this non-destructively so any mistakes c... Read More

Colour Correcting and Retouching

Posted on November 2, 2019November 2, 2019 by AK Draven

To fix this image, the first thing I had to do was fix the colour. Currently, there is a strong magenta cast on it. To correct this, I opened the file in Photoshop and made a new “Curves” ... Read More