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February Update:


Creating a 'Painting' for a client


Digital artist and photographer Adrian Sommeling gets an assignment to take a photo for a client in which a well-known painting is the starting point. For Adrian, this is a very cool project because he is able to apply many of his unique qualities. In this video, he explains how he approached this project but also how he manages to process certain difficult parts of the shot optimally. A glimpse into Adrian's workflow!




Smartphone photos and natural light composites part 1


It is and remains popular and, to be honest, also useful to shoot with a smartphone. And it is precisely the social media channels that benefit from this. Especially your own of course. And you don't need an expensive camera or professional studio lighting. In any case, not to be able to take nice and eye-catching photos! And it is precisely these images that will make your social media stand out. Adrian Sommeling shows you what techniques and tools he uses to achieve this with his social media channels...





Smartphone photos and natural light composites part 2


With this video, Adrian Sommeling gives you access to realistic compositions (Natural light). Your new skills will boost your social media account! No, you don’t need an expensive camera or expensive studio lights. In this tutorial, Adrian will show you how you can create impressive and funny images with photos taken with the camera of your cellphone or just with a simple compact camera. If you ever wanted to boost your social media account(s), this is your chance. Funny pictures always work and in this video, he will teach how to create these images within no-time.





Smartphone photos and natural light composites part 3


When you go out or just go for a little walk, you don't always have a camera at hand. Except for the camera on your smartphone. And now let that be used to shoot pictures more and more. And what a lot is shared via social media! To make your social media channel stand out Adrian Sommeling shows you how you can shoot high-quality images with a smartphone that also stand out!





Smartphone photos and natural light composites part 4


Although Adrian Sommeling uses his system camera pre-eminently, he knows better than anyone how easy it is to take a picture with his smartphone. And he's not the only one, is he? It's also so easy to share along the way, so your social media channel can be updated at any time. But if you want your social media to stand out, you'll have to make a difference. Adrian shows you how you can easily shoot eye-catching photos with a smartphone. With of course some editing next to it...





Smartphone photos and natural light composites part 5


In this video, Adrian Sommeling shows you that you don't always need an expensive camera or professional studio lighting to take cool photos. With a smartphone, for example, you can get great results. Especially when you take Adrian's tips and tricks with you. And what better way to complement the social media channel with these edited results. The images guarantee many comments and likes! Watch this video and improve your smartphone photography!





Smartphone photos and natural light composites part 6


The camera of a smartphone has more and more possibilities and the quality is getting better and better. Especially the software around this camera has a lot of innovation. Besides his system camera, Adrian Sommeling always has his smartphone in his pocket. And with this camera, he can achieve amazing results. And with those results, you can easily provide your social media channel with striking images. So he shows you in this video that you don't always need an expensive camera or professional studio lighting.






Smartphone photos and natural light composites part 7


Adrian Sommeling shows you in this video that you don't always need an expensive system or DSLR camera to shoot cool images for your social media channel. With his smartphone always at hand, it's obvious that he may have a moment when he can only shoot that moment with a smartphone camera. Still, you can shoot very cool photos with this camera, especially if you also use Adrian's editing techniques. Watch this video to get more out of your smartphone!





Realistic compositions Colors and Reflections part 1


Unlike ordinary photographs where color correction is often no more than restoring the color balance, adjusting colors or changing the atmosphere is correcting your composite essential to get a realistic image. It is particularly important to know what you do and why you do it. In this tutorial, Adrian Sommeling will teach you three examples of where you should look for and how to correct it. If you understand this and can apply it to your images you will have a so much more realistic image. Much more realistic compared to those who don’t know what they are doing and hardly use color correction.
The other main topic of this tutorial is the creation of realistic reflections without making use of a mirror. In two examples Adrian will also work this out. Together with his Basic tutorial a must-watch for everybody that wants to create realistic composites.





Realistic compositions Colors and Reflections part 2


In part 2 of the tutorial of Realistic compositions Colors and Reflections, Adrian Sommeling will educate you by using three images. You will learn how to correct color balance, chance atmosphere or restore color balance. Essential corrections to get a realistic whole of your composite. Once you understand the technique you will be able to create your own image that will be much more realistic than before.






Realistic compositions Colors and Reflections part 3


In part 3 Adrian Sommeling takes you to the sequel of his tutorial Realistic Compositions Colors and reflections. His techniques are very effective to perfect your own composite. Especially in areas such as reflection, color balance, or changing the atmosphere and color correction, important improvements can be made to make it look as realistic as possible. The reflections come across naturally without having to use the so-called mirror technique. Those who have studied these three parts well will be able to edit their images much more realistically than before. Enjoy!





Composite Portraits part 1


Adrian Sommeling will take you on a trip to get acquainted with one of the ways he shoots certain portraits. This video consists of four parts. The first two parts have a lifestyle portrait as a subject. Adrian shows you how he imitates natural light and he also teaches you how to create an artificial depth of field. Such techniques give a different view on making portraits. Educational and handy to take with you.





Composite Portraits part 2


Digital artist Adrian Sommeling shows a different way of portraying. This tutorial consists of four parts where the first two parts are about lifestyle portraits. The techniques Adrian shows you might give you new possibilities or insights on how you can come home with full-fledged images with very little. Among other things, he will show you how he imitates natural light or even the depth of field entirely to his own hand.






Composite Portraits part 3


In part three of this 4-part tutorial Adrian Sommeling switches from lifestyle to Movie Poster-style photos. Compared to the previous two parts of this tutorial he uses a number of other light setups and more time is spent on creating a good background. And to finish it all off, a rain shower is added to the scene!





Composite Portraits part 4


Adrian Sommeling, the digital artist, photographs a so-called movie-style photo. A different type of photo compared to the first two parts of this tutorial. Adrian is a specialist in applying and creating backgrounds, so absolutely instructive to watch this video. He uses different light setups to create these photos. To make it a bit more exciting he also adds rain!





Giants in Dubai FULL tutorial


This tutorial is a four and a half-hour lesson in how to create real looking giants by composing several images until one new realistic composition. For this tutorial, you will need at least Photoshop CS5. This is because Adrian Sommeling uses in this tutorial the Puppet warp tool. With older versions, you can also follow the tutorial, except the part of the Puppet warp tool. This tutorial will be explained how to create depth by adding haze and the finishing touch will be slightly different from Google (Nik) color efex compared to the tutorial Realistic compositions - Basics.





Light and fire FULL tutorial


3D introduction. In this tutorial, Adrian Sommeling will introduce you to DAZ3D. This is a free 3D design software. Adrian will tell you briefly what you can do with it and how you can use it to create awesome, realistic scenes. just by combining your renders with real photos. More or less like they do in Hollywood, except, we are using photos instead of movies. Just like he did in this tutorial with the Trex!
Light and Fire - In this tutorial, Adrian will also show you how easy it is to create a night scene. With some photos he shot in Iceland we create a background scene. We gonna create lava and fire, without using any photos. So they are all photoshop effects that we use. Very helpful for all kinds of amazing images you want to create in the future and with the right light on the models you turn a complete scene from day to night.





Jungle landscapes and animals FULL tutorial


How great is it, to create your own reality!! In earlier tutorials, Adrian Sommeling worked with an existing photo as a background, but in this tutorial, he is gonna create the complete scene from scratch. Together with Adrian, you will create your own background... your own world! And in this video, he will put some animals and his son in his created world. It wasn't easy to shoot all the animals with the light that he needed so in this tutorial he also will show you how to change the light on the animals. Enjoy and success!

 

March update:

Top 5 - Dealing with Clients


Adrian Sommeling has listed five tips that will help you when you have to deal with a client. Based on his professional experience, he thinks about important points that you can benefit from. Handy to keep this video at hand and perhaps you can make the points your own if they relate to you.





E-books by Adrian Sommeling


Adrian Sommeling introduces in this video his two new E-books: Studio Portrait Light Setups and The WOW factor. With the first E-book, Adrian explains with the help of dozens of examples how to deal with studio lighting in different setups. A very handy explanation for beginning photographers, but no less interesting for advanced photographers!
The second E-book, the WOW factor, is for anyone who is working with images. With this E-book Adrian Sommeling shows you his visual art of photography. He has gained a lot of experience in recent years. Not only as a photographer, but especially the experience of seeing the world around him and translating it into images. He introduces you to surprising variables. These form new tools to further develop yourself as a photographer. A valuable book and a must have for every photographer! Regardless of whether you shoot with a smartphone or digital camera!

 

May Update:

Magic Forest


Digital artist Adrian Sommeling came across an ad some time ago. It showed a group of trees together where you look through the trees and get a kind of tunnel effect in the forest. That inspired Adrian to make such a composition himself. With this video, he shows you how he went about creating this beautiful composition. A real Magic Forest, enjoy!




Magic Forest Speed post process


This is only a speed video of the post process without explanation.

 

June Update:

Apples and textures


How to create a 3D effect with textures? Composite artist Adrian Sommeling explains in this video how he works. The goal is to create a still life in which two apples are the main subject. Adrian shows how he creates a 3D effect in this project. How he deals with depth, light, and shadows. Everything can be brought back to simplicity. But by optimizing that basis you will be able to learn to further integrate this technique into your workflow.