Damien Symonds

Yep, the link will show you that.

No, they don't need to be raw. They can be any photos, of any subject matter, from any source. I have actually heard of some pros printing at Harvey Norman, so it might be ok.

This is a common problem, actually. Once you've done the raw processing, can you show me a 100% crop of that area?

Oh, no, you NEVER send PSDs to anyone. Only jpegs. https://www.damiensymonds.net/client-photoshop

You're looking for the setting that says "Add to Shape Area". I'm not really familiar with your version, but it might be here?

Raw & Levels Deluxe, and Skin.

Please don't take new photos for this. Use old photos, get prints pronto. (If you don't have prints already).

Have you got your prints organised, @Dianna Cameron?

Emailed you.

Gosh, that's such a good question. I don't know, honestly. Maybe better to keep the same for a whole set.

That's a great question, @cathm. I tend to use 11 on the 0-12 scale, or 90 on the 0-100 scale. That's only for Facebook (because it is cruel to image quality). For other websites, I only use 9 or 70 respectively.

Yep, this all looks good.

Sorry I missed this. @Maggie Collins, do you habitually have "Generate 100% Previews" turned off, as I discussed on this slide? Also, may I have a screenshot of your cache settings?

Well, please hurry. Calibration is completely pointless without prints.

I had a play with this one: https://max.mailbigfile.com/626ae76b67f73f055ca6e46fe954cc8f/listFiles.php

Oh yeah, sampling will only get you so far. Then you have to manually modify the colours. Also, have you moved the gradient around? I'm pretty sure I dragged mine to the left a bit.

Looks like the inner colour needs to be a bit lighter?

@Carrie Rowell, please talk to me about your calibration problem. In what way does your screen differ from your prints?

Always Jpeg. Never PNG. You have to start over completely. Getting the logo the correct size is a crucial first step of the whole process.

Whoa, hang on! Don't do it until the raw editing is done!!!!

We always talk glibly about "removing something from the background", but of course that's not really what we're doing at all, is it? We're putting something else IN to the background. I'm sure you can find another photo in the set where that tree is visible without the person in front of it? And you can swap it in?

Sorry mate, this is out of my league. I love what you chose for these photos; and I can't think of anything better.

Are you talking about nonsense like this?

I beg you to take advantage of the March Special: https://www.facebook.com/damien.photoshop/posts/2160114267370296

Have you read the very last module of the Bridge Class yet? This is all spelled out very clearly there.