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A Family Portrait

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Runtime
76 min
Skill Level
All

What You’ll Learn

Raw Image File Included

  • You’ll discover how I found the soft, directional natural light
  • Let’s SOLVE keeping EVERYONE in focus whilst shooting wide-open apertures
  • Basic corrections in Lightroom to prepare the image for Photoshop
  • Get an understanding of my expectations when it comes to color coordination and what I do when colors don’t go to plan
  • How I identify aspects of the image that need to work on and improve breaking the image into object and color distractions
  • I’m going to teach you how I simplified the color palettes to create harmony and balance in the color composition
  • Using content-aware healing brushes and clone tools
  • Reshaping subjects using the Liquify tools. Did you know you can transform a “tense” pose into a relaxed one with the Liquify tool? You’ll know how to after this
  • Change color hues and luminance to simplify colors
  • Skin tones corrections
  • How I use frequency separation

 

11 reviews for A Family Portrait

  1. Mark Petrie –

    Such a comprehensive and instructional tutorial! Very helpful to see each and every step along the way. Also, watching you examine the photo for distractions is really helpful as well. Creating a uniform color palette really does make the image more pleasing to the eye. Very helpful and thorough!

  2. Fayez K –

    very useful information. thank you Daniel 🙂

  3. Elizabeth MacArthur (verified owner) –

    I wish I had found Daniel’s site a lot sooner. THANK-YOU so much!

  4. sandy richardson (verified owner) –

    This is the first Tutorial I purchased during the Covid-19 down time. I realized how much I did NOT know. Learned several things and really enjoyed the edit!
    Gold Star Daniel !

  5. Michael Sabell (verified owner) –

    Another fantastic tutorial! Thanks Daniel! I was also excited to see my name near the start, in your screen grab on Facebook (a notification popped up when I reacted to one of your posts) haha

  6. Andersen Anak Lani (verified owner) –

    Very nice. My first tutorial from this website

  7. Danielle Griffith (verified owner) –

    Wow, I was blown away. I just subscribed! I’m excited to learn more from you!

  8. Arun Sharma –

    This is a lot of work on a single image – but thats how a magic will happen. Thank you for such a detailed explanation.

  9. Ventis Jansons –

    Fantastic ! lots of new information !!!

  10. Mark Kuper –

    Thanks Again for the great explanation!

  11. Lisa Lizarraga –

    I loved this edit and learning skills to try on my next session, thank you

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My Journey: From UK IT Desk to Czech Portrait Mastery

In March 2013, I followed a daring dream: leaving a secure IT job in London to chase portrait photography in the Czech Republic as an Englishman without the language or a safety net. It was a leap of faith, but deep down, it felt like destiny calling. With my wife Eva as my voice and our 3 month old daughter Amy as my inspiration, I let my passion and images speak for me.

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” – Napoleon Hill

No backups, no Plan B I poured my soul into mastering light, colors, styling, and authentic connections. Practicing on Amy, we styled shoots that anchored my emerging vision. By month six, clients flooded in, leading to our first studio; by year’s end, over 120 sessions. My excitement shone through every shoot, bridging language barriers and turning strangers into loyal fans.

“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair

Through 13 years of triumphs and trials pandemics, economic storms, and cultural shifts I’ve forged a resilient system: efficient, creative, and foolproof for delivering breathtaking results time after time. This isn’t just survival; it’s thriving on pure passion.

“I think good dreaming is what leads to good photographs.” – Wayne Miller

If I can build an empire from scratch in a foreign land, imagine what you can achieve with your vision. Let’s ignite yours together. Daniel Venter