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Course 4: Retouching & Batch Processing: Virtual Copies and Crop

By Mikael Eliasson , Portrait Photographer

Portrait Photographer. London, United Kingdom.
Joined January 2020
Domestika Basics Course 4 of 5
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About the video: Virtual Copies and Crop

Overview

“In this lesson, you will learn how to use the Crop tool and crop to specific sizes and ratios. I will also teach you how to crop overlays. When cropping to create a new composition, I prefer to make a virtual copy as it effectively becomes a new image. Virtual copies are useful when you want to take a given image in different directions.”

In this video lesson Mikael Eliasson addresses the topic: Virtual Copies and Crop, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 4: Retouching & Batch Processing. Learn about virtual copies, filters, brushes, and presets.

Partial transcription of the video

“Welcome to course 4 which is all about retouching and batch processing. In the first unit I'm going to teach you how to use the Crop tool. We'll also be learning about something called virtual copies, which allows you to make an additional copy of an image without filling up your hard drive. This is particularly useful if you want to crop to specific formats or if you're cropping to create a different composition. So let me show you how. There are many different reasons why you crop images. Probably the most common and obvious reason to crop an image is if you have an area of your picture t...”

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Course summary for: Course 4: Retouching & Batch Processing

  • Level: Beginner
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Mikael Eliasson

Mikael Eliasson
By Mikael Eliasson

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Portrait Photographer

Mikael Eliasson is a London-based photographer whose work focuses primarily on portraiture. His photos have been exhibited throughout Europe, and have been showcased in Portfolio Catalogue magazine (issue number 43), as well as in private shows in London, Turin, and more.

Besides his commissioned and personal work, Mikael also works as a photography & Photoshop tutor and runs Photography Course London.


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Course 4: Retouching & Batch Processing

By Mikael Eliasson
Portrait Photographer. London, United Kingdom.
Joined January 2020
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  • 13 students