CROP your images BIGGER: 3 Right Ways and 1 Wrong Way

[@PhreddCrintt]

My jaw is on my desk. Wow! Thank you Glyn!

[@glyndewis]

You're welcome Mike; glad you like it 👍

[@joennick1]

Best guy on KZbin! Very clear instructions and very informative!

[@glyndewis]

VERY kind! Thank you Joe

[@julesselmes]

Glyn , I’m a pro with many years experience. You have taught me so many little workflow and processing gems. They are saving me many hours over the course of a year of many 1000’s of images. Not to mention improving what I deliver. I love how you present the content, it’s so easy to understand and absorb it all. Thank you very much! I want to buy you a pint next time back in the UK 🍻

[@glyndewis]

So good of you to say that Julian ... thank you and yes ... definitely game on for a pint 😃

[@mikejduk]

Excellent useful tutorial, Glyn, thank you

[@glyndewis]

Thank you Mike 👍

[@AsSa-qg1hp]

Omgosh! I wish I had watched this before this past weekend. Brilliant tutorial. Thank you!!

[@glyndewis]

More than welcome; glad it's useful 👍

[@DrewKav]

Forgot about Content Aware Scale! Brilliant!

[@glyndewis]

Cheers Andrew

[@zakariyeawnur2558]

Incredible. Thanks mate. You are the best.

[@glyndewis]

Very kind. Thank you 😉

[@lawaii2024]

My brotha, my brotha! I'm constantly impressed! Thank you soooo much for all you contribute to your craft and fellow artists.

[@glyndewis]

So welcome my friend .. and thank you 👍

[@DaveDeBaeremaeker]

I was unaware what content aware scale did. I am a fan. That will be super useful. Thanks!

[@glyndewis]

More than welcome mate...thanks for tuning in 👍

[@clairearcher2549]

This was so so helpful! Thanks for the tips in a precise manner and showing on both PS and LR. My favorite was the skirting board. I had no clue on that one until you showed it. :).

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much for watching Claire and for the kind words 😃

[@bluejesper]

Brilliant tips. Thank you.

[@glyndewis]

YOu're welcome...thanks for watching

[@Dach101]

Brilliant, no fluff and well explained - subbed thanks.

[@glyndewis]

Cheers 👍🏻👍🏻

[@davypelletier]

Very awesome. Loved this!

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear Davy...Cheers 👍

[@sveneezy2059]

I didn't realize we had content aware scale. This is going 2 be useful. 👌🏾

[@glyndewis]

Yeah works a treat so long as you don't push it too far 👍

[@imaginetheworldmedia]

Thanks Glyn, I love what you are creating with the Veterans. Your teaching is very easy to follow Thanks for sharing!!

[@glyndewis]

That's lovely other Margaret...thank you

[@realthoprivate]

Pretty sure the skintone-protected Jack would attract more "likes" on the social media. Handsome beefcake, every woman's dream!

[@glyndewis]

Love it 😂

[@careylee5951]

Wicked info Glyn!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks Carey 👍

[@the_useless_photographer]

The very best PS teacher on KZbin as you don't rush and explain what you're doing and you tell us for free. May I ask are you self taught or did you go on a training course? Thanks.

[@glyndewis]

Thank you so much for the kind words. Means so much to receive that kind of feedback. Self taught but made lots of great friends in the industry over the years.

[@martymusselwhite7423]

Thank you so much for this very informative video. Great explanation using these tools.

[@glyndewis]

Cheers Marty

[@MrWiseinheart]

Thank you I learned something today 👍

[@glyndewis]

Nice one! Thanks for tuning in 👍

[@EngineFD223]

I don't think that I've ever used content aware scale before. Need to try it out after watching this video. Thanks Glyn :)

[@glyndewis]

Works a treat mate so long as you don't push it too far 👍

[@susiebeardwell5813]

I learn more from one of your quick videos than from hours of trolling through others, thank you so much!

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear...thanks for looking in Susie

[@bobsheridan6692]

Thanks a bunch Glyn! Very useful tips which I will be sure to use going forward. Cheers.

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear Bob. Thanks 👍

[@michaelmccrory2220]

Excellent tutorial. I never stop learning, good tips to make creative solutions easier. Thanks Glyn.

[@glyndewis]

More than welcome Michael; glad you like it 👍

[@sail02878]

Seriously good workflow! It’s like you’re reading my mind….

[@glyndewis]

Thanks 😁

[@waynedennyphoto]

The content aware scale is really cool! I had zero idea it even existed!

[@glyndewis]

Yeah works a treat when not pushed to the extreme 👍

[@mikelitecky1549]

Thanks Glyn great information

[@glyndewis]

Thank you Mike...Hope it helps 👍

[@leniehulse1621]

Greatvideo!! 👏👏👏

[@glyndewis]

Thank you! 😃

[@vivahabbitvanassen]

Great Glyn

[@glyndewis]

Thanks

[@fielding68]

A great tutorial. Thank you.

[@glyndewis]

Thanks a lot David

[@bobrutan4735]

Excellent!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks a lot Bob

[@jimsmith556]

Great content and well presented Glyn! Loved the comment from the veteran.

[@glyndewis]

Thanks Jim and yeah me too...loved Gordon's reaction 😊

[@SummersSnaps]

Oh wow, you made your own skirting board haha, neat! I was hoping for a skirting board texture pack ;) ;) hahaha, thanks!

[@glyndewis]

Now there's a thought 😂

[@SummersSnaps]

@@glyndewis 😆

[@stuartduggan]

Cheers Glyn, As a PS newbie, I just didn’t realise such edits were possible. I’m sure I can now salvage half decent photos I’d originally rejected

[@glyndewis]

That's fantastic to hear Stuart...Cheers 👍

[@DrewKav]

Hey, Glyn! ✨Happy New Year!✨

[@glyndewis]

Happy New Year to you too mate

[@bySterling]

Amazing!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much 👍

[@leuvafamily8554]

Very useful!

[@glyndewis]

Thanks for watching

[@mchjubjub6915]

Brilliant 👍

[@glyndewis]

Thanks 😃👍🏻

[@Herkulez1981]

New to your channel but i really enjoy your content . Right what i needed

[@glyndewis]

Thanks great to hear...thank you Johan

[@RobBowesPhotography]

Great video , definetly something I will try out thank you , would love to see the full start to finish edit of Gordon if you ever fancy making that tutorial :)

[@glyndewis]

That's great to hear, thanks. Re Gordon, I've already recorded a full length on that style including the photography and retouching, as a tutorial on my website. I've put the details in the description of this video. Hope that helps 👍

[@replaylounge]

amazing thank you so much

[@glyndewis]

You're welcome...thanks for watching

[@infographie]

Excellent

[@glyndewis]

Thank you

[@GlenBarnett]

Absolutely fantastic Glyn. Learned loads from this video, and you gained a subscriber 👍

[@glyndewis]

Thanks a lot Glen; great to hear you enjoyed the video

[@rgarlinyc]

Another great set of insights - thanks a lot Glyn. And a question, if I may - why did you not include his feet in your veteran's photograph? It's a serious question on my part as I often find such lower limb cut-offs quite unsettling - and always thought was an amateur's 'mistake'. What am I missing?

[@glyndewis]

Purely a personal taste mate; some also dictated by the very cramped conditions the portraits were taken in, with pretty much all of them taken in their homes.

[@rgarlinyc]

@@glyndewis Got it. Thanks for taking the time to reply - I hope you weren't offended by any words ill-chosen.

[@stephenkelly7887]

Great video as usual would love to know how you cut and mount your photos maybe a video please 👍

[@glyndewis]

Hi Stephen...thanks for that, and I'll look at putting something together for the mounting 👍

[@real1997]

Contact aware scale is almost spooky!

[@glyndewis]

It sure can be 😀

[@dinagirl101]

Hello Glyn! Love your tutorials and wanted to purchase your Timeless course. Is coupon still valid?

[@glyndewis]

Thanks so much Dina and yes absolutely ... the code in the description of the video is definitely still valid 👍

[@1970travelguy]

I'm new to photoshop and found this brilliant, I've had photoshop for over a year and don't really know how to start editing from scratch when photoshop starts asking what size etc, could you do a edit from scratch and the settings you would use Glyn?

[@glyndewis]

Thanks for looking in Paul. Re the retouching, I've got full length tutorials going through all of that (it's too long for KZbin) ... I've put the details in the description of this video. Hope that helps 👍

[@f33adventure]

Lovely comment from your WW vet

[@glyndewis]

Yeah really made me chuckle when he said that 😁

[@PaulParkinson]

Quick question - when you were doing the stretch crop in the first two examples, why didn't you have the Content Aware check box selected? I find it does a pretty good job of filling in when you stretch the canvas in this way.

[@glyndewis]

Great question Paul. in the first image I didn't use it because Gordon was so close to the edges and there's the risk of it grabbing parts I didn't want. Using the Content Aware Fill properties meant with the overlay I could control what was used. As it happens it did a good job but I don't want to have try something then see it doesn't work and then try again in a different method. For the 2nd image...content aware didn't work when I tried it in the main dialog by giving repeating patterns AND the weird shadow shape so the checkbox wouldn't work anyway. Granted in some images it does work but I finds a simple checkbox is like going in blind and wondering if it will work or not. Hope that makes sense

[@djerfiyoucef4066]

great 👏👏👏 12:37 But you had to create the man's shadow over the piece of wood DJERFI YOUCEF

[@glyndewis]

Yeah I did in that in the final picture as well as change the colour of the skirting board too; this was just to show how to make it :)

[@JanKabili]

Hey @Glyn - I wonder if you've tried one more way to crop a photo bigger: the Crop tool with that tool's Content-Aware option checked in the Options bar. What's your take on that method?

[@glyndewis]

Hey Jan :) I tend to avoid using the Content Aware checkbox in the Options Bar because it's more like guessing..."Will it work?"kind of thing as opposed to diving into the Content Aware Work Area and seeing the results and tweaking if needed. I've not ticked that checkbox or used Edit > Fill > Content Aware, since Content Aware was updated.

[@Retset]

Quick question: Why do the panorama in PS rather than LR? Is there a different and better engine doing the merge or is it purely because PS would be used for the subsequent stages?

[@glyndewis]

Hi There. The Merge to Panorama option in Lightroom doesn't work for this unfortunately which is why I used the Merge to Panorama in Photoshop once the cropping had been done. Hope that helps.

[@JV_Baby]

Hell YEah!

[@glyndewis]

👍🏻

[@ibessf]

What is "flaten image" doing in general?

[@glyndewis]

Compressing 'all' of the layers in an open file in Photoshop. This reduces the file size but is also destructive in that, that particular file (once saved) can no longer have the 'step backward' command applied to reveal and edit the layer content.

[@ibessf]

@@glyndewis okay now i need the definition of "open file" and now i wonder what the difference is between "flaten image" and "Ctrl+Alt+Shift+E" where all marked layers will be combined to a smart object.

[@brd2069]

I tried using Content aware scale and it’s distorted the subject in the center of the picture.

[@glyndewis]

Have you tried it without / without the 'Protect Skin Tones' icon turned on / off ? Also are you using a colour or greyscale image?

[@guusvangunst7553]

Dear Glyn, why not telling that by simply extracting a side by cropping and ticking content aware you enlarge also your image. So you don't have to select on the side you wish to enlarge? Greetz Guus

[@glyndewis]

Because in this image with waves you get repeating patterns

[@originalsuki]

"When was I Prime Minister?" Fantastic ending!

[@glyndewis]

Classic huh 😂

[@jamesarendse9739]

I'm glad someone picked that up. That was such a great compliment to Glyn's editing style. Yah, I'm a softy and get all emotional about stuff like that. 🙂

[@ianh3475]

Brilliant comments " When was I Prime Minister" & You'd do a better job" Thanks for your info vids.

[@glyndewis]

Yeah couldn't resist including that :)

[@JohnKorvell]

@@glyndewis Thanks for remembering and bringing these images of the old boys to us. Every one says "Never forgotten" when the die. But I say it is more important to say that to them when they are alive and can welcome those thoughts.

[@Skyswinger]

when I try to login to my courses that I purchased it says my email address or password is incorrect (it isn't) when I click onto the forgot password link and send my email address you say you have sent me a link but you haven't . I click resend but still nothing. I was under the impression when I purchased that it was for forever. Do I only have them for a limited period?

[@glyndewis]

Courses are forever. If you get my newsletter or read my blog back around august of 2021 I changed my platform to a far better one for people to not just download but also stream and take progress tests. If you’ve never used that new platform then you don’t have an account so I need you to register and let me know OR email me and I’ll set you up. Email is best place for that not KZbin as KZbin is my KZbin channel…completely different.