Create INCREDIBLE HEADSHOTS or PORTRAITS - Entire Workflow incl. SET UP, LIGHTROOM & PHOTOSHOP Edits

[@stephaniegomez6672]

What I love about your tutorial is that you actually explained how you do everything step by step rather than having us figure it out ourselves. Thank you!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Yeah I noticed that to be a common thing on KZbin, you're expected to know certain things. I wanted to make sure that wasnt a problem.

[@Krzysiek.kozlowskii]

Funny how you can spend dozens of hours on Domestika courses and still feel lost, but then you come here, and it’s the same thing, only explained so much better. Thank you for making it all click!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@Krzysiek.kozlowskii glad to help 😀

[@jaimin.rathod]

The thing that I took from this video was the ability to add background light by the use of masking in lightroom, the 'subtract subject from selection' is pretty handy! Thank you!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Totally!

[@stephuribes97]

Love how you explained everything. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@stephuribes97 you’re welcome! 😃

[@dung1youtube582]

thanks brother! Very informative and easily to understand and not overwhelming. I learn a lot from you.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

love to hear!

[@frankholmes1733]

Great information, learned a good amount of tips.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

love it!

[@MsMarvinMarv]

Thank you for your tutorial and good luck with everything you do.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@MsMarvinMarv no problem :)

[@fivelampboy]

great stuff! easy to follow & understand and have learned a load!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@fivelampboy love it!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Video inspired by the super talented: @glyndewis - Just added a few of my own tweaks and tips. Btw I call that neck technique turtling, and when you do it wrong, you’re chickening… don’t be a chicken🐓. Be a turtle 🐢😂

[@AndreasHasenkamp]

A convincing concept of a look well taught! Thanks.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks :)

[@DanniCatanese]

One of the best photo touch up videos I've watched! And I've been doing this a long while 🤩

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@DanniCatanese thank you!!! 😍😍

[@ConorHealy]

What's great is that it shows you what you can do and that it doesn't take forever to do. Thanks for that!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

You're very welcome!

[@valducept5335]

Such a goldmine!! Thank you for that amazing masterclass!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

love to hear it! thanks for the comment :)

[@tayyabafkhan]

hey, the editing in lightroom and ps is great... i've a ques regarding the camera setting with the flash. What is the purpose of keeping iso at 400 , f/4.5 and 1/200 when we take a photo in dark means no ambient light? why do we have this exposure setting? I just wanna know the purpose behind it? thank you

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@tayyabafkhan no specific purpose. I wanted a slightly higher fstop for the larger depth of field. Also my camera does pretty much the same at 100 or 400 so not too worried about it there. I just got good exposure and went with it 😂

[@anthonyOdiase-e5e]

This was a good watch. Keep it up!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

wooot! good to hear

[@harpmans]

great stuff. Thanks for sharing.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@harpmans no problem!

[@alexanderolsen2975]

Thank you! I'm new, so this really helps! I noticed that your brush cursor got to circles in it. Can't find this options in my settings. Should i use it and if so, how do i change it? :-)

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats because I have it to "mark" where my cursor is. so when I click, it highlights for the video. I only have 1 circle for my brush like normal. :)

[@MrAjayCook]

Glad I came across your video Will. My biggest issue with doing this as you did was focusing my lens.Shooting a Canon R6 Mark II with Canon 70-200 L series Lens from about 8 ft away. I had to focus on an object manually then get in the same spot and make the shots. Auto focus just would not work well with my trigger. Also using CaptureOne tethered. No problems when I'm behind the camera with a willing participant (my Wife) but doing it with just me and a remote was a mess. Any suggestions for easier focusing ?

[@willsimpsonphoto]

ive had to do the same thing. set an item where I would be sitting and then set manual focus. sometimes if you're using a remote trigger, you can use auto focus, take a photo, it gives you a blurry photo but the camera now "see's" you and will focus on the second shot. otherwise the manual focus option does work.

[@marc_anthony_shoots]

Thank you for the content. I’m new to photography and felt your call to action for engagement was educational and friendly.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@marc_anthony_shoots love to hear it!

[@LawrenceShoreSnakePitDad]

Will need to watch this again - lots to learn - thank you

[@willsimpsonphoto]

no worries! you got this!

[@addysmusicvault9398]

Just did my first headshot and edit.. used this flow but tailored it to my photo and it turned out amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge for free. Wish you had some kind of referral link for PS. I bought it because of this video

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@addysmusicvault9398 I used to but for some reason their affiliate links aren’t working for me 😅 but that’s okay, there’s tons more for other things in description as well. Love to hear how good it worked! If you posted on instagram, tag me so I can see results! @willsbeenhere

[@adamsollerphotography264]

Really liked this. Thank you. Is there a way to create the full action of everything from the start like you did the D&B eyes, and then use the brush to make the adjustments?

[@willsimpsonphoto]

probably but im not sure it would work on each image fluidly though but i can try.

[@izgecomer]

Overall workflow of Glyn Dewis. He deserves an acknowledgment. Even his 20/10 technique is used without any reference.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

clearly you didnt notice my pinned comment saying this was inspired by him.

[@carlos_gomez_]

More than inspired I would say copied, even the values ​​in the LR settings are the same

[@jwrphotographs4036]

Great video Will 👍 Very happy I discovered it tonight as I begin my foray into headshot photography

[@willsimpsonphoto]

love it!

[@ElisabethBrummens]

Love this tutorial! Shows really good how little changes make a huge impact. Will it be difficult to follow this but use Camera raw instead of Lightroom?

[@willsimpsonphoto]

you could do similar but not everything. I should do a video on doing this in Lightroom. Not a bad idea. lol

[@kingsley.ekanem]

Great job I learnt something really amazing in this tutorial .Thanks for sharing .Please the Sharpening action link is not opening .

[@willsimpsonphoto]

the link in the description or the link in the email? I just tested the link in description and it works. on the email, make sure pop up blockers are turned off or try a different web browser. sometimes Chrome is weird. If still having problems, email me: [e-mail]

[@grahamrichardson4328]

How do you get an inner and outer circle? This is a great tutorial but I'm still quite new to playing in photoshop and I can get the two circles in lightroom but not find out how to do it here!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@grahamrichardson4328 it might be a setting in Lightroom you have turned off. Or maybe your feather is at 0?

[@evoxman23]

I actually received my Westcott Eyelighter 3 today! Clicked into your video by chance and love the ps walkthrough. Thanks!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Nice! I love that thing! Makes such a difference

[@JesseMcLaughlinPhotography]

Well done. Off to watch your sharpening video and download action now! lol. Thanks!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

lets freaking go! Love it!

[@ChuckJ7777]

I have been looking for a good video on portraits and this is precisely what I was looking for in my search.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

YESS!!! Thats so great to hear! Thanks man!

[@ngkayui]

great tutorial!!! especially when now I am starting my studio, much appreciated

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats awesome!

[@claudeIsbell]

How do you get the yellowish tint? So many have a whiter tint. Thx

[@willsimpsonphoto]

couple ways, you can use white balance adjustment, color tones and using the Gaussian blur technique adds a slight color as well.

[@leslietrevor255]

This video was worth the watch. I found out that i clearly under utilize Lightroom for my edits

[@willsimpsonphoto]

I do most of my editing in Lightroom actually. I have a whole course on it if you’re interested. Links in description of video

[@greg.smith.x1]

It has been a while since i've learned so much from a single video. Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@greg.smith.x1 great to hear it!

[@knallhardt]

Nice tutorial. Good work will. For the part at minute 5:28 I got a question for exoeriance. Is there some kind of make up to minimize or disguise the shiny part of a face? By the way you look beautiful

[@willsimpsonphoto]

yes, matte make up can help but a softer light, bigger softbox, using an umbrella rather than direct flash etc. theres ways to minimize it but i havent found a way to eliminate if perfectly without editing.

[@vocal.antagonist]

Never knew that trick about holding space to move selections, very handy!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

haha yeah, there's so many little intricacies with Photoshop. Im still learning them myself.

[@indrajitadvani3742]

The tip of the angle of the light from the strobe for subjects wearing glasses os gold as is the tip about turning down whites in LR when there's some glare

[@willsimpsonphoto]

you know i like to hide those hidden gems in there when no one's paying attention 😂

[@tatanamcknight-wharewaka5239]

This is crazy!! I’m glad I subscribed to you!! I might have some confidence to try photo shop now!!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

amazing! Photoshop is a little overwhelming but take it one step at a time and before you know it youll be editing like a pro!

[@tatanamcknight-wharewaka5239]

@@willsimpsonphoto yeah I’ll be going though more of your videos that’s for sure the breakdown and attention to detail really helps me I’m not a very quick learner via videos

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@tatanamcknight-wharewaka5239 love it!

[@VictoriaFreelancePlatform]

It's a good sample of editing. Using they two.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks :)

[@markroffey5258]

Awesome session. Thanks, just getting into headshots.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@markroffey5258 nice! You can get so creative with them

[@jeanjuniorjean-louis6442]

Hello. Thank you for a great video. Do professional always edit headshot in Photoshop in addition to Lightroom? Are there instances when Lightroom alone is enough?

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Really depends on the lighting. But a lot of times I do majority editing in Lightroom with a few touches in photoshop.

[@Pavana-Savarna615]

Photography goals level up thanks to this vid, thank you!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Letttssss go!

[@rkozzy369]

Used this a few times now for my own actor headshots. Thanks Will.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@rkozzy369 that’s awesome!

[@DrumaticPro]

This is probably a dumb question but how do you get your brush cursor to have the inner and outer circle (like it is in Lightroom)? I prefer that to the default single outer circle with color fill..

[@willsimpsonphoto]

So in Lightroom it shows the feather. That’s what the inner to outer circle represents. I’m not 100% sure if there is a way to get that in photoshop. You can for sure adjust the feather which is the “hardness” but the actual physical representation of the circle, I don’t know if it’s a thing in PS.

[@DrumaticPro]

@@willsimpsonphoto Right, but isn't that what I'm seeing while you're using Photoshop? Lol, I may be mistaken, but for example at 14:03 you're sharpening in Photoshop and have the inner/outer circle cursor?

[@DrumaticPro]

@@willsimpsonphoto Btw, I'm newly focused on my headshot editing skills and this video really helped me with my workflow and overall understanding of what needs to be done. Thanks, and definitely subscribed.

[@colinclmnt]

Great tip on the angle of the light!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Thanks :)

[@ohgeez331]

Great Tutorial. All those minor adjustments make a big difference

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Absolutely!

[@ismaelcruz9198]

Hi Will! Would these concepts similarly apply to portraits done outdoors?

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@ismaelcruz9198 yeah you can definitely do the same on portraits outdoors

[@ismaelcruz9198]

Thank you!! I’m learning photoshop and it does so many things. It’s helpful having an actual breakdown and visual on how to use it. Thank you

[@ismaelcruz9198]

@@willsimpsonphoto I just finished editing a photo with your instructions and the photo came out great. This gave me confidence and a foundation to my Lightroom experience. Thank you Will and I can’t wait to learn more

[@lorenzomicheletto4088]

Bro i'll try it for sure! thx hope it'll make my pictures a step up

[@willsimpsonphoto]

you got this!

[@kimberlyb7]

Great pro tip regarding light placement, taking photos of someone wearing glasses & no glare !!! Tysm 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼🫶🏼

[@willsimpsonphoto]

You’re welcome! All about the angles 😃

[@TinaAlexinaPhotography]

I love the glow behind the subjects head!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Super simple to give a little extra pop!

[@bricalliandra]

Love the vid! Thank you for being so detailed!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@bricalliandra glad to help :)

[@stevenwoj]

Never knew the Option Drag trick in Lightroom, that is awesome.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

so cool right?

[@fadetoblack3161]

thanks! very well explained, it was exactly whats i was searching for.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Great!

[@TheJrobert86]

Thanks for the video!! I really loved that you went into editing as well.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

no problem :)

[@Fernucho2007]

I like your style of explaining your workflow. Thank you

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks!

[@p0ggles]

Dude, this was awesome! I'll def be doing this on my next edits!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

nice! love to hear it!

[@oliviertorres8001]

Excellent workflow. I'll test it tomorrow...

[@willsimpsonphoto]

nice!

[@cbsuppliesltd5793]

Amazing Will! Thank you. I have taken headshots for a few years but these these tips will definitely take them to the next level. Subscribed for sure!!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats great to hear! keep up the awesome work

[@AVionBeasley]

Fantastic job. Direct, easy. Now can you make videos on export for different platforms (Facebook, iG, linked in, web, business card ) and make them presets in lightroom.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

i kind of did already for Lightroom, here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJLblaWDrqaJnNksi=iC71wvKfq9QGq0r4

[@nkaujhnub86]

your video is so helpful. I think the best I’ve watch so far!!!! Please keep the content coming. Can you show how to extend a backdrop? I have a small backdrop and part of people’s body is outside. I try doing the content fill but when I go to blur or smooth the wrinkle backdrop the part where it was content fill will not get selected. Thank you!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

not sure I understand, you should try and select subject, then invert selection then try generative fill.

[@victorvargas97]

Amazing video, bro! Tnx for this, i really appreciate, congrats ❤️ It’s my first time watching your videos and I love it, the way u teach is pretty good, subscribed right now and i’ll be back here many times!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

love it!

[@Shravasti-Anuprabha245]

Never knew Lightroom could do all that, very helpful guide

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Glad I could help!

[@lillternatphoto6076]

Appreciate you review the whole process from setup to Ps editing. Helpful guide!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats awesome!

[@kpatour]

Great video, you make things look so easy but I doubt I can do the same!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

its not super complex, just seems that way. just practice, practice, practice

[@msm1131]

The first time I saw you on KZbin, liked what I saw, and Subscribed!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

I love it!

[@StaffanBjorn]

Just the kind of tips I was looking for

[@willsimpsonphoto]

love it!

[@debrabernard3070]

Great video! Can I ask where you got the backdrop?

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Link in description of video for the backdrop.

[@Mukula-Lalan8316]

Wow you made those photos look completely different, so cool

[@willsimpsonphoto]

nice!

[@cutoutphotography]

Thanks for your head shots photos tips. Really informative. Thanks for sharing

[@willsimpsonphoto]

You’re very welcome :)

[@dianedouglas3886]

Will- really appreciated the lighting setup and tips about eyeglasses! Perfect for where I am on my journey. Loved and saved your Godox tutorials..my go to refresher on triggering.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

That’s amazing! Thanks for letting me know! Love it!

[@iamjordanmundy]

Just started getting back into photography, thanks for the tips!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats awesome! Welcome back !

[@iamjordanmundy]

@@willsimpsonphoto Thanks!

[@Purvaja-Fajyaz6528]

Your edits are insane, teach me your ways!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

i got you!

[@cmstj3]

Great video! Easy to follow, short and to the point! Have to save this one to go back and watch again! So many great tips! Thanks for doing these videos!!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment :)

[@ctosso0212]

Great video, good job. Saludos desde Costa Rica!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Thanks!

[@sherrygraham990]

This was awesome, I can't wait to try it! Thanks, Will!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats great!

[@Tamali-Sreedevi83612]

Thanks for sharing all your secrets, definitely learning a lot

[@willsimpsonphoto]

My pleasure!

[@jimmccann5930]

A lot to learn, but this seems eminently digestible. I'm going to keep watching.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Thats the only way to learn! Keep watching and practicing!

[@thomasgrahamdavies1962]

Excellent video. Now I just need to practice.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

That’s the fun part!

[@steveshort2157]

All honesty, your videos are awesome! Love the content.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks dude! Always great to hear!

[@Jpshine]

Thank you, Will I love your channel it’s so nice

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks!

[@PaulHarwood856]

Hello Will, I first want to say thank you for making this video. I followed all of your steps, but have a few issues. I need to remove stray flyaway hairs. I also want to change my background. I’ve watched tutorials on how to do both of those but I can’t figure out how to apply them to the work I’ve done from your tutorial. I don’t want to degrade the image by destructing it with effects not done properly and not in proper order. Can you please help me? - Paul

[@willsimpsonphoto]

unfortunately its not something I can type out. too much. But easiest way from where you are is to create a new layer combining all previous layers, shift+opt+cmd+e. then do your further edits for background and hair frays

[@PaulHarwood856]

Ok I understand. Thank you for the quick reply. I will try this!

[@PaulHarwood856]

@@willsimpsonphoto Hey Will, I'm just letting you know I was succeeded with using your tips in creating the image I wanted to tell. Combining all previous layers was really essential in order to also remove stray flyaway hairs and remove the background. Thank you again. - Paul

[@Kamalkali-Rajalakshmi114]

The transformation from start to finish is amazing, great job!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks!

[@mmv8416]

Excellent video. Learnt a lot. Thank you!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

You're welcome! Love to hear it!

[@fcoker73]

I like chicken too..lol this is a great video especially adding the glow (thats new to me) glad I found your headshot video. Love the editing!! Thank you!!!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats awesome! great to hear!

[@paulmacbcn]

A lot of info packed into 20 min. Excellent

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Awesome! 😄

[@josieduarte2349]

Great video! I learned a lot of great tips. Thank you.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thats awesome!

[@PeterIreland-o5j]

Very very good going to try that my self thank you

[@willsimpsonphoto]

its a fun method! Hope you enjoy

[@FitNewAttitude]

Thank you for the tips. Very helpful!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

anytime :)

[@sipotopeojo]

This is incredible content. Going to definitely try this! Thanks

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Love it!

[@LDBecker]

Helpful video! FYI the Westcott Eylighter3 is now on Amazon (just got one). I also use a Canon R5, but with Canon's 600EXII-RT flashes and their Speedlite transmitter ST-E3-RT. Is there a way to tether the R5 to a monitor or screen so that you can use the screen on the camera plus see the shots on a monitor? I think I could do it with my Canon EOS 5mkIII and other dslr cameras I've had. Liked and new subscriber, and will be checking out your channel.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

good to know! For tethering, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGjIYmiLeJukqJIsi=ffyWAKQKrpzeQF0D

[@LDBecker]

@@willsimpsonphoto Thanks - I did find that after I wrote the above note. I was wanting to just output to a monitor via an HDMI cable, which seems not to be possible at all. I think I do just need to tether to software. I use Photoshop, but also have access to Lightroom through the Creative Cloud license. However, I am reading that a LOT of people have inconsistent luck with tethering with Lightroom and instead recommend Capture One. Have you had issues with Lightroom and tethering? Thanks!

[@halimrahman]

Really good tutorial. Anyway, you can make a tutorial for techniques to take close-up photos of the eye (iris) without too much reflection from the flash?

[@willsimpsonphoto]

will look into it. but you want a little for a "catch light". gives the eye some life.

[@halimrahman]

@@willsimpsonphoto I know that you mean with the "catch light" that looks nice on a portrait. What I'd like to do is to get a close-up of the eyes, especially the colour and the close-up structure. I am using 90mm Macro but I still could not find a combination without a reflection 🙂

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@halimrahman after I responded I realized I thought that’s what you might have meant. 😂 you might have to photoshop it out. I’ll do some test and see what I can work out.

[@Shreela-Champabati4267]

This video is gold. Subscribed and liked for sure

[@willsimpsonphoto]

love it!

[@nardettgbmwfitness]

thanks for the workflow

[@willsimpsonphoto]

@@nardettgbmwfitness no problem

[@Mr.J_realstories]

Very informative video. I learned a lot from you.

[@willsimpsonphoto]

awesome!

[@bala1000mina]

Thank you so much Will for the helpful and informative tutorial video! God bless you and good luck!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

you're very welcome! Glad it was helpful :)

[@Cass_77]

Awesome tutorial 👌🏼

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks!

[@CarmenAguilarPhotography]

love the tip about the light height to avoid glare on glasses

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Simple but effective!

[@glynrainer9323]

Incredible, thank you!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

yeah man!

[@gregoryconnor1958]

Thanks for the walk-through!

[@willsimpsonphoto]

Yep!

[@tobiasmuller7618]

great video

[@willsimpsonphoto]

thanks!