VIDEOS – Tutorials

VIDEOS includes short excerpts abridged from our workshops, tutorials and  consultations that address the most commonly asked questions.

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  Tutorials – Introduction  

The ‘Flipped Classroom’

Our Education Programs are presented as a ‘flipped-classroom’ where the course material is first viewed via Streamed On-Demand delivery and supported through our Live Streamed Tutorials. Updated 17 November 2025

Our Tutorial Program

Our In-Person Tutorials are Live Streamed via ZOOM every Sunday morning from our Melbourne Studio, AEDT/AEST, and are a chance to catch up and clarify your application of our course material to your creative practice. Updated 15 November 2025.

  Theory of Practice

Our Theory of Practice tutorials are examples of our weekly sessions, which we live stream over Zoom to answer questions and support the evolving creative practice of our workshop and consultation participants.

00:00  Introduction to the Theory of Practice
02:27  Pedagogical and Philosophical Priorities
05:24  Procedural vs. Metaphysical Relationships
09:40  The Ontology and Epistemology of Tone
12:02  Pre Visualisation and the Zone System
15:52  Metaphysical Equivalents and Vision
18:30  Enumerating Photography
29:04  Manifestations of the Spirit
31:22  Emulation and Association
35:47  Procedural Considerations
43:01  Printer Setup – Technological Evaluations
57:39  Concluding Thoughts

00:00  Introduction
01:02  Distinguishing Process vs. Methodology
02:18  Structuring Post Capture Workflows
10:43  Image Layout in Mirage Print
16:54  Resizing and Scaling in Printing Apps
24:40  Pre-Press File Preparation for Photo Books
34:34  Frequency Domain Masking
45:16  Exporting and Resizing Images for Printing
49:00 Matching Colours via Numerical Evaluation
50:42  Hasselblad Flextight 3F Scanning Workflow
53:31  Discontinued Printer Drivers and Solutions
57:16  Concluding Thoughts

00:00  Introduction
02.17 Tutorial Topics and Questions
05:49  Calibrating Dual Monitors
11:09  Custom Monitor Emulation
15.11 Cataloging Custom Monitor Calibrations
16.30  Calibrating MacOS Screen Presets
19.39 Hardware vs. Software Monitor Calibrating
24:11  Life Expectancy of Graphics Monitors
26.49 Validation of Monitor Calibration Accuracy
33:41  Choosing Monitor Calibration Devices
37:11  Spectrophotometers vs. Colorimeters
40:15  Refined Degrade Techniques
44:45  Separating Tonal and Colour Compositions
55:57  Gamut Mapping Colorimetric Separations
60:36  Creating the Lobster Photoshop Action
63:40  Concluding Thoughts

00:00  Introduction
01:52  Questions and Topics
10:57  The Constructed Moment
22:55  Affinity Features and Shortcomings
31:34  File Formats
42:04  Workflow Integration
43:50  Contrast: Tonal, Colour, Spatial. Emotional
52:31  Paper Characteristics and Selection
64:00  Spatial, Frequency & Colorimetric Domains
71:05  Concluding Thoughts

The following extracts are examples from our Live Zoom Tutorials:

  Digital Fine Art Print Making Workshop  

00:00  Introduction
00:23  Printing Paper Materiality
01:07  Setting Up Printing in Mirage
02:03  Soft Proofing Limitations
02:52  Papers vs. Image Reception
04:00  The Effects of Paper Texture
06:40  Gloss versus Matte Surfaces
08:08  My Emotional Theory of Print Size
09:31  Printing B&W Images in Mirage
09:58  Selecting Printer Profile Variants
12:29  Paper White Simulation

00:00  Introduction
01:28  Printing Accuracy
02:05  Rendering Intents
06:20  Black Point Compensation
08:29  Soft Proofing Strategies
12:18  Bespoke Profile Variants
14:45  Conclusion

  Crafting a Digital Print Workshop  

00:00  Recap of Last Week’s Tutorial
00:57  Perceptual Gamut Mapping
01:39  Visualising Out-of-Gamut Values
02:42  Photoshop Gamut Warning
03:49  Comparing & Evaluating Media
04:47  Photoshop Gamut Soft Proofing
07:07  ColorThink Gamut Analysis
08:12  Pictorial Testing & Evaluation
09:12  3D LUT Creator Mapping
11:33  Perceptual Compression
15:50  Manual Compression
16:21  Conclusion

  The B&W Digital Image Workshop   

00:00  The Story Behind the Print
01:04  Analysing the Print
01:47  The Representation of 3D in 2D
05:12  Re Lighting Surfaces
06:43  Re Configuring Volumes
08:32  Enhancing Dimensionality
11:50  Intensifying Presence
14:00  Conclusion

  Adobe Photoshop Master Class   

00:00  The Intangibles
00:24  The Role of Ambiguity
01:41  Practising Intuition
03:12  Developing Visualisation
04:19  Subtracting vs. Adding
07:09  Enhancing vs. Modifying
13:45  Conclusion

00:00  Colour Models and Toolsets
01:54  RGB – Additive Colour
03:30  Color Theory
04:52  Saturation & Brightness
07:02  HSL – Non-Perceptual Colour
09:13  CMYK – Subtractive Colour
11:56  Conclusion

00:00  Introduction
01:09  Topics and Questions
01:34  Handmade vs Automation
03:49  Lightroom Confusion
05:24  3D LUT Creator Clarification
07:03  The Company We Keep
08:51  Why Our Actions & Scripts?
10:05  Reattaching Highlights
10:58  Luminosity Curves
12:48  Deconstructing Innovation
14:06  Workshop Resources
14:49  Conclusion

  3DLUT Creator Master Class   

00:00  Introduction
00:23  Alpha Channels and Masks
01:11  Photoshop Alpha Channel to 3DLC
03:19  Advanced Masking Techniques
05:07  Creating Custom 3DLC Masks
07:09  Interoperability 3DLC-Photoshop
10:32. Custom Alpha Channels in 3DLC

  Colour Artistry Workshop   

00:00  Introduction
00:49  Colorimetric Conversions
01:41  Profile Variants
02:06  Colorimetric Rendering Intents
03:44  Bespoke Perceptual Rendering
04:45  Case Studies
06:49  Print Viewing Conditions
09:32  Optimising Soft Proofing
11:40  Conclusion

  Understanding Pictures Workshop  

00:00  Introduction
00:18  3 Centuries – 4 Photographies
00:48  The Artistic Process
01:14  Photography’s Contradiction
01:37  Practice vs. Performance
03:12  Subtractive vs. Additive Processes
04:34  The Unseen but Captured
04:56  Pre-Production vs. Post-Production
05:48  Drawing with the Mind
07:04  The Creative Dilemma
07:54  Case Studies
11:33  Summary

Affinity Workflows  

00:00  Introduction
00:15  Tutorial Questions
01:16  Adjustment Layer Masks
02:40  Adding Masking Layers
04:20 Adjusting Mask Alpha
05:40  Non RGB Color Models
08:25 Channel Masking
09:21  Blend Ranges
11:45  Live Luminosity Masks
12:53 Conclusion

  Film Scanning Workshop  

  Fine Art Reproduction Workshop   

00:00  Introduction
01:49  Recent Case Studies
03:38  Controlling Surface Reflections
04:24  ColorChecker SG vs. Classic
05:10  Polarised vs. Non-Polarised
06:14  M1 vs. M3 Reference Data
08:15  Preservation vs. Derivatives
09:39  Cross Polarised Exposure
11:51  Cross Polarised Profiles

00:00  Introduction
00:27  To Polarise or Not to Polarise
00:46  Repro Workflow Priorities
01:36  Cross Polarised Challenges
04:28  Lighting, Lens and Camera Setup
09:24  Capture One Polarised Workflow
10:10  Custom M0 & M3 Input Profiles
14:02  Results Evaluation
15:33  Conclusion

  Capture One Workflows Workshop   

  Photoshop Beyond Basics Workshop   

  Thinking Photography Workshop   

00:00  Introduction
00:41  Questions and Topics
02:30  Case Study: ‘Raging Falls’
03:25  Subtext & Ambiguity
05:17  Contextualising Images
07:42  Judging Success
09:10  Agentic AI Contradictions
10:10  Intellectual Skills
12:15  Expertise vs. Handmade
14:14  Conclusion

  Landscape Master Class   

00:00  Introduction
00:46  Topics & Questions
02:58  Quality of Attention Span
04:16  A Problem of Meaning
05:47  Representation vs. Presentation
06:46  Engaging Workshop Resources
08:14  Test Strips on Roll Paper
10:50  Test Strips on Cut Sheets
13:11  Final Thoughts