Learn Commercial Photography & Retouching techniques from Commercial Photographer brian rodgers jr

In addition to being a full time commercial photographer and digital artist, I've also become well known in the worldwide photography community as an educator teaching thousands of students around the globe. In 2016 I started DATR | EDU an educational website featuring my own self produced tutorials for aspiring image makers. Since that time, I've also created and produced educational content for Fstoppers.com in the form of written articles and in-depth instructional video tutorials sold exclusively through the Fstoppers store. Check out the links below for more info. 


THE ARCHIVE - How to Digitize And Archive Your Old Printed Photographs

If a natural disaster occurred or your house caught on fire, can you honestly say that your printed photographs are safe? In this tutorial, I walk you through several methods for digitally preserving these images. Even if all you have is a smartphone, you have the capabilities and with this tutorial, the knowledge to preserve these old printed photographs. Never loose a printed photo again!

Photoshop’s Hidden Gem Revealed - How To Save Large Files In Seconds - Not Minutes

In this video, I'll show you a checkbox hidden within Photoshop's preferences that could potentially change the way you work!

automotive timelapse retouch

Go behind the scenes with Commercial Photographer/Digital Artist Brian Rodgers Jr. as he retouches a commercial automotive photography image. 

Photoshop Color Conversion Methods

In this tutorial Brian will teach you a really cool technique for converting colors to black or white while still retaining detail!

Fstoppers - Critique The Community Featuring Brian Rodgers Jr

In this episode of Critique the Community David meets up with Brian Rodgers Jr. to rate 20 different product images submitted by the Fstoppers community. With a tie for first place, three entrants ended up winning a free Fstoppers original tutorial.

Brian Featured on the Beginner Photography Podcast

Brian Rodgers Jr. is a commercial photographer and digital artist specializing in product photography. He's also the founder of Digital Art That Rocks, a company that creates high end commercial photography with an emphasis on the post production process. Watch just one of his slew of photoshop time-lapse on youtube and you will be blown away!

Brian Rodgers Jr. The Hero Shot: How To Light And Composite Product Photography

The Hero Shot is a 13 hour video tutorial on product photography taught by Commercial Photographer and Digital Artist Brian Rodgers Jr. This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know to start creating better product imagery. This tutorials is sold exclusively through Fstoppers.com

How To Photograph And Composite A Commercial Beverage Image In Photoshop - Fstoppers

Fstoppers teams up with Commercial Photographer/Digital Artist Brian Rodgers Jr. to demonstrate the process of shooting commercial beverage photography in a studio environment. This video has over 1 million views on Youtube!

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts That Every Photoshop User Should Know - fstoppers

Fstoppers teams up with Commercial Photographer/Digital Artist Brian Rodgers Jr. to demonstrate how to work more efficiently and maximize your time spent in Photoshop by using keyboard shortcuts.

How To Create Realistic Steam In Photoshop

In this tutorial, Brian will show you how to make realistic looking steam from scratch in Photoshop using one of Photoshop’s little known features.

How to create a desaturated contrasty portrait in photoshop

In this tutorial Brian will show you how to create that really popular widely used portrait technique with the desaturated contrast look.

How To Filter Layers in Photoshop

In this video, I’ll show you a quick and easy way to locate unused and unwanted layers inside of your Photoshop document so you can easily delete them before saving and archiving a project.

The Well Rounded Photographer

This tutorial showcases eight unique genres of photography taught by eight of the top photographers including Brian Rodgers Jr., Monte Isom, Peter Hurley, Mike Kelley, Clay Cook, Dylan Patrick, Elia Locardi & Joey Wright!

How to Work Faster With Layers in Photoshop - fstoppers

Fstoppers teams up with Commercial Photographer/Digital Artist Brian Rodgers Jr. to demonstrate how to work more efficiently and maximize your time spent in Photoshop by using shortcuts when working with layers.

 
 

3 Ways to Dodge & Burn in Photoshop

In this video Brian will show you how 3 different approaches to dodging & burning your images right inside of Photoshop. Why dodge and burn your images? Watch this FREE VIDEO and find out :)

how to naturally convert a white object into a black object in photoshop

In this tutorial, Brian will show you a technique that allows you to naturally convert a white object to a black object right inside of Photoshop.