Create powerful portraits.

Rosie Matheson celebrates her subjects’ identities with intimate portraits. Watch the full film now.

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@rosie_matheson grew up surrounded by photography. A fan of film, she strives to capture the emotional connection between people and places in every image. She then calls on Photoshop and Lightroom to complete her compositions.

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Rosie’s tutorials.

Watch Rosie’s short tutorials for a step-by-step guide to perfect portraits.

Warm up cool scenes.

Natural light can be unpredictable. If your images feel cold, dial up the temperature with a simple colour grade.

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See your subject shine.

Don’t let the location swallow your subject. Use the Brush tool to blur out your background and shift the focus.

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Set the tone.

Artificial light can give your images an orange tinge. Balance those warm hues in Lightroom.

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Process film in seconds.

Create a film grain effect and give your digital images that just-developed look.

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Layer up your image.

Learn how to build up your composition in Photoshop with an impactful multi exposure.

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Check out Rosie’s favourite tools for yourself.

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Make easy edits with Lightroom presets.

Apply various adjustments in one go with Rosie’s stylised presets. We’re giving you three of her go-to filters, for free. Simply install them on Lightroom desktop and get experimenting.