PhotoShopping: Soft Focus Photo Filters!
Two Photoshop plug-in filters were used above. “Shatter”, by Zenofex at AlienSkin, was the first filter. You can also try Photoshop’s built-in crystallize filter. A soft blur was the second [read more]
Two Photoshop plug-in filters were used above. “Shatter”, by Zenofex at AlienSkin, was the first filter. You can also try Photoshop’s built-in crystallize filter. A soft blur was the second [read more]
At some point, most people collect things. They may gather valuable objects, and they may simply indulge an interest. Perhaps, you collect something such as model cars, Barbie dolls, old [read more]
The morning sun, breaking through the clouds, struck the spruce and cedar trees of the island, painting them a golden green. A bald eagle cried out from the high branches. [read more]
Part 2 of Flower photography tips . Another equipment option is the extension tube. The tube is a simple spacer that fits between the camera body and the back of [read more]
My photography is, first-of-all, a history of love between a photographer and the Nature that surrounds him. For more than thirty years, I’ve been impassioned by my photographs. Being an [read more]
Graffiti Art is something very few of us acknowledge or even take the time to evaluate. Because the images in our minds are limited to what we remember seeing, photography [read more]
Orangutans lead a far different life style from mountain gorillas. Orangutan habitat is some of the wettest, steamiest rain forest in the world, on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. [read more]
Every generation has escapist media. When I was a kid, instead of Indiana Jones, the Saturday afternoon matinee at the local movie theater was often a Tarzan movie. To impressionable [read more]
In my last article, I discussed the elements of visual design and how they apply to nature photography. Once you begin to see those element clearly, you’ll want to create [read more]
HOW DO I COPY ONE AREA OF AN IMAGE TO ANOTHER? The next trick is great for adding moons to dark nights, subjects of interest along leading lines, people into [read more]
Gather a group of photo enthusiasts, and the conversation soon turns to digital imaging and the hotly debated issue of copyright. With the proliferation of photo cds, scanners, and digital [read more]
Nature is a wonderland of design. To appreciate its subtleties, one can learn a lot by consciously diagramming landscapes and natural subjects, thereby breaking them down into their elemental parts. [read more]
I try to avoid making rules in my nature photography because they tend to hinder creativity and there seems to be exceptions to every rule. Instead, I refer to things [read more]
In the days before digital imaging, Steichenlab in Toronto had a wizard who could actually dodge and burn slides. Before he left to pursue a music career in Montreal, he [read more]
In Part 1 of this story, we left Salt Lake City driving through the San Rafael Swell and San Rafael Reef to the town of Moab. Using Moab as our [read more]
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