IMAGE TALK with Noella Ballenger: What makes that photo work…
One does not always get the opportunity to make a historic photograph, so if you’re fortunate enough to be able to plan ahead for a scheduled event, preparation will be [read more]
Digital Imaging
Plan B
Only a little bit of color is needed if placed in the right spot. Intimate landscapes only need a few leaves with color to make interesting shots. Using a mylar-lined [read more]
Dream Fragments:
HORSESHOE Dream fragments are photographs that depict an unfinished story–like bits of an unremembered dream. The edges of each piece suggest more, but they are broken and disconnected. They exist [read more]
IMAGE TALK with Noella Ballenger: What makes that photo work…
In this Image Talk, we wanted to take our readers down the path of post-production work, so you can see what can be done with an image that has really [read more]
Selective Focus in Photoshop 7.0
Years ago, when photographers used large format cameras for their commercial and portrait work, it was not uncommon to see images where the depth of field was very limited. On [read more]
Adventures with Photoshop’s Channel Mixer: Part 1
“One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind.” ~ Alphonse Bertillon Those of you who are familiar with the black-and-white [read more]
Creating Soft Focus Digital Images
In a previous article for Apogee Photo Magazine, I described how to use multiple exposures to create soft-focus images. (See Archive in February-March, 2002, “Improve Your Creativity with Multiple Exposures.”) [read more]
Crazy Creatures in Photoshop
It’s easy to use Photoshop to make crazy creatures. Here is an abbreviated version of the sequence (in Photoshop 6 and 7) you’ll use for copying and pasting: 1) Crop [read more]
How to Create Motion Blur in Photoshop – Video Tutorial
Level: Intermediate/Advanced I’ll demonstrate my way of creating illustrative motion blurs that are more on the surreal and painterly side as opposed to a natural motion blur. Features: 1. Layers [read more]
Output Your Photographs from Computer to Web or Print
© 2014 Margo Taussig Pinkerton. All right reserved. This image has been prepared for the web and was a 48.4KB file before I added the Digimarc. Processed at 100% quality, [read more]
An Introduction to the HDR Zone System
Results of the HDR Zone System: I wanted to capture a diesel locomotive at a local train museum showing the bright sunlight details on the front of the engine as [read more]
Photoshop & Color Management – Part 2
NOTE: This article is for older versions of Photoshop (prior to CS6/CC), but the fundamentals still apply. Frustrated by the fact that your photographic prints don’t look like your monitor, [read more]
A Better Way to Sharpen in Photoshop – Part 2
NOTE: This article is for older versions of Photoshop (prior to CS6/CC), but the fundamentals still apply. Are you having challenges getting your image sharpened properly in Photoshop? In Part [read more]
Converting a Color Image to BW in Photoshop Elements
A great advantage to digital photography is the ability to take photos for both color and black and white output without having to change film or cameras. For a great [read more]
Photoshop CS6 – Innovative New Crop Tool
So, you’ve used previous versions of Photoshop, and now you’ve got CS6. You’re ready to crop your image and… Whaaa?! #%& Egads! This new Crop Tool is really different!Yes, it [read more]