The Photographer’s Photoshop, Part 1
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 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 my last article I explained how you can use Photoshop to mimic photomontages of the old days (with slide film). I explained how you can combine two variations of [read more]
OK.You’ve been a serious amateur photographer for a few years, you’ve dumped a bunch of money into your camera, gear, film and processing and you want some of that money [read more]
Purpose The Tools Panel and the Color Picker allow easy access to the some of the most commonly used tools and functions in Photoshop. Note: By the way, even though [read more]
NOTE: This article is for older versions of Photoshop (prior to CS6/CC), but the fundamentals still apply. PURPOSE Selection tools and techniques will give you the ability to make corrections [read more]
Copyright © G. R. Gooderham Catherine (Mamo) Morrison, now 101: She is seen here with her Great, Great Grandson Ryder, 7 months. Catherine has been coming to Temagami since 1950 [read more]
Copyright © G. A. Walker Child’s Play Once there was a photographer strolling about looking for the next image that might meet his eye–another great photo that he could capture [read more]
When I began to photograph, I thought a good portrait was the result of technical knowledge, intuition and luck, and if the gods of silver gelatin were smiling down on [read more]
I do not use the Dodging and Burning tools in Photoshop’s Tools Panel: I find them cumbersome, hard to use, ineffective and a bit destructive. Instead, I use a non-destructive [read more]
Part 2 (Return to Part 1) But this isn’t what we want, so we need to change this layer’s mask. Click on the mask to make sure it is active, [read more]
Here’s a variation to the edge burn using the “Multiply” blending mode, and also an effective strategy for local burning and dodging using adjustment layers. Last time I showed you [read more]
Now we are ready to do our edge burns. This should be the last thing you do to your picture, after you have made any local changes within the image. [read more]
How to Depict Reality, a primary question for two centuries of photography, is a meaningful question for high dynamic range photographers. Here, five reasons for photographers to try high dynamic [read more]
Digital photography is an amazing invention and offers many exciting advantages. One of the downsides involves storing and archiving your images. These jobs are often the least favorite aspect of [read more]
Photography doesn’t have to be super-serious all the time. Every now and again, I break out to do some “just for fun” photography. My serious work always benefits from the [read more]
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