Digital Imaging

How to shoot a moving object Panning You can obtain sharp images of a moving object with a hand held camera using the technique known as panning. Let’s say we’re [read more]

Photographing horses on the move takes some special skills. Here are some tips to make your horse action shots better. At least twice a year, my wife and I pack [read more]

A faint golden hue in the eastern sky signals the approaching arrival of dawn. Gradually, sunshine sprinkles the meadow, causing tiny bits of nature bejeweled with dew to sparkle and [read more]

“Head, heart and hand play a simultaneous role in the creative process,” according to Herbert Bayer. Yes, that’s true, but while we make digital photographs with our hands and heart, [read more]

So, what makes a good color print, and how do you use the basics of Photoshop to achieve your desired results? In other words, for what are you aiming? There [read more]

Purpose: Adobe Bridge is a stand-alone program that comes with Photoshop and other Adobe Creative Suite programs. It allows you to organize, browse, locate, and edit your image files. There [read more]

Redundancy, Redundancy, Redundancy… I was 13 years old when man triumphantly walked on the moon. One of the finer attributes of NASA and the space program was the concept of [read more]

When you transfer pictures from your camera, did you know you can automatically add your copyright? As your photo circles the globe, your copyright can go with it. People who [read more]

If you remember the days of slide film or still shoot slide film today, you may have experimented with photomontages (also referred to as ‘slide sandwiches”). In this technique you [read more]

Memories can be captured photographically of small children at play or in costume that bring to mind unique family moments that will last for years to come. These can include [read more]

Lighthouses are more helpful than churches.” ~ BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 1728. Staircase in the Great Stirrup Lighthouse Ceiling in the Great Stirrup Lighthouse ” . . . it is a sweaty, [read more]

Striking images that impress and hold a viewers attention are what we photographers are all working towards. We want our viewers to say, “WOW! I never saw it like that!” [read more]

© 2010 Marielle van Uitert All rights reserved. To see the world around us is truly a gift–to see the face of a child, to see a flower, to see [read more]

NOTE: This article is for older versions of Photoshop (prior to CS6/CC), but the fundamentals still apply. Adjustment Layers are one of the more powerful features of Photoshop. The purpose [read more]

Taken at the Alligator Center in Saint Augustine, FL, the before and after photo below shows results you’ll get from this master Photoshop class (Steps A through G, 15 minutes). Copyright © James Austin [read more]