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]
Digital Imaging
Photo Impressionism Using Photoshop – Part 2
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]
Decisive Moments: Enterprising Your Photos
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]
Photoshop: The Tools Panel and the Color Picker
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]
Using Selections in Photoshop: Tools & Techniques
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]
From Dream to Reality: The Photographic Diary of a Community
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]
Tales from Around the World: A Continuous Quest
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]
Portrait Photography: the Pleasure of Knowing People
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]
Photoshop: Dodging and Burning
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]
Variation to Edge Burns with Burning and Dodging using Photoshop Elements
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]
Variation to Edge Burns with Burning and Dodging using Photoshop Elements
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]
Applying an Edge Burn using Photoshop Elements Part 2
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]
What HDR Photography Really Stands For – How to Depict Reality
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]
Round Negatives…
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]
Just for Fun: Nature Photographer Goes to the Ice Rink
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]