Digital Imaging

“What does light talk about? I asked a plant that once and it said, “I am not sure, but it makes me grow.” >> St. Thomas Acquinas (1225-1274, born Aquino [read more]

You’re attending a photography workshop when you look around. You have the impression that everybody else has a bigger, better camera than yours–longer lens, newer, more expensive, more features. You [read more]

Level: Intermediate/Advanced Time to go in-depth as seen in professional commercial photography… Features: 1. Difference between spot healing brush and healing brush tools 2. Use of surface blur and layer [read more]

Example 1. Flowers make one of the best subjects for Mylar® images. An added trick that can be used with this subject is water drops applied with a household spray [read more]

Level: Beginner/Intermediate The Clone Stamp can be a bit bewildering and confusing. Let’s take out the mystery of it. Features: 1. How it works 2. Use: retouching, adding new elements [read more]

Level: Beginner/Intermediate Features: 1. Easy and fast skin smoothing 2. Blur layers 3. Spot healing brush 4. Difference between Gaussian Blur and Surface Blur NOTE: Does not retain pore texture, [read more]

Level: Beginner/Intermediate Features: 1. Make eyes ‘pop’ – more animated 2. Use Layers 3. Dodge tool 4. Burn tool Let’s start to create those sparkling eyes. Video #1:Introduction to Photoshop: [read more]

Level: Beginner/Intermediate We’re moving forward with more in-depth features of Photoshop CS6 layers (CC is quite similar). Features: 1. Layers 2. Adjustment layers 3. Layer masks 4. Blending modes 5. [read more]

Level: Intermediate/Advanced Learn how to use dodging and burning tools to make a portrait pop. Features: 1. Blank layer using 50% gray 2. Key points to using burn and dodge [read more]

The ‘bird’s eye view’ is always effective when photographing military drills from a short distance away. The secret is to not be shy when it comes to leaving the ‘viewer [read more]

Bird Rock Cay Lighthouse on Crooked Island, Bahamas Last month we found out where to find your HDR images and some tips on gear. Let’s continue with your inner high [read more]

Who is it for? The reFine plug-in from Digital Film Tools is designed for photographers, videographers and editors who have the support of Adobe Photoshop , Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe [read more]

Copyright © Edwin Brosens All rights reserved. Consumed caterpillar by an Ichneumonidae-Campopleginae and a built cocoon. Sony Apha 700 + 180/3.5 APO Macro + Flash, F/14 @ 0.8sec. Over 230 [read more]

Copyright © John Watts Half Dome at Yosemite National Park, California There are links to updated articles below for everyone using CS6/CC. I want to share the effects of the [read more]