Just recently I decided to gauge the extent of my improvement in Photoshop and post processing in general with a simple challenge. I took one of my favourite photos from the past and re-processed it using my current abilities, from the raw files to completion, and see what the result would be. Luckily I haven't looked at the finished product of the photo I shot and ed[...]
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Fine Art Architecture Processing in Photoshop
In this week's video tutorial we'll look at creating dramatic, contrasty, fine art black and white architecture images using Adobe Photoshop and Nik Silver Efex. Having Nik Silver Efex isn't necessary as the bulk of our work revolves around Photoshop, but I cover it here because I consider it to be the best tool for creating black and white images.
In the tutorial [...]
Beauty Photography - Costs and Scheduling
What's there not to love about taking beauty shots? You spend the day with a talented team of individuals and take photos of beautiful models. In this two part post we'll be delving into the key elements of a beauty shoot, their costs, how to schedule your day, common lighting configurations and briefly discuss retouching. If you're looking to add beauty photograp[...]
Lighting Effects and Composite Blending
In this fairly extensive video tutorial I'll be covering a variety of ways to enhance and add lighting effects to your image. In the case of composites, we'll look at some ways to use light and coloring to make them look a bit more believable and improve the blend between the subject and background.
We'll start with the above composite image and work through th[...]
Creating Bokeh Patterns in Photoshop CS6
Although there are a few different ways of making your own bokeh effects, until the release of Photshop CS6 it was a bit of a laborious and time consuming process. In this tutorial I will show you how to quickly create a bokeh overlay and apply it to an image. In the process I'll also cover custom brush settings and using paths for painting desired patterns or shapes.[...]
Creating Long Exposure Sky Effects in Photoshop
After several requests, I've decided to put together a video outlining the steps for adding a long exposure motion effect to the sky in your landscape or architectural images. The below video works for just about any version of Adobe Photoshop CS so you don't have to use CS6 like you see here.
Fun and Frustration with 10 Stop ND Filters
High density ND filters like the 6 or 10 stop are a great way to add creative motion effects to architectural or landscape images, but there are some important considerations for those looking to experiment with them. Ultimately the creativity they afford the user come at the price of convenience and consistency, so my goal here is to help you choose a filter that's r[...]