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How to Enhance Dramatic Mood in Portraits

How to Enhance Dramatic Mood in Portraits

You can enhance the dra­matic mood in por­traits using a com­bi­na­tion of blur­ring, blend modes and layer masks in a few easy steps. Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Cour­tesy of: William Beem Photography

Chicks Dig a Wookie

Wookie

What’s a Wookie to do? Chicks always be flirt­ing. Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Cour­tesy of: William Beem Photography

High Key Post Processing in Two Easy Steps

High Key Post Processing

High Key Post Pro­cess­ing is the sec­ond half of cre­at­ing an image with a lot of light and wash­ing out the tones a bit. There are plenty of plug-​in tools to give you a high key look, but I’ll show you an easy way to do it your­self. Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Courtesy […]

My Google Glass Experience

Google Glass

Google Glass is the lat­est hot tech­nol­ogy for the bleed­ing edge crowd. How does the real­ity stack up against the hype? Here’s what I found.

Dealing with Difficult Subjects

Difficult Subjects

Sooner or later, you’re going to run into some dif­fi­cult sub­jects — peo­ple who don’t like hav­ing some­one take their photo. Here are a few ideas to help you deal with them. Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Cour­tesy of: William Beem Photography

The Art Experiment

The Art Experiment

Here’s my own lit­tle art exper­i­ment. I’ve never really spent money on art by any­one, but I’ve heard this say­ing. You buy the artist, not the art. So whose art did I buy?

The Art Deco Storm

Art Deco

Disney’s Hol­ly­wood Stu­dios is a mecca for Art Deco archi­tec­ture. It also seems to be a mag­net for storms in the sum­mer. Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Cour­tesy of: William Beem Photography

Taming Overwhelming Colors in HDR

Overwhelming Colors in HDR

It’s easy to pro­duce over­whelm­ing col­ors in HDR pro­cess­ing. You get some crazy col­ors out of Phở­tomatix and other tools. Now how to you bring them back down to Earth? Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Cour­tesy of: William Beem Photography

Why You Should Return To Your Subjects

Why You Should Return To Your Subjects

Do you know why you should return to your sub­jects? Instead of being a “one and done” phở­tog­ra­pher, why not try to explore the thing that lured you in the first place? Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Cour­tesy of: William Beem Photography

Umbrella Lighting

Umbrella Lighting

I think umbrella light­ing gets a bad rap these days. When should you reach back to the basics and use an umbrella for your por­traits? Embed This Image On Your Site (copy code below): Cour­tesy of: William Beem Photography