This may be the most important concept in all of photography, perhaps even in life. Try to keep an open mind. It may make your life easier. Some People Are Here To Help There was a post on Lightroom Killer Tips that got me thinking about the need for us to try to keep an…
Using Glamour Glow is fun, but what if you don’t own plugins to use those filters? It’s easy to roll your own in Photoshop. I’ve been a big fan of the Glamour Glow filter in Nik Software’s Color Efex Pro. Another favorite is the Charge More Money glow in the Perfect Photo Suite by onOne…
It’s been a week since the announcement that Adobe Creative Cloud would be the only path forward for Photoshop. I’ve tried to find value in this arrangement, and only one path comes to mind.
With apologies to George Carlin, it seems there are seven words you can never say in Photoshop. This idea started as most of my ideas begin – with me getting frustrated. I’ve found the secret to eliminating 99% of my frustration, though. Just stop talking to other people. It’s amazing what that can do to…
I’ve been using this technique quite a bit since I watched Julianne Kost demonstrate how to create a 32-bit TIFF with HDR Pro at Photoshop World in Las Vegas. I see a lot of people on the Internet commenting about “How HDR ought to be done.” This always amuses me somewhat, as I never knew…
If you’re wondering why anyone wants to make their HDR photos really suck, stick with me. There’s a method to my madness.