Tips for Dodging and Burning with Lightroom
In this video from Johny Spencer, learn how to use the local adjustment tools inside Lightroom to do dodging and burning. The idea behind this technique is about highlighting certain areas of your...
View ArticleHow to Boost Your Post-Processing Skills With a Graphics Tablet
During the course of your love affair with photography, you’ll use many different pieces of equipment. Some you’ll purchase, some you’ll beg, borrow, or steal. They will all serve one purpose or...
View ArticleHow to Simulate a Swirly Bokeh in Photoshop
Hailing from Russia, I give you…the Helios and its swirly bokeh. Image by Markus Spiske I know, it’s kind of an ugly duckling right? At the very least, Helios lenses are certainly not the shining...
View ArticleHow to Find Your Photos in the Lightroom Catalog Using Filters
You’ve likely had this problem if you’ve been using Lightroom for any length of time. Can you relate? You go to your Lightroom catalog to find that amazing picture you took of the sunset in Maui last...
View ArticleHow to do Focus Stacking in Photoshop for a Seemingly Infinite Depth of Field
Whenever you do macro or close-up photography you usually have to choose very carefully what you want to keep in focus. This can also happen when you want to shoot a landscape and you want to include...
View ArticleHow to Achieve a Consistent and Clean Photo Editing Style
As a photographer, achieving a consistent and clean photo editing style is important for developing your work. Depending on your photographic niche, the way you choose to post produce and edit your...
View ArticleACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2019 Review: Face Detection and Recognition
A question seen frequently on photography groups is “What software do I get to process my images in?”. There is the usual flurry of recommendations for the familiar choices and a few random ones...
View ArticleBalance Exposure in Adobe Camera Raw to Improve Your Photographs
Want to know how to balance exposure in Adobe Camera Raw to improve your photographs without causing white or black clippings? Have you ever faced a scene so contrasted that it’s impossible to achieve...
View ArticleMaking Photoshop Luminosity Masks Easy with Lumenzia
As you advance with your photography, you may want to edit your photographs with more precise control. In this article, I discuss how to use Lumenzia Luminosity Masking Panel to easily edit sections of...
View ArticleHow to Mimic Lomography in Photoshop with Ease
Ever wondered what Lomography is? Have you seen Lomo images and wanted to know how to do it? Do you know what Lomo photography is but don’t want to go back to film or buy more cameras? If you answered...
View ArticleHow to Use Import and Export Presets in Lightroom Classic CC
When it comes to using Lightroom Classic CC (formerly Lightroom CC. Yeah, it confuses me too) there are lots of fun things to do and some not-so-fun things to do. Oddly enough, those not-so-fun (okay,...
View ArticleHow To Mimic a Cross-Processing Effect in Photoshop
Cross-processing is a technique that comes from the darkroom days. You would purposely develop film in the wrong chemicals to achieve special color effects. When no film or chemicals are involved in...
View ArticleHow to Duotone a Photograph in Photoshop
There is an incredible array of color in our world, so it’s no wonder that it plays such a significant role in photography. However, have you ever considered narrowing your pallet down to just two...
View ArticlePhotoshop Smart Objects for Beginners
When editing in Photoshop, it is nice to know how the edits affect your image. Edits that you make directly to an image write over the original image. Edits also change its pixels. The opposite of...
View ArticleHow to Batch Resize Your Images Quickly Using Photoshop
While it’s relatively easy to write an Action to resize a series of images in Photoshop, it’s easier still to get Photoshop to do all the work for you. Photoshop comes with an image processor script...
View ArticleTop Tips for Editing Music Photography
So in my last article, we looked at how you can get to shoot live music. Hopefully, some of you will have used that article as the motivation to actually get out there and shoot. Great! If you...
View ArticleUsing Photoshop Filters During Post-Processing to Correct and Enhance Images
When you think of filters in photography, your first thought might be those specialized glass pieces you affix to the end of your lens. Most of these filters serve a specific purpose (e.g. a...
View ArticleHow to Use Complementary Colors for Color Correction of Your Images
Two days before my wedding, I got sunburnt on a fishing trip. It was also my bachelor party. Al Shallal Ice Rink in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – before color correction Al Shallal Ice Rink in Jeddah, Saudi...
View Article10 Key Tools for Editing Portraits Using Adobe Lightroom Mobile
Photo: Jye B As humans, we relate to and love to capture photos of other people. Be it family, friends, strangers in street photography or professionally in a portrait studio. Model/Actor: Patrick...
View ArticleHow to Boost Your Creativity with Lightroom Presets
The post How to Boost Your Creativity with Lightroom Presets appeared first on Digital Photography School. It was authored by Stacey Hill. There are many divisive points in the photography world –...
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