For you Nikon shooters out there that have not yet had the opportunity to experiment with the Creative Lighting System (CLS), you are missing out.  While at first it takes some adjustments, it is really quite fun.  And while not the solution for every shoot, it certainly has it’s place within the photographer’s toolbox. Read more »

Many times, you do not need to spend a ton of time editing a photo in order to make some drastic changes. Whether working on post-processing model shoots or some family photos, minor editing can truly make a difference to the photo. Read more »

I am a little hesitant about labeling this as a tutorial as there are other sites that cover this method.  It would perhaps be more appropriate to describe this as following me along my creative processing of an image.  Basically, after processing several images from a recent model shoot and getting the usual images out the door, I then moved to do something a little bit different with some of the other images.

With this image, the model Zan J has an awesome serious look, but an even better smile.  I want to play on that and bring in some vivid colors and show some movement and dynamics with the imagery.  To follow along, you will need Adobe Photoshop, Nik Color Efex 3.0, and a free account with SXC. Read more »

A lot of the photos and tutorials, and to some extent the resources, have a serious tone to them.  Last night I decided to have a bit of fun and what better way than to create a project which enables you to laugh at yourself? Creative self-portraits are fun, but can be a little tricky.  Resources are important, however, a plan is even more critical to your success. Read more »

Recently I had my first photo stroll with some really great people: South Atlanta Flickr.  The group’s admin, Julie Harnage, and a few others continued after I had to leave. But I managed to walk away with a really cool photo that I processed.  I just wish I had taken the image.  Still, it begged to be brought into Photoshop and processed. Read more »

You surely have seen those who have found an old family photograph and paid to have it “restored” to appear newer, repair scratches, rips, and tears, and to even convert a black & white photograph into something with more color.  How about the reverse process, taking something new and making it appear aged and worn?  Taking a bright and vivid photo, we will use some basic techniques in Adobe Photoshop to do just that. Read more »

Hey Dub, where’d all the old Photoshop tutorials disappear to?  Good question.  I was sifting through the site this weekend making some additional modifications to the look and feel and came across the tutorials folder.  Read more »

I revamped the product photography guide I put together. This updated version is more of a general nature. For those interested in reading the newer version, please visit this page.

As with the first part of this tutorial series, I do not pretend to know the exact steps that were taken to create the image below. I can, however, walk you through similar concepts and application so that you can get a handle on how to go about creating something similar.  This tutorial will focus on composition, blending, and color techniques.  For those of you just joining our program, I was contacted in the past about preparing a tutorial on how to create a specific image.  As I did not know the exact resources that the original artist used, I took my best guess. Read more »