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 »

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 »