This tutorial covers something that at first, seemed quite simple to me.  When I was given the original photo to work with, I figured it was just a matter of correcting a minor blemish and then moving on.  But I actually got a little frustrated here because I could not fix it right off the bat.  In fact, I had closed Photoshop and planned to come up with some excuse about not being able to fix it.  Rather than admit defeat, my pride and ego took over, combined with stubbornness, and the result was a corrected photo. Read more »

One thing I have always enjoyed was seeing what people do with the resources that I put out there for them to use.  Be it textures, actions, frames, brushes, etc., it is inspiring to see how they get used.  To give everyone a more central place to share their creations, I created a group on Flickr: Dubtastic’s Textures & Frames. If have used any of my resources, and have not already done so, go drop them into the group pool.  I would love to see what you have come up with.  Also, to celebrate the group, I am releasing 5 new hi-res grunge textures for free. Download them after the jump. Read more »

Here is another post-processing series which shows some quick and simple steps you can take to tweak a photo and not spend a ton of time on it.  I believe I spent about 10 – 15 minutes processing this photo. Read more »

As you can see, I have been slowly releasing some of the grunge and texture packs that I have been working on.  This pack contains 10 hi-res grunge wallpaper patterned texture files. Each image is 4256px wide x 2832px high and 300DPI. Read more »

As part of this post-processing series, readers are encouraged to send in their files for me to work with and write something up on after processing it.  This was one of the first images sent to me and I really had a tough time with it.  After looking at it, I really did not want to do anything at all with it. Read more »

This is a set of h-res grunge/textured border files for you to use. Each image is 4256px wide x 2832px high and 300DPI. They were created using a variety of tools and items, such as photos of concrete and rust, scans of tape and scribbles, grunge brushes, and script fonts. These are great for your graphic design projects, photography work, photomanipulation, presentations, and album layouts. Read more »

As I have found with a lot of the images I post that contain any type of explanation, many ask for detailed step by step instructions.  So with this post-processing series I will be doing my best to include the play by play on how I achieved the final effect. This image, used with permission, was taken of a local Special Response Team (SRT) and I processed it to give it a more dramatic effect.  This tutorial is a bit lengthy so hang in there. Read more »

I have mentioned a few times that I am working on a Photoshop resource DVD which will include actions, textures, etc.  To prove I have been working on something (ha!) I am releasing a sample pack containing 10 of the 100 new hi-res grunge textures that I plan to include on the disc.  All textures are 4256 x 2832 in size at 300DPI.  So they should be suitable for your photos, designs, etc. Read more »

You hear it time and time again from photographer after photographer: get it right in the camera.  Many times, Photoshop and post-processing is viewed negatively, almost as if your inability to get the shot 100% perfect right off the bat means you are a horrible photographer.  Well, what happens when there is no way possible to get the shot exactly the way that you want it in camera? Read more »