I am a big fan of Lightroom and Photoshop guru, Scott Kelby. His tutorials, posts, and discoveries often inspire me to push my Adobe boundaries. Recently, he posted an article about why it’s better to move from Lightroom to Photoshop’s HDR Pro when creating High Dynamic Range images. As someone that brackets virtually everything, I […]
Photography Post Production Articles
Improving your photos in the darkroom and on the desktop.
White Balance is one of my favorite topics to teach because it can help any photographer – no matter their level of expertise – create an entire mood or even a concept simply by using the temperature and tint settings in any RAW development software like Adobe’s Lightroom. Being able to manipulate White Balance is […]
Photoshop Layer Masks allow us to work on parts of an image without affecting those areas that we have, in essence, masked off. Here we are going to simply replace the sky of one image, with another taken of the sunrise at the same time in a different direction.
The ethereal look that has become popular in recent years, especially when combined with the right subject. Here’s how to get an ethereal look in Lightroom
Like many, the first tool I learnt to use for exposure control were levels. However, I soon started to delve into the wonders of the curve tool and I have never looked back since. Today we are going to look at why curves in Photoshop can improve all your photos.
Perhaps the standout feature that Photoshop has over Lightroom is layers. The problem is that, for many, Photoshop’s layer tools can be a daunting and confusing prospect. Here we look at Layers, Adjustment Layers, and Layer Masks. Along the way, we will also make a pit stop at Blending and Opacity