Of all techniques that have come with the advent of digital photography, perhaps the most controversial and divisive is HDR or high dynamic range. Some people love the surrealistic almost cartoon like quality of extreme HDR, others hate it with a passion, in photographic terms it is on a level with the PC and Mac […]
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While the old adage of “get it right in camera” is something to take seriously, post-production skills are also very valuable. Applying realistic makeup in Photoshop is a skill that could prove valuable for you at some point. Certainly the skills associated with it will help you with your post-production in general. So let’s take […]
It happens to us all at some time or another, we arrive at a wonderful location to find that the light is flat and uninspiring and the resultant images are somewhat disappointing. So what can we do about it? Well these days, it is quite simple to to create a striking image from something quite […]
Adding texture to photographs is one of those things in photography that people seem to have strong opinions on. Some people love it, some people hate it and some people just think it’s a bit of fun. Whichever camp you fall into, it’s a post-production skill you should know about so you can approach the […]
Now that we’ve learned how to take photographs of smoke using incense sticks, it’s time to run the images through Photoshop to turn them into some great looking abstract art. Depending on how creative you want to get in the editing phase, it shouldn’t take longer than twenty five minutes to get a final image– […]
Photoshop can be a phenomenal tool for improving portraits. However, as with any tool, the final results are only going to be as good as the skills of the user. This guide will walk you through the basics of realistically enhancing a portrait in Photoshop. Open and Evaluate Your Portrait I chose the following portrait […]