Glyn Dewis is one of my favorite Photoshop teachers. Some teachers often go through a plethora of unnecessary steps to achieve a result. I’ve found that Glyn often trims the fat off of the bone and teaches methods that are not only efficient but effective as well. Making Selections using Photoshop is no exception. In…
Capture One 22 | iPad preview
Capture One is coming to the iPad! This, from Capture One: Soon it will be possible to take the best of Capture One with you, no matter where you are, giving more freedom as to when and where you want to start post-processing. Join us for the premiere of Capture One on the iPad where…
Beyond the Rule of Thirds
One of the first rules of composition most photographers learn is the Rule of Thirds. Most would agree that the Rule of Thirds is fine and will often help you get a well-balanced composition. At times though, the rule of thirds may not be the best way to compose a given scene. Andrew S. Gibson,…
DPReview TV: Sigma lenses now on X-Mount: Better than Fujifilm primes?
I’ve often wondered why there weren’t any autofocus 3rd party lenses for the Fuji x-series of cameras (There are some manual focus lenses). I’ve heard it was a proprietary thing in that Fuji wasn’t releasing the technical information needed by a lens manufacturer to create an autofocus x-lens. Well, that has changed. Sigma recently announced…
The Brenizer Method: A Step-By-Step Guide
Danielle Ness wrote this fantastic step-by-step guide on Digital Photography School explaining how to shoot the Brenizer Method. For those of you that aren’t familiar with the Brenizer Method, allow me to explain: As you may know, wide-angle lenses have quite a bit of depth of field. The wider the lens, the more depth of…
$5 Photoshoot Hacks
Printique – They’re the photo lab department of Adorama, have a great collection of photoshoot hacks that you can accomplish for less than a Venti Espresso Macchiato – I’m not sure if that’s a thing – I just strung some coffee sounding words together. Anyway, I counted five different hacks and furthermore, it’s a quick…
Tinting B&W Images In Lightroom
Color tinting black and white photos is often done for two reasons. First, we may want to color tint the image to give it a specific type of feel. For example, images with cooler color tints often will give us a calm relaxing feeling. On the other hand, pictures tinted with a warm color can…