In the modern world of Digital Cameras one thing that comes up in conversations with other photographers is White Balance. This is code for color because today’s cameras see color differently than film cameras. In the old darkroom ages we would purchase film that color balanced as to what we were shooting. If we were [...]
Since the advent of the darkroom we have had burning and dodging when making prints. This is the process of darkening or lighten up parts of an image to add contrast or even drama. In the darkroom we would hold our hands under the light to hold back exposure or lighten the image or make [...]
Last month on April 1st on a forum I moderate (Photosuccess) there were a couple of April Fool Jokes floating around like new cameras announced and people working with a celeb. I am a joker by trade so could not resist posting one too. What I did was say that after a few drinks with [...]
If there is one topic that comes up in class is “Where are the easy buttons in Photoshop?” I tell them that the only place I have ever found an easy button is in Staples for $4.99. There are a scant few in Photoshop, Photoshop Elements does have them with one click corrections but as [...]
As mention earlier once the Eyedropper tool has been reset for sampling more than one pixel (3×3 or 5×5) it becomes a powerful tool for color correction in photographs. It just takes an Adjustment layer of levels or curves and knowing what in the image should be white or black. Click on the little black [...]
In my next couple of posts I will sharing how to use one of the most overlooked tool, The Eyedropper. This tool can sample any color in an image so that you can use it for painting or color corrections. First just a little adjustment is needed because the default setting for it is Point [...]
I remember studio work where I would have families with young children. It seemed that it was part of a plan that in every frame someone would not be either A. Looking at the camera B. Not Smiling or C. Blinks. This is when Mom would would always sigh and wish I could take the [...]
For those of us long time Photoshop Users sometimes we will be doing something and to a new user seems like magic. This is one of those tips.
Working with a photographer on an image I was zoomed in and needed to move to another part of the image. I could have gone up to the [...]
One of the subjects that comes up if you have taken any classes in Photoshop or Photoshop Elements is Key Board Short Cuts or just KBS. These are combination of keys that preform functions to save time rather than going into the menu to find a command. Many programs have these with some being carried [...]
There are many tomes on how to make selections but without going into how to do this with channels or other methods there is a simpler way which can work 8 out of 10 time.
The simple way is to use the lasso tool to make a rough selection around the object. Don’t worry about getting [...]