Fotga Canon to Sony E-Mount Lens Adapter Review
A Look at Lens Adapters These days there are tons of ILC and Mirrorless cameras on the market that are giving DSLRs a run for their money. DSLRs have been the Gold Standard for a very long time and there are hundreds of lenses for each major camera maker. The...
What is Blend If in Photoshop and How Do I Use It?
Blend if what??? There have been numerous occasions that I have gone into Photoshop, double clicked on a layer to adjust the Layer Styles and have seen the "Blend if" dialogue. I always thought, "Blend if what?". I also cannot tell you how many times I attempted to...
Exposing the Mystery of ND Filters
This is a rather long ND Filter post, use the links below to skip to the desired section: Part 1: How to Speak Neutral Density Part 2: What is Neutral Density? Part 3: What do ND Filters look like and how do you attach them? Part 4: What effect will they have on my...
How to Make a Tree in Photoshop CC
I was working on this photograph the other day and after about 30 minutes of work I realized I didn't really like it. It seemed like it was missing something. So I looked through some filters and remembered at one point in Photoshop you could render a tree. haha, I...
Why I love 500px.com
Accomplish something today... (it will make sense at the end of the post) As a photographer I love sharing my work, but it is incredibly difficult to find a place that shares your images the way they should be seen. For a while I liked Facebook. It was quick, easy...
Replacing a Sky in Photoshop
Want to replace a sky like a Boss!?! We have all been down this road. We go to a place that is gorgeous, on our bucket list. We have visions of amazing sunrises, beautiful cloudy afternoons, and sunsets that just won't stop making you drool. However, when we get there...
The Survey Results Are In!
And The Survey Says... I used to watch the Family Feud all the time growing up and I loved that line, "..and the survey says". Have you seen the The new Family Feud? It is quite lewd. I want to start this off by saying thank you! There were a total of 696 responses...
Rulers, Guides, and Lens Correction in Photoshop CC
Lens Correction and the Pixel Warping Dilemma! I recently received a request from a YouTube subscriber asking me if I could show him a tutorial on the Ruler Tool. While I do not use the Ruler tool too much in my routine Workflow I still covered it, but then went into...
Rokinon 14mm Lens Review
A Beast of a Wide Angle Lens I recently purchased the Rokinon (also called Samyang) 14mm Wide Angle Lens for my Canon 6D. I had previously owned the 8mm Fish Eye for my Olympus and loved it so I knew I couldn't go wrong with its big brother for the Canon...
Topaz Glow: A Closer Look
Blending Options within Glow During the Topaz Webinar on Tuesday I showed quite a bit of information. After the webinar my head was spinning, it felt like an hour went by in 5 minutes! Sorry if you got sucked into my whirlwind of tips and tricks and spit out...
