Mpix Modern Metals
Mpix Modern Metals When it comes to metal printing you do have quite a few options out there now. It seems the practice of printing on metal has shifted from a trend to a standard. I like this new standard as HDR images look incredible on metal. As you may know, I...
Sharpen Tool High Pass Technique
A Little Bit Sharper Over the last few years I have used many different Sharpening Techniques. I have found some better than others, from the High Pass to the Unsharp Mask to the various Plugins. All of these techniques are pretty great and do a decent job of...
A Place For HDR with Digital Dimensions and Beyond KC
There is Always a Place for HDR! Last Thursday I went and spoke to the Digital Dimensions & Beyond Photo Group in Kansas City. I will admit, I was very intimidated at first. I had to speak to all levels from the beginner to the advanced and some have been...
Auto Align Layers in Photoshop
How well do you trust it? While I was creating the Exposure Merging course for Exploring HDR the Video Series I had to use Photoshop's auto align layers feature to ensure the layers fell directly on top of each other. Usually Photoshop can do this flawlessly!...
An HDR Grunge Match!
Not a Grunge Match... a Grudge Match! When I was putting together the course Exploring HDR: The Video Series, I had to record a tutorial for every HDR Method I use on a routine basis. This was kind of a chore for me as I am pretty fond of the Photomatix look as you...
Better Black and White Photographs in Photoshop
I have done several Black and White Tutorials. Several years ago I wrote a Black and White tutorial, I then recreated that in a video, and then there are the 3 hours and 40 minutes of Black and White and tone control in Black, White & Beyond: The Digital Zone...
What Film Can Teach Us About HDR
Guest Post by Daniel J Gregory I love all types of photography. While I do much of my work digitally these days, I still love to work with film and analog processes. In many ways, for me at least, having a foot in both has offered up some interesting insights into...
Curves vs Levels
This is a great topic to discuss as Curves and Levels essentially do the same thing just in different ways. A reader of f.64 Academy and a photo buddy of mine (a very talented one at that) asked me what the difference was between them. It is a very...
Domke Next Generation Chronicle: RuggedWear Military Bag Review
A Camera Bag to End All Searches A great camera bag is just as essential as a great tripod, ball head, or filter. I have often disregarded the importance of a good camera bag, it just seems like one of those things that you don't want to have to spend the money on to...
Walking Dead Intro Effect | Photoshop CC
Who doesn't love Zombies and Actions! I was watching the Walking Dead the other day while playing around in Photoshop and thought, "Man that intro looks incredible! I bet I could mimic it in Photoshop, because it would look great on some old HDR images." The effect...
