photoFXlab Tutorial
photoFXlab.... how I love thee, let me count the ways! I do love this program I think it is an awesome alternative to Photoshop for those who may be intimidated by the plethora of sliders and conglomeration of tools contained within it. In this 13 minute tutorial I...
Topaz photoFXlab Review
Happy Fourth of July everyone! What a great way to spend the day off, reflecting on the Independence of America and experimenting with one more awesome new product from Topaz Labs. Topaz recently re-released photoFXlab, a one stop shop for all of your installed...
Another Sunrise…With An Experiment
I pass this spot everyday on my way to work, and often times the sun rises just above it in the Summer months. Many times these sunrises are gorgeous but I never have my camera with me. Other times, like this one when I have my camera, they are decent and hold some...
How To Create Lightning In Photoshop CS 6
My recent submission for the HDR Concert contained self made lightning. I know I know, I should have used real lightning from a real picture, but believe it or not, it didn't look right when I did. So I did a quick Google search and found an awesome tutorial that I...
HDR Concert #5: Harvest
The Latest HDR Concert has gone live and boy is it more beautiful than the last. I was thoroughly impressed by the submissions this time around. There are some awesome Compositors out there! Head on over to the HDR Concert Page and take a look for yourself.
Longview Lake
Last Friday I took a trip out to the old Longview Farm in Lee's Summit Missouri with a good photog friend of mine, Keith Moyer. Keith hosts an awesome blog following his HDR and photography endeavors, Time To Take Pictures. I saw these awesome pillars on his blog...
Nothing New Today
Well, I have been crazy busy working on my image for HDR Concert #5 and have had no time to put together a Tutorial for the week. Don't let that discourage you! I have a whole page full of tutorials, as a matter of fact there are 74 tutorials posted there. Some of...
Lighthouse In Pensacola
Happy belated Father's Day to all you father's out there reading this. I had a great day myself, post processed some images from Pensacola, made some killer kabobs on the grill and to top it off, my little man fell asleep on me. There is no greater feeling in...
How To Quickly Composite Images
I have been thinking about doing a bare bones compositing tutorial for a while now, but was hesitant that I could whip something together in under 15 minutes. I say 15 minutes for 2 reason, I don' t have the attention span to watch a 15 minute tutorial (therefore you...
Digital Photo Review
I often find myself looking at the new camera bodies coming out and wondering, "Just how much better is that camera than mine?" I know I can always go to the manufacturer's website and check out the specs, but did you know there is an incredible resource out there...