National Park Quarters?
I hate doing laundry in apartments. There always seems to be an issue with quarters, never having any, finding a place to get them, and finally when you have them, you never have enough! After thinking about all the reasons I hate doing laundry in apartments, I...
Photoshop Tutorial: Extreme Soft Light
I was playing around with this picture one day, I added a vignette, I did my noise reduction, and then I duplicated it, and set the blend mode to soft light. I would normally do that anyway before I High Pass sharpened it, but then I fell in love with the results of...
Monitor Calibration
There are many reasons why you should have your monitors calibrated when working with digital photography. One main reason is to ensure that the colors you are editing are truly the colors in the picture and not what you are seeing on your un-calibrated monitor....
Photoshop Tutorial: Dreamscape Effect
Today's tutorial is a Dreamlike effect, similar to the flashback effect you see in movies. It usually occurs where someone travels into the past or lays down for a nap and starts seeing things all blurred and sepia toned. I wish I dreamed that way, but fortunately...
Topaz Adjust
Topaz Adjust is a pretty cool Photoshop plug-in used to "spice" up your photos whether they are HDR's that need a little push or normal images that could use some help. Topaz Labs has several programs in their arsenal, but the first on my list was Topaz Adjust. Take...
Weston Missouri
The Wife, her Uncle Scott, Uncle's Wife, Ginger, and I all took a trip over to Weston for the 2nd Annual BBQ Fest. We were expecting BBQ everywhere with samples and stuff, but instead there were only 3 vendors serving up BBQ. It was rather delectable but it wasn't...
Photoshop Tutorials
As you all know, I do many tutorials on EverydayHDR. Friday's are my tutorial days where I feature some crazy new technique I have figured out or show you how to make awesome HDR images in one of the many HDR imaging software out there. Today, however, I would like...
My Constant Struggle Between Photomatix and Oloneo
Ever since I got my hands on Oloneo, I have been struggling with which program I feel is better suited for my needs. That is of course, Photomatix or Oloneo. There is no "better" program, in a sense, I am trying to find which one clicks best with me. Everyone will...
EverydayHDR World Wide
Everyday HDR has made it all across America and more than half way around the globe! Check out the Map overlays of EverydayHDR from Google Analytics, the darker the green the more views from that region. I find it hard to believe that more people in Serbia...
Happy 4th of July!
On this day in 1776, America courageously liberated from Great Britain declaring it's independence. While all of the fireworks are blaring, please keep in mind those who made this day happen. It takes a great deal of courage to declare independence from a military...
