The Most Important Photography Lessons!
These are possibly the most important Photography lessons you will ever learn! I recently had my first ever Seminar event in Kansas City last month. It was a phenomenal experience and I was awe-struck that over 50 people wanted to spend the day listening to me talk...
How To Use the Path Blur in Photoshop CC
Sometimes subtle blur is best. I was in Alabama for several days a few weeks ago. Every day I would pass this AC-47, the first Gunship in the Air Force inventory. It was stagnant and lonely, a once guns blazing wicked machine bred for intimidation and mayhem was now...
Presets in Adobe Camera Raw
Creating, Applying, Saving and Loading Presets in Adobe Camera Raw! Adobe Camera Raw, while not known for its creative capabilities, holds a treasure trove of awesome preset possibilities. (Say that 10 times fast!) I was editing some pictures of my boys the other...
Perfect Effects 9.5 | Luminosity Masking
Perfect Effects 9 is about to get a whole lot better! As if a great plugin suite couldn’t get much better they went ahead and went above and beyond. The Perfect Effects Suite upgrade from 9 to 9.5 is just around the corner. I had the luxury of giving the...
9 Tips to Becoming a Better Landscape Photographer
I have a Confession to make… I have never filled a Memory Card In my entire Photography career I have never once filled a memory card. I don’t even know what kind of error message my camera would give me if I did fill one. Beyond that, I really...
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...
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...
Basic Layers and Masking in Photoshop
Going Back To The Basics, The Layer Basics I know this may not be something new to anyone who has been following my tutorials for a while. However, in my initial email correspondence I ask a series of questions. My favorite question to get answers from is this one:...Photoshop CC 2014 Hot Key Hacks!
Photoshop Hot Key Hacks! Have you ever made a funny shape with your fingers, like an elephant or a dog, and plopped them on the key board while in Photoshop to see what kind of effect it has. Some Hot Keys make you feel like your hand is turning into a claw-like...
