How to Fix Blown Highlights in Waterfalls
The texturizer doesn’t just work on clouds! A few weeks ago I showed you a technique for fixing blown out highlights in clouds. Shortly after its release a friend and fellow Elite member, Don Chesnut, asked if the technique could work on waterfalls. I was...
How to fix Blown Out Clouds
I once thought blown out clouds were a deal breaker… not anymore! There have been many landscape photos that have found their way to my trash can on my computer because I pushed the histogram a bit too far to the highlights and ruined the picture. It can be...
Dynamic Contrast in Photoshop
Dynamic Contrast in Photoshop made easy! One of my favorite features in ON1 Effects 10 and Topaz Clarity is Dynamic Contrast. Both Plugins allow you to increase the contrast in your images in ways you could only dream of in Photoshop. Or is there a way in achieve...
How to use the Patch Tool in Photoshop
A game-changer in the world of cloning- the Patch Tool You may be familiar with the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop, but did you know there is a distant cousin just a few tools above? The Patch Tool is not too far away from the Clone Stamp tool and in many cases, it...
How to Use Adobe Color Themes
Color Grading in Photoshop using Adobe Color ThemesOne of my favorite tools in Photoshop is Adobe Color Themes. It is a neat little extension that helps you build color palettes around a central color that you have in mind. It can be very helpful in any sort of...
How to Use the Pen Tool in Photoshop
Ugh…. the Freakin’ Pen Tool! By far the most requested tutorial on f.64 Academy is “How to use the Pen Tool in Photoshop?” For the longest time I kept saying, “ughhh, gosh, the freakin’ Pen Tool, not another request for...
Plotagraph Pro: Review and Tutorial
This is the Innovation of still imagery: Plotagraph Pro The photography industry is in a whirlwind of advancement and innovation. From super wide angle lenses with little distortion to flying cameras that can avoid obstacles, it is difficult to keep up with and...
How to Clean Your Camera Sensor
Do not be intimidated, clean your camera sensor with ease! I can remember the first time I realized I needed to clean my camera sensor. I was on a mini vacation with my wife, and I was shooting her glowing, radiant, and very pregnant portrait on the boardwalk of...
How to use the Select and Mask Tool in Photoshop
Making great masks with the Select and Mask Tool in Photoshop With the new Photoshop CC 2015.5 upgrade, Refine Edge is now called Select and Mask. I thin this is a much more suitable name for the tool as “Refine Edge” may have been misleading to some....
