How to Cheat at Dodging & Burning in Photoshop
Photoshop Hacking: Dodging and Buring! Every once in a while, I find a new way to do things. I am always experimenting in Photoshop. Sometimes I try new techniques and other times I work to revolutionize on old techniques. That happened recently with Dodging and...
Photoshop Gone Wrong!
When Two Educators Just Don't Get Along! Gavin Hardcastle... what can I say, he is hilarious and really a comedic genius in the Photography community. It is not often that you find someone you can learn from and almost die of a belly laugh in the process. I'd say...
Fix Hot Pixels with Dust and Scratches
Finally a Practical Use for Dust & Scratches FilterHot pixels are something that plague every night sky photographer. They are little red, blue, or green pixels that show up in the shadow areas of your photo when you increase the shadows slider in a...
Fix a Bad Composition with Content Aware Fill
How to Fix a Bad Composition with the Content-Aware Fill Tool Have you ever returned from a shooting location to find you had what could have been a good composition if you would have moved about 4 feet to the left or right? I know I have. It has happened...
How to Make Luminosity Masks Look Like Child’s Play
The Evolution of Luminosity Masks I love Luminosity Masks, I have been using them for ages, and they have been an integral part of my workflow. Before we get too far into this post, I want to clarify that I have nothing against the Traditional Luminosity...
4 Tips to Avoid Halos in ACR and Lightroom
You can Avoid Halos in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom 🙂 That is the answer to many questions that I receive on almost a weekly basis on f64 Academy. The trick here is that you have to know what makes them and how they are caused. Once you know that you...
Advanced Black and White Artistry
Throughout my career as a photo educator, I have taken a liking to Black and White, and I have even taught a few tutorials and courses on it. However, I think I have only given an ounce of knowledge on the topic of monochrome compared to my good buddy...
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The Texture Slider in ACR and LR [Video]
Dynamic Contrast with the Texture Slider in ACR and LRThe new Texture Slider in ACR and LR is really making an impact it seems as it should! Anytime Adobe adds a slider to either program it means they felt it was necessary to be in there. Otherwise, they...
How To Make People Smile In Photoshop
Making My Boys Smile in Photoshop 🙂 Wanna hear the story of how I made my boys smile in Photoshop? This last Mother's Day my wife wanted nothing more than a picture of all of us together on Mother's Day. We don't get dressed up much, in fact with my wife...
The Fabled Adobe Price Increase
Time to Call Out the Bogusness of the "Adobe Price Increase" Fearmongering As with most things in our society today, people jumped the gun long before any facts came out and caused a lot of fear and undue stress in the photography community. Last week it was leaked...
