How to Handcraft a Fine Art Photograph
HandCrafting a Fine Art Photograph Making a great fine art photograph is a lot easier if you have a pretty good idea where you’re headed before you start. That means invoking the dreaded word “vision”. How do you tap into that? Where do you even begin? To answer this,...
Inverted Color Correction
How to make the most Natural Color Correction in Photoshop! So what if I told you there was a second dimension of data in your photos that can help you make the most accurate color correction ever? You probably wouldn't believe me because it is a bold statement and...
Top 3 New Features of the ZSE 4.0 – Video
The new features in the Zone System Express 4.0 (ZSE 4) Since April of this year (right before launching Palette Effects) I started working on a new Zone System Express panel. It started out as a simple patch to fix some bugs with the way some masks ran and it turned...
Nisi Natural Night Filter Practical Video Review
Does the Nisi Natural Night Filter really cut Light Pollution? I will admit, I was very skeptical that the Nisi Natural Night Filter could reduce light pollution and make a more natural appearing night time photo. As usual, I had to know. So I went out and bought...
How to Make the Solar Eclipse in Photoshop
When you didn't see the Solar Eclipse, you can make it! So were you like me on August 21st, 2017 planning for the Solar Eclipse? I had the works! My wife and I setup a trip out to Weston, Missouri on the Green Dirt Farm. There was going to be live music, drinks,...
ON1 Live Event August 2017
Live Q&A and Workflow Edit with ON1 Photo RAW This month I am a guest coach over at ON1 Plus. One of the perks of being a Plus member is the Live Events that we do. They are a mixture of Live Workflow edits and Questions and Answers about the process. This...
How to Make a Gradient Vignette in Photoshop – Video
A new kind of Vignette - A Gradient Vignette I have always used Adobe Camera Raw to create my vignettes, but recently I have been using a Gradient Vignette technique that I love. The traditional vignette in ACR or Lightroom is so restricting. Surely you can adjust...
How to Fix Blue Waterfalls – Video Tutorial
Blue Waterfalls? Yeah, they aren't supposed to be! Blue waterfalls are a side effect of white balance and your camera compensating for the colors coming into the sensor. You may have everything dialed in perfectly, but when you edit your waterfall pictures they...
3 Ways to better photos with Selective Color – Video
Selective Color in Photoshop, is it the best-kept secret? The selective color adjustment layer is a tool that can make your images pop off the page. Almost every week someone emails me and says, "Blake, how do you make your photos pop in Photoshop?" I usually...
Plotagraph Pro Can Animate Any Photograph
Plotagraph Pro is all kinds of new and Innovative! It was about a year ago that I reached out to the Plotagraph Pro Team and asked if I might be able to review their software. I was intrigued by the ability to make an animated image from a still photograph. It...
