Practice, Practice, HDR Insider
HDR Insider Projects and the Importance of Practice, Feedback and Competition https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIgPjTUbnY&feature=youtu.be This epic video trailer was made by an HDR Insider member, Chris Murray. Chris also heads up the Facebook bi-weekly Challenge and...
Does the Interface in Photoshop affect the Photo?
Light Interface, Dark Interface, does it matter? I have been doing quite a bit of experimentation on this Photoshop interface topic lately. It seems most companies have evolved from a light interface to a dark interface. If you remember back to Photoshop CS 5 the...
Infrared Photography Experimentation
Infrared Photography - My Most Expensive Experiment Yet I can remember the first filter I purchased for Infrared Photography. It was a Hoya 720 nm Filter for my Olympus E-30 about 9 years ago. I put it on my camera, pointed at a tree, expected great things, saw the...
Corel’s ParticleShop Tutorial
You've seen the review... now the ParticleShop Tutorial Earlier this week I posted my review of ParticleShop and today I'll show you the ParticleShop Tutorial. While this plugin does have its limiting factors it can produce some rather interesting effects. You do...
Saturation Adjustment Layer in Photoshop
Saturation Adjustment Layer in ~ 5 minutes! The Saturation Adjustment Layer in Photoshop can be one of the most powerful tools in Photoshop if you know how to use it properly. I would go on a limb and say this is my second favorite tool in Photoshop next to the...
Topaz Labs Zone System Webinar
Showing off my workflow in the Topaz Labs Zone System Webinar This will be the 17th Webinar with Topaz Labs, I have come a long way since the first one. However, it feels like yesterday I was siting in front of my Mic, shaking inside. Literally, if you listen hard...
The Zone System Podcast with Jpeg2Raw
jpeg2RAW's Zone System Podcast https://youtu.be/Sk4FsFwOrl4 On September 8th 2015 I sat down with the hosts of jpeg2RAW to discuss many things! It was such a great podcast and these guys really know how to host a show. It was a pleasure to discuss a topic that I...
The Artist’s Eye – Upcoming Photo Course
The Artist's Eye - The Intro to the Artistry I am working on a new course as I write this. It is called The Artist's Eye and is a topic I have been dying to discuss for a while. The catch with this course, no photo post processing, not like you are used to seeing...
HDR Photography Hypocrisy
Are you an HDR Photography Hypocrite? It happens all the time. The conversation goes something like this: Fellow Photographer: So you Like HDR Photography, Blake? Me: why yes I do, I am an addict. Fellow Photographer: I don't like HDR, it looks horrible. Me: Why...
The Best Laid Plans…
Are of Field Mice and School Children (from the 1800's) The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas A few weeks ago I ventured out to the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas to do some epic photography. Clearly we all go out in hopes of epic...
