Custom Camera Buttons
I C1, I C2 ... what do I C those two doing?!?! Some cameras have these wonderful custom buttons on them and they are cleverly labelled... C1 and C2 for the Canon. Often times we overlook them and even sometimes fail to add anything to them for the fear of not...
Watermarks in Photoshop with Brushes
Non Obtrusive Brush Style Watermarks in Photoshop We have all seen those horribly gaudy watermarks on images that distract and most times destroy your viewing experience. Do a quick Google crawl on the Images tab for the words "watermark on photo". You will see...
Lytro Illum Review – Initial Impression
The Living Picture | A Lytro Illum First Glance Review I was intrigued by what Lytro was doing several years ago with their introductory camera. What photographer wouldn't be? A camera that does not capture focus data and can be refocused at a later time. A camera...
Spiral Flower Fun in Photoshop
The Spiral Flower Graphic EffectThis is something new to me, the Spiral Flower effect, but not totally new to the wonderful world of Photoshop. It was originally published on this site a few years back (December 2011) and that individual...
Why the Zone Systems in Photoshop?
The Zone Systems... with everything else out there... why bother? I get this question a lot... why the Zone Systems? I'd say at least 3 times a month. With the Launch of the new Zone Systems Master Class I feel like I have not heard the end of it! However, I get...
5 Ways Blend If will Blow Your Mind!
Blend If to the creative rescue! The first Bonus video for the Zone Systems Master Class is all about Blend If. One of the big new updates in the upcoming Zone Systems Course is the use of "Blend If" options. These are stuck in the Layer Styles of any layer and are...
Texture a Photo in under 3 minutes!
Add Depth and a Story when you Texture a Photo A great way to add a story and depth to your image is to texture a photo. I do this often with photos that could use something extra to make them more dynamic. Kind of like the photo in the video you see today. A...
Trials and Tribulations of a Landscape Photographer
Photography is a lot like a bad relationship sometimes Last month the family and I went on a trip to Maine to attend a friends wedding and make a little vacation out of it. It was a great time to just hang out with the family with very limited internet connection and...
Dehaze in Photoshop CC 2015
Let's look at what this Dehaze in Photoshop is all about! When Photoshop CC updated last month they added a new feature, Dehaze in Photoshop. However, you won't find it in Photoshop it is nestled deeply inside Adobe Camera Raw in the Effects panel. I guess that is a...
Yosemite Photography Workshop… I need a rematch!
Yosemite Photography Workshop - May 2016 It has been nearly 5 years since my last visit to Yosemite. I was very young in my blogging and photography career and newly married to Sarah. We went on a quick vacation one weekend as it was only a 4 hour drive from our old...
