Topaz Impression Small Snaps to Large Works of Art
.17 Megapixels to 35 Megapixels... WHAT?!? My wife, kids and I went to Cannon Beach, OR a few weeks ago. We had a blast, it rained the entire time, but it was still very nice to be with the family on the West Coast (or the left coast as my East Coast roots would...
10,000 Subscribers on YouTube!!!
Let's Celebrate a Milestone Together! After a little over 4 years of having my YouTube channel live I hit 10,000 subscribers! Time to pop some bottles! Here is my way of saying thank you for all you have done for me through your sharing, commenting, emails, and...
Topaz Webinar | The Curve, The Histogram & Luminance Values
In this webinar I will place a strong focus on three areas that are the most critical to understand when you are editing photographs. They are the Curve, the Histogram, and the Luminance Values of pixels. In the beginning I will cover these topics briefly and then...
Blend If… Noise Reduction and Sharpening
The Saga of Blend If Continues... Just in case you missed the basic tutorial on this, here it is. I just couldn't leave well enough alone with the Blend If options in Photoshop. After playing with the Blend If options I came up with a way to make organic Noise...
Fracture Print Review
On EverydayHDR I have had the pleasure of reviewing almost every print option available from Metallic Prints, to prints directly on Aluminum and insanely large banners and canvases. Recently, I have had the opportunity to look at another medium to print your images...
Planning a Photo Trip Best Practices
Google earth Pro to the Planning Rescue!!! As you are reading this, I am in Oregon at Cannon Beach prepping all of my gear to Film a new Long Exposure Photography Course. I am very excited, very eager, and more importantly VERY prepared. Now we all know you can...
Metal Mouth Prints Review
The Gold Standard of Fine Art Printing I have had the absolute pleasure of working with Ben Gasser for quite some time now. Ben operates a printing business called Metal Mouth Prints that specializes in Aluminum Dye Sublimation printing, but he also does much more....
The Canon 6D vs Sony a6000
One Epic Battle! I have owned the Canon 6D for quite sometime now and have loved it since day 1! We really are two peas in a pod at times. We share everything from our thoughts on priorities, like Aperture to Cropping in public. It really has been a match made in...
Fotga Canon to Sony E-Mount Lens Adapter Review
A Look at Lens Adapters These days there are tons of ILC and Mirrorless cameras on the market that are giving DSLRs a run for their money. DSLRs have been the Gold Standard for a very long time and there are hundreds of lenses for each major camera maker. The...
What is Blend If in Photoshop and How Do I Use It?
Blend if what??? There have been numerous occasions that I have gone into Photoshop, double clicked on a layer to adjust the Layer Styles and have seen the "Blend if" dialogue. I always thought, "Blend if what?". I also cannot tell you how many times I attempted to...
