
Sony a6000 Review
The a6000 One Beast of a Camera! There has been a massive influx of ILC or Mirrorless cameras in the photography industry lately. There is no reason to question why either, these cameras keep on getting better and better as the months progress. I, a big time DSLR...

Auto Color Tone and Saturation Actions (Free)
Automated Color Correction? Yes, there are FREE Actions at the end!Yes it is true, there is a way to auto color correct your images. The idea is simple, but pretty complex all at the same time... kinda like marriage 🙂 (If you are reading this, I love you...

Forging Your Photographs – A Topaz Webinar
Forging Your Photographs By forging your photographs I do not mean copyright infringement in any way! Let's just clear that air before we start! What I mean is real, hardcore, labor intensive forging. A belt buckle starts out as a piece of metal and is forged into...

5 HDR Tips for Photomatix Pro 5.0
Making great images with Photomatix Pro 5 A few years ago I used Photomatix Pro to made a YouTube tutorial called Over Saturated HDR Crap! I didn't mean to offend anyone, I was just trying to open some eyes to some things that made HDR images look, well, bad!...

Display Your Photos – Outside of the Gallery
We live in a photographic world where it is very easy to keep our images to ourselves. I know I am at fault for this a lot! I will go out, shoot a ton of pictures, come home, post process them and that's it, I'm done. Maybe I will post some on my blog, maybe I will...

Topaz Impression – Mixed Media Images
An Advanced Look at Topaz Impression I have been experimenting with Topaz Impression non-stop since it came out last week. I know many have had video card issues with it and I understand those frustrations. I can assure you the folks at Topaz Labs are doing...

Finding Your Photographic Style!
A Topaz Labs Webinar Today! Today I presented "Finding Your Photographic Style" with Topaz Labs. This is an extremely important topic that I think will be useful to any photographer from the basic beginner to the advanced photographer. A style is not something you...

Topaz Impression
Finally an ACCURATE Paint Filter Program! I have used many Painting Filters in Photoshop. I have also used many paint filter programs. There was always something I did not like about them though. I could always tell a Filter was applied to get the look. If I...

The Cathedral of the High Plains
A Much Needed Break! Last week I was driving home from Vegas. I drove from Vegas to Denver on the first leg (about 12 hours) and planned to drive through Kansas the following day (about 8 hours). While I was in Colorado my wife and I were on the phone discussing my...

Batch Processing in Photomatix Pro 5.0
Want to make your HDR process more efficient? As you may know by now, I am an efficiency and workflow nut! I love a strong post processing Workflow and like nothing more than to save some time wherever I can. I recently went to Colorado National Monument on my way...