Processing Multiple Images in Adobe Camera Raw
It can be difficult to handle the HDR process, especially with so many brackets running around your hard drive. I have found the most efficient way to manage the chaos is with a very efficient filing system and the power of batch processing. Batch processing allows...
How To Fix Dust Spots on Photographs with Adobe Camera Raw
Dust spots manifest themselves as annoying circles in your photos. They may be a pain, but they are very simple to fix. If you want that professional look with your photos I highly advise that you watch at this video. The truth is, when I see an awesome photograph...
Photos Tell, Stories Sell
The following is an awesome guest post from Dan Waters: We all know the photography industry is more competitive than ever. The successful photographers are the ones who think like entrepreneurs and embrace the business side of photography. Simply creating thousands...
Full Workflow Tutorial | HDR Insider
By now you have probably seen the ad on the right directing you to HDR Insider for Workflow Tutorials and all the other goodies. That is a link to my Premium HDR Content site HDR Insider. On that site a large community has been collaborating to accomplish projects...
HDR Insider’s Monthly Project Winner | May 2014
This month I requested that the members of HDR Insider make the image below look better. I was mainly referring to how horrible the sky looked, the image itself holds much to be desired as well! All of the members did a beautiful job making brilliant images from...
What is With Local Photo Groups?
I have recently discovered a trend that I am not happy with and I am curious if you struggle with the same thing. It is irritating that Camera Groups and Local Camera stores do not strive for something more. Before I get too far on my rant here is the story. I...
Photoshop Tutorial: Advanced Video Techniques
Last week I posted a video about how astounded I was about Photoshop's ability to handle video... This week I have been crushing out some video in the major leagues! Check out Zone-Edits new video intro. I have learned a ton in the few videos I have made in...
Photoshop For Video… Is that Videoshop?
I had no clue just how powerful Photoshop was for video until I started experimenting with its capabilities. It all started a couple of weeks ago when I purchased a Panasonic X920 Camcorder. I had heard great things about its video quality and I was in the market to...
Topaz Labs Clean – Review Tutorial
Until recently I have never used Topaz Clean. It is one of those programs that was in the bundle that I really did not see a use for. It wasn't because it is not useful, don't get me wrong. It is because I was ignorant to what it could do! I had no idea that Clean...
Selective Sharpening in Photoshop
Sharpening is the last, most critical step, you take prior to saving your image. Many people sharpen the entire photo and call it good. But did you know you can make more compelling images if you selectively sharpen only the areas you want the viewer to spend the most...