
How to Add a Lens Flare Nondestructively
Adding a lens flare to a design or photograph can sometimes add an element of life to an otherwise mundane photo. I wouldn't go to crazy with them adding them to every photograph that has a blaring sun. If they are used too much they can be distracting and...

Fireworks Photography
So it is that time of year again, 4th of July, what other way to celebrate our Independence Day than with things that blow up filling the sky with magic beams of light! It is also a great time to bring your camera with you to capture all of that glory. Fireworks...

Jimmy Mcintyre’s Advanced HDR Course Review
I recently had the luxury of checking out Jimmy Mcintyre's Advanced HDR Course. Jimmy is the founder and host of HDROne and if you do not have him on your Facebook friends list you should probably add him now, his posts and images are incredible! Jimmy offers an...

Are you a NAPP Member Yet?
I have been a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals for the last 2 years and love my membership! It has many perks like the awesome magazine I receive 10 times a year, the amazing discounts at places like B and H photo an Mpix, and lets not...
Photoshop CC 32 bit HDR Workflow
Photoshop CC made a couple of changes to the 32 bit Merge to HDR Pro process that I think may be pretty advantageous to your workflow. Instead of pressing okay and receiving a 32 bit image in Photoshop after "Merge to HDR Pro" it now has you go straight into Adobe...

HDR Concert #14: Tone Map Mine, Show Us Yours
Download the HDR Concert Brackets! This month's Concert was awesome! The idea was to tone map my city, Kansas City, and send a picture of your city alongside it. It was very cool seeing where the other photographers lived and seeing how differently everyone post...

Topaz Labs 4th of July Sale!
Topaz Labs is offering a splendid discount on the entire Topaz Labs bundle. $100 dollars off with the coupon code july4. That's a 33% discount! This sale will be running from June 24th - July 7th! The Topaz Bundle normally goes for $299.99. With this...

Super Moon Tomorrow!
Tomorrow night is the Super Moon! Apparently it is the closest the moon will be to Earth all year. What a great opportunity to go out and shoot for the Moon! Alright, bad pun, I know, but I had to go there. Check out these tips to make shooting the moon easier than...

Photoshop CC Tutorial Review
Today's tutorial is a quick look at the new features within Photoshop CC and a couple of pointers on how to set yours up for success. Your Presets will transfer over smoothly, however, your Preferences will not! I highlight a couple of things to take heed when you...

First look at what is new in Photoshop CC!
My initial response when I opened Adobe Photoshop CC was, "Crap, now I need to import all of my Actions, Brushes, and Presets from Photoshop CS 6..." Not the case! They have finally allowed the programs to interact with one another. As soon as I opened CC it asked...