BETTER than the Orton Effect!
There are many effects one can use to grab attention and the Orton Effect is one of them, but here is a better method in Photoshop CC.
Color Balance in Photoshop
Have you ever looked for a White Balance tool or Adjustment Layer in Photoshop? Were you shocked to find that there wasn't one? I, after 22 years of PS experience, am still quite shocked that there is no White Balance tool. We have tons of tools to control color in...
3 QUICK Tips for BETTER Fall Color
Fall Color Photography is fun, excellent, in fact! There is nothing better than getting out there with your camera and showcasing the glory of all that yellow, orange, and red goodness in the tapestry of trees. What could be better, right? The problems with Fall...
Not ANOTHER Luminosity Masking Panel…
Not all Photoshop Panels are created equal and all of them could have a place in your workflow. However, when I set out to make my Panel for Photoshop, I knew I wanted it to be different. I wanted it to be a Workflow Solution and not another tool for Photoshop....
Time Blending Landscape Images with One Blend Mode
Time Blending is a technique in Photography where you blend multiple exposures taken at various times into one image. Here is the easy way to do it!
The *AMAZING* Reflected Gradient in Photoshop
The reflected Gradient is one of my favorite, most versatile tools in Photoshop. I use it on almost every photo I edit, today you’ll see why!
The Most Important Thing I will Ever Teach You
Tone Assessment and Tone Theory are the Building Blocks of Great Images If you have followed me for almost any amount of time, I have probably taught you a few things that you thought were pretty awesome. What I am going to show you today is the most is, in my...
Smart Objects Why I DO and DONT Like Them
The Smart Object is an interesting feature in Photoshop. You can do all kinds of things in Photoshop with Smart Objects from opening a RAW file and then going back into the ACR settings to resizing layers and building templates. But... these Smart Objects come with...
5 PRACTICAL Uses for Calibration in ACR and Lr
The Color Tool No One Uses... Except for maybe f.64 Academy readers, because you know better, right? Today I want to show you five efficient uses for the Color Calibration Tool in Adobe Camera Raw and Lightroom. This is quickly becoming my favorite place to get more...
The Battle of the Color Tools in Photoshop
Thinking about which Color Adjustment Layer is better than the other just may make you go cross-eyed unless you break them down. In this video, we are going to discuss which is better for color modification, Hue and Saturation, or Selective Color? We will discuss...
