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Topaz ReMask 4: A Closer Look
Another Look at Topaz ReMask 4 After the recent Topaz ReMask 4 tutorial, I have received many requests to do a follow-up. The original ReMask 4 tutorial was focused on one photo with no sky replacement or subject/background swapping. It focused mainly on...
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Palm Tower and Water Tree
The wife and I went to downtown Los Gatos yesterday after meeting with a future client. It was a another beautiful day in the Bay Area, I hate to rub it in, but it was just shy of 70 degrees! I snagged a shot that described the day in pretty great detail. Earlier...
Beginner’s Guide: F/Stops, EV’s and ISO’s
One thing that took me forever to understand and use appropriately were f/stops. I couldn't wrap my head around how f/stops affected my images. After years of shooting in Auto mode (go ahead throw tomatoes at me) I decided to figure out this whole f/stop thing......
HDR Efex Pro is PRO!
Nik Software has put out a killer HDR program, HDR Efex Pro. It runs as an add-on to Photoshop, Aperture and Lightroom making your workflow seem less from tone mapping to post-processing. I was impressed from installation to the completion of my first HDR image...
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