Tag: Photography

Creating a Romantic Soft-Focus Portrait Effect <BR> By Kirk Nelson

Creating a Romantic Soft-Focus Portrait Effect
By Kirk Nelson

Posted by | Nov 19, 2017 | 0

On the flipside of creating images that are tack sharp is the idea of embracing the beauty of a softer focus. Instead of being dismissed as a technical flaw, soft-focus projects can have a romantic, dreamy look. This idea matches well with a high-key approach that’s common in glamour photography. While this is typically accomplished in-camera, it can also be simulated easily in Photoshop with a variety of techniques. This tutorial steps through several techniques that individually can produce a soft-focus effect, but when used together they create a beautiful result that can be quite stunning!

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Creating a Golden Hour Look in Adobe Camera Raw <BR> by Dave Williams

Creating a Golden Hour Look in Adobe Camera Raw
by Dave Williams

Posted by | Oct 29, 2017 | 0

In this project, we’ll overcome an obstacle that photographers face all too often. In landscape photography, we’re told time and time again that there are only two times each day when we can successfully shoot a landscape: the golden hour (often referred to as the “magic” hour), which is early in the morning and again late in the evening. But when we’re out on the road desperately trying to cram so many awesome locations into our tight schedules, it’s not always practical, and we have to carefully choose where we are for sunrise and sunset.

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Set Yourself Apart from the Competition <BR> by Frank Salas

Set Yourself Apart from the Competition
by Frank Salas

Posted by | Oct 8, 2017 | 0

Is setting yourself apart from the competition really about taking the best photos, having the lowest prices, or using the latest camera gear? This is always on the minds of most photographic entrepreneurs. Whether you’re a full-time or part-time photographer, or seriously considering making a career in photography, you think differently when 100% of your income is derived from taking photos. Don’t get me wrong, we all love the latest camera gear; however, the real question is how can we set ourselves apart in this heavily saturated world of photography? Frank Salas provides some quick tips for keeping yourself ahead of your competition.

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New In Town Composite <BR> By Scott Valentine

New In Town Composite
By Scott Valentine

Posted by | Oct 1, 2017 | 0

How do you write a big story? By writing it in small parts and putting it all together! In Scott Valentine’s regular “Photoshop Proving Ground” column for Photoshop User magazine, he spends a lot of time getting you familiar with Photoshop’s tools so you can use them to build big things from small. In this tutorial, he’ll show how to combine a few tools he’s written about in the past to take on bigger challenges by tackling the smaller ones first. In this way, you get to tell bigger and bigger stories.

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