Photo Editing Photography Photography Education Photoshop Techniques Connections – the Art of Restoration Composite Photography When I was a little girl, we had huge family reunions in the summer. Hundreds of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends came from all over the country and sometimes the world just to visit. In the humid Indiana evenings, we all gathered in the living room of my grandparents’ house with the windows letting a […] Written by Aly Elliott September 20, 2022September 20, 2022
Photo Editing Photography Photography Education Photoshop Things I Can’t Believe Photoshop Can Do! Photoshop and Lightroom are every photographers best friend. We couldn’t operate without them anymore. And as long as I’ve been using both, there’s still things I can’t believe Photoshop can do. I started in the film days and I remember purchasing a book that was on Darkroom techniques that required a tremendous amount of luck […] Written by Mark Weber July 7, 2022July 18, 2022
Photo Editing Photography Photoshop Technology Out of Gamut? Have you ever had an image printed and instead of the team color blue you expected on a jersey or band uniform it came out purple? What the heck is that all about? Before you blame your color lab or your home printer (or anyone else for that matter), understand that the chances are your […] Written by Mark Weber June 16, 2022June 16, 2022
Inspiration Photo Editing Photography Fabulous Tips for Higher Print Scores from PPA Judge Keith Howe Part II Whether you are new to print competition or experienced, we all want to know how to maximize our images to get the highest score in print competition. I decided to go direct to the source and tap into one of PPA’s most respected print judges – Keith Howe. He and his wife Holly own and operate […] Written by Mark Weber May 12, 2022June 28, 2022
Inspiration Photo Editing Photography Fabulous Tips for Higher Print Scores from PPA Judge Keith Howe Part I Whether you are new to print competition or experienced, we all want to know how to maximize our images to get the highest score in print competition. I decided to go direct to the source and tap into one of PPA’s most respected print judges – Keith Howe. He and his wife Holly own and operate […] Written by Mark Weber May 10, 2022June 28, 2022
Inspiration Photo Editing Photography 10 Reasons Why It’s OK to Manipulate Your Photos What is Photo Manipulation Altering your photo in any way is a form of photo manipulation, from composite and photo painting to simple hue and lighting adjustments. Photo manipulation can be done in-camera, such as double exposure or post-editing in a dark room or digital editing software program. Photo Manipulation and editing are integral […] Written by Carly Sullens April 28, 2022April 28, 2022
Inspiration Photo Editing Photography Before You Take Another Photography Class, Take a Step Back By Carly Sullens Of all the art mediums, photography has one of the steepest learning curves. It is the most technical and requires learning multiple facets to master, which includes; camera mechanics, lighting, editing, posing and more. No matter where you are on your photography journey, there’s always something to learn. Photographers learn from […] Written by Carly Sullens March 7, 2022March 7, 2022
Photo Editing Techniques Adding Signatures, Logos, Text and More in Photoshop…in seconds! Intro by Skip Cohen This is a very different post from what we usually share because it’s a “how-to” Photoshop piece from Suzette Allen’s archives. We’re all doing things a little differently since the pandemic, but we’re also doing new kinds of projects because we’ve had time on our hands. Suzette Allen has several different […] Written by Suzette Allen July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
Photo Editing Techniques Technology Hiking and Gear Intro by Skip Cohen Bob Coates has been a good buddy for a lot of years. Our friendship grew out of my love for his work as both an artist and educator. He’s always looking for ways to help us raise the bar on our images and in this post out of his archives, the […] Written by Bob Coates August 26, 2019August 26, 2019
Photo Editing Techniques The Art of Interpretation Intro by Skip Cohen I’m not a tennis player, but I know how they say if you play with somebody better than you, your game will improve. I know from scuba diving over the years that diving with friends who had been at it for years, helped me grow as a better diver. Well, photography […] Written by Bob Coates June 26, 2019June 26, 2019
