Photography Education Photoshop Techniques How to Enhance Shadow Areas for Maximum Print Quality Have you ever had a beautifully crafted, low-key image that looked perfect on your monitor—but when it came back from the lab (or out of your own printer), it looked too dark, overly contrasty, or just off? You’re not alone. This is a common frustration, and it usually comes down to how shadow areas are rendered on paper […] Written by Mark Weber May 19, 2026April 16, 2026
Inspiration Photography Education Photoshop How to Rediscover Creativity Through Fantasy Compositing Queen Mab started as a personal project, a way for me to practice and grow my compositing skills. It had been a while since I created a fantasy composite, and I missed building an image step by step. This wasn’t for a client or a competition. It was just an afternoon spent exploring, letting my imagination […] Written by Laura Dark January 27, 2026October 14, 2025
Photo Editing Photography Education Photoshop How to Become Great at Lightroom and Photoshop Photography doesn’t end with the click of a shutter. While capturing an image is a vital first step, the real magic often happens in post-processing. Programs like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop allow photographers to refine, enhance, and transform their images into visual masterpieces. For beginners, understanding the importance of post-processing and learning how to use […] Written by Mark Weber June 10, 2025February 13, 2025
Photography Photography Education Photoshop How to Create a World that Doesn’t Exist Through Photoshop It began on a snowy day in my hometown. Walking thru the parking lot of a local city park, I came upon this crape myrtle covered in snow. It was beautiful, nature’s grace before my eyes, amidst the clutter of humanity. I just had to capture it. My camera was a Canon 5D Mk III […] Written by Steve Radcliffe May 1, 2025May 1, 2025
Photo Editing Photography Education Photoshop Techniques How to Maximize Your B&W Photography This photo was taken at Kerry Park in Seattle. I was helping a professional photographer with a workshop she was doing. Seeing Seattle from this viewpoint I thought this could be a good B&W photo. I was shooting with a GFX 100s. ISO 100 – 1 sec exposure – f9 with 64 mm focal length. […] Written by Rick Jacobi December 17, 2024October 8, 2024
Photography Photography Education Photoshop Techniques How To Do a Light Paint Technique on an Airplane This image of a 1947 Piper Cub was created using a technique called Light Painting. This is a unique method of photography that highlights the subject in a way not possible through any other photography style or technique. It is somewhat complex because of the capture method and assembling the captures in post processing. We […] Written by Stacy Holbert July 11, 2024May 7, 2024
Photography Photography Education Photoshop Unraveling the Visionary World of Marina Proskurina’s Digital Creations introduction by Mark Weber, M. Photog., Cr., M. Artist, CPP Recently I was looking through the 2022 PPA Image Excellence book for some inspiration for a photographic project I was working on. I came across this wonderful image titled – “Galactic Portal” by Marina Proskurina. After contacting Marina I discovered she has several PPA award-winning […] Written by Marina Proskurina May 30, 2024May 21, 2024
Photography Photography Education Photoshop How Will Artificial Intelligence Change Photography? I have been testing Adobe’s Generative Fill in their new Photoshop Beta version. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine that this technology would be achieved in my lifetime. It’s simply jaw-dropping. The Pros: There is nothing I can’t do or create effortlessly in Photoshop. Truly, my imagination is my only limit. The […] Written by Mark Weber August 3, 2023August 2, 2023
Photography Education Photoshop Techniques How to Get Started in Digital Painting Digital painting gives you the freedom to explore and try new things. Cameras are very good at capturing a scene in the present moment. Digitally photo painting can also expand the scene to express how the scene made us feel and what we imagined. As a concept artist, I understand the need to augment photography […] Written by Carly Sullens M. Artist, CPP April 20, 2023March 22, 2023
Photography Education Photoshop Techniques HDR the Easy Way Have you ever wondered how photographers create those incredible images that seemingly defy all exposure capture? That is called High Dynamic Range Images. And while my camera has that option built into it, I find that I like the results that I get using a software I purchased through a company called Photomatix –https://www.hdrsoft.com/index.html They […] Written by Mark Weber December 15, 2022December 15, 2022
