Mar 30
[ad_1] A tote bag is a cosmos of its own! How many times have you rummaged through your tote bag, only to find more than you’ve bargained for? We keep so many things in our tote bags. Fortunately, that’s exactly what they’re here for. So if your tote bag sometimes feels like it has its …
Mar 28
[ad_1] As a photojournalism professor, one of the questions I get asked most by beginning photographers is, “What camera should I buy?” As if there’s a single, definitive answer to that. The answer I always give is: What do you want to do? There’s a camera out there for everyone, and here’s a guide for …
Mar 28
[ad_1] Need to brush up on your Lightroom or Photoshop? Having Catalog or Missing File or Folder issues and need help? Using a variety of services, I can help you online with either. Archives Select Month March 2024 January 2024 October 2023 September 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 July 2022 June …
Mar 24
[ad_1] I have a backload of freebies I need to post on my site, so today I start with a really nice set of peeling paint textures. These are high resolution and can be used alone as papers or layered over images/designs. Below is an example where I used one of the textures to age …
Mar 23
[ad_1] This article was updated in March 2024 with contributions from Megan Kennedy and Jaymes Dempsey. Vignettes are a great way to add a bit of extra oomph to your images. They help keep the viewer focused on the main subject – while de-emphasizing the edges of the frame. Many photographers, myself included, regularly apply …
Mar 18
[ad_1] This is one of those fundamental skills in Photoshop. I’m making this tutorial because some things have changed in photoshop and I want to show the newest and best way to achieve the blending or fading effect. I’m also offering a way to have more flexibility and some different options to blend all the …
Mar 18
[ad_1] Have you ever come across the terms kerning, leading, and tracking in typography? Find out exactly what they are in this detailed guide. Letter and line spacing are fundamental tools for anyone working with text in a design. In this overview, you’ll learn about the key spacing processes of kerning, leading, and tracking. These elements work in tandem …
Mar 18
[ad_1] How to Take Sharper Photos Have you ever wrapped up a photoshoot, confident that your images were perfectly sharp as you reviewed them on your camera’s LCD screen, only to be disappointed when you later viewed them on your computer monitor and realized they weren’t quite as sharp as you initially thought? This scenario is …
Mar 13
[ad_1] The first photograph of a live male specimen of the new species of deep-sea worm, named Pectinereis strickrotti. Scientists have photographed a never-before-seen deep-sea worm species that moves just like a “living magic carpet.” Scientists discovered the new species of the deep-sea worm living near an underwater methane seep some 30 miles (50km) off …
Mar 12
[ad_1] The double exposure effect, or duotone effect, is a photographic technique where two separate images are overlaid to create a single composite image. This technique has been used in traditional film photography for decades, but with the advent of digital cameras and photo editing software, it has become even more accessible. If you’re looking …
Mar 08
[ad_1] Get ready to shine a spotlight on your best photos of 2023! The 500px Global Photography Awards are back for their third edition, offering you an opportunity to showcase your talent and become the next 500px Photographer of the Year. It’s the perfect competition to wrap up the year, and guess what? It’s entirely …