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Mar 23
How to Create a Vignette in Photoshop (A Quick Guide)
[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
How to Fade an image in Photoshop
[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
The Difference Between Kerning, Leading, and Tracking in Typography
[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
4 Essential Tips For Sharper Photos
[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
Scientists Photograph Never-Before-Seen ‘Living Magic Carpet’ Worm in Ocean
[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
The 20 Best Double Exposure & Duotone Photoshop Action Sets
[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
Are you the next 500px Photographer of the Year?
[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 …
Mar 08
How To Let Your Client Proof Images in a Lightroom Collection
[ad_1] This process is super quick and easy, and you can do it in either Lightroom Classic or the ‘cloud’ version. Here’s how to do it. STEP ONE: This step is only for Classic users (cloud users skip this step). First, turn on Syncing if it’s not already turned on (click the cloud icon up …
Mar 06
CoffeeShop “My Valentine” Photoshop/PSE Photo Template!
[ad_1] Happy Friday! Today for the first time in over a week we see the sun. It is cold but beautiful out there, so we hope to play some pickleball (stupid name, great sport) after lunch. Hoping we can get a court, we only have two in our town and apparently everyone and their grandmother …
Feb 29
Best tech in 2023 for Creative Pros – PhotoshopCAFE picks
[ad_1] The best products of the year (2023) (AKA Colin’s Gear Guide) Click here to buyl the products in one place from B&H Photo. (I will earn a commission from these links, so I appreciate your support of the CAFE.) I reviewed a lot of stuff in 2023. What is the best? Check it out …
Feb 27
Introducing Mary Grace Varela: 360º Contributor of the Month – September – 360Cities Blog
[ad_1] Mary Grace Varela is a newcomer with a passion for 360º, a fresh face in the 360Cities community who has wasted no time in making her mark. Although we don’t yet know where she is from, her contributions during the month of September have been shot in the Philippines. Mary Grace officially joined our …