HDR 101: Shooting Brackets
Levi Sim
Human eyes are incredible for viewing the world and seeing into shadows and highlights all at the same time. The basis of HDR photography is making several exposures at varying
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Fantasy Portrait: Alien Queen part 2
Kevin Ames
Part 1 of the Alien Queen tutorial showed how to mirror the thin part of her face and add two more closed eyes with fabulous lashes. No queen is complete
Got a New Camera? Take Control of Autofocus
Levi Sim
If youre like me, you got a new camera and dove in, shooting like a madman and making all kinds of pictures of all kinds of things. After a few
Image Mode & Bit Depth [UP3]
Rich Harrington
Understanding Photoshop is a biweekly column that takes an in-depth look at how digital photographs are built and manipulated. It is a college-level course in plain english for free at
When to Use Your Camera’s Auto Mode
Vanelli
Need advice on camera settings when shooting? Sometimes the answer is switching the dial to auto mode.
Adding Winter Snow to a Sunny Photo
Vanelli
Using Photoshop’s powerful Masking and Layer Blend modes we are going to apply overlays to add snow to a photograph that was taken in sunny Florida.
Simple Background Magic for Photos
Photofocus Team
I want to share a simple way to apply a “texture” to a plain or seamless background. A texture is an image of almost anything that can be appropriately ghosted
Cinematic Video Composition in Photoshop
Howard Pinsky
In this Photoshop tutorial, I’m going to show you how to create a cinematic video composition using a few video clips, blending modes, and Adjustment Layers! Disclaimer: This is just
Adding Spice with Photoshop Blending Modes
Rich Harrington
Are your images a little flat? Do you lack contrast? This technique is a fast and easy way to add a little spice to an image who’s color and tone
Experimental Collages and Multiple Exposures with Blending Modes
Rich Harrington
Interested in making composited photo collages that simulates shooting multiple exposures? In this tutorial I show you a favorite technique for combining several images with blending modes in Adobe Photoshop.