Photography – Creative Post Processing Idea for Winter Berries
Bright red berries may be the most photographed subject for nature photographers in the cold winter months. Berries might be the one colorful subject in an otherwise dull, gray landscape. So how do you make your berries stand out from…
How to Save a Layer Mask as a Separate File in Photoshop for use in the Future
Have you ever wanted to process a photo several times using different techniques that required creating a time consuming layer mask. You ended up not processing the photo again due to the time it takes to create the mask. Or…
What To Do When Your Nature Photos Aren’t Quite Sharp?
I’ve always like the composition of this photo. The swans taking off, the Mallard ducks in the background, the fall colors all lead to a pleasing photo. I’ve kept this unprocessed photo around for 7 years because I didn’t know…
How to Create an Export Preset in Lightroom
Presets are a big time saver for photographers. Often photographers will need to export images out of Adobe Lightroom for several purposes with different sizes and characteristics. I frequently export photographers at different sizes and resolutions to print, upload to…
What’s New in Topaz Impression and How it Improved my Workflow
Topaz Labs has released a new version of their popular Impression photo processing software. Topaz Impression is a digital painting program. Flag Flying over the USS Arizona Memorial (Processed with Topaz Impression 2) Topaz Impression 2 added several new features. Large…
The Oil Paint Filter is Back in Adobe Photoshop CC 2015
Adobe removed the Oil Paint filter starting with Photoshop CC 2014 based on low usage and the cost to maintain the filter. The Photoshop community was not happy and was very vocal about the decision. Where is the Oil Paint…
Topaz Texture Effects Overview and Fast Workflow
Topaz Labs has released a new photo processing plugin called Topaz Texture Effects. But, this plugin might have been incorrectly named. Texture Effects doesn’t just add textures to your photographs, it has 14 other adjustment that makes Texture Effects a…
Turn Your Fall Landscape Photographs into Works of Art
Fall is one of my favorite seasons for landscape photography. If you can time the changing colors right in your area, you can create some beautiful landscape photographs. Original Photograph There are several photo processing plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom…
Photo Story: Soft Pink Hibiscus (plus how I cleaned up the background)
While traveling to India on business, I like to take morning photo walks in the hotel garden. Soft Pink Hibiscus In tropical destinations, the gardens at the hotels can be beautiful and provide some terrific photo opportunities as well. I…
Photo Story: An Artistic Look at 3 White-tailed Deer Does
This was a really long shot and the lighting wasn’t great. But I really liked the composition and the way the White-tailed Deer Does were looking right at me. White-tailed Deer Does – Topaz Impression After processing the photo (bottom…
