Using Pixoto to Gauge the Popularity of your Photos
Pixoto is a lot of fun. On Pixoto you can post your photos and see how they rank, vote on other people’s photos, enter in challenges, and win awards. Pixoto feeds the competitive nature in photographers, trying to win awards…
Where Did the Oil Paint Filter go in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014?
Port Sanilac Lighthouse using the Oil Paint Filter in Photoshop In April 2014, Adobe announced that they would no longer support the Oil Paint Filter and it would no longer be available starting with Photoshop CC 2014. Adobe based the removal…
Setting Goals to Improve Your Photography
Now that Christmas is over its time to think about setting goals for the new year. Setting goals for photography is no different than goal setting for other areas of your life like work, self improvement, or improved health. …
AKVIS OilPaint Photo Processing Software Review
AKVIS software has released a new Photoshop plugin and stand alone application called OilPaint that turns photographs into oil paintings. OilPaint features a new brush stroke algorithm that more closely imitates real brush strokes. Photographers familiar with AKVIS plugins will…
PhotoPills vs The Photographer’s Ephemeris for Planning a Nature Photo Trip
Information like sunset and sunrise times, moon set and rise times, direction of the sunrise and sunset can be extremely valuable for nature and landscape photographers. Two apps that can help to plan your landscape photography trip are The Photographer’s Ephemeris…
PhotoPills – An All Purpose App for Nature and Travel Photographers?
The PhotoPills App for iOS is bundled with many useful features for landscape and travel photographers. The PhotoPills App has a planning feature for landscape photographers that shows the direction of the sunrise and sunset as well as the moonrise…
Two Looks for an Old Prison Chair in the Mansfield Reformatory
This photo is of an old recliner located in the Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The Mansfield reformatory, also called the Ohio State Reformatory is an old decaying prison that is also rumored to be haunted. The owners of the…
ReStyle Photoshop Plugin from TopazLabs – A First Look
Topaz Labs recently announced a new photo processing plugin called ReStyle that allows you to easily and quickly apply new looks and styles to your photos. But with all the photo processing plugins on the market and on my computer,…
Using the Black Rose Filter in Topaz Adjust to Give your Photos a Dark, Gloomy Effect
When I’m trying to give a gloomy or dreary appearance to a photo, I like to use the Black Rose filter in Topaz Adjust 5. The Black Rose Filter is located in the Toned Collection category in Topaz Adjust. Topaz…
6 Artistic Views of El Capitan, Yosemite National Park
Photoshop filters and photo painting plugins can provide a lot of creativity to apply artistic effects to your photographs. Many customers of photography prints prefer an artistic or painted look to the art they hang on their walls. The problem is…
