Posts by Author: Stefan Kohler
Stefan Kohler is a full-time retoucher. He’s from Germany and likes bacon. In the last years, he built up a broad community around his retouching classes at the Infinite tool’s website.
Could Topaz Glow Be The Alternative For The Missing Oil Paint Effect In Photoshop Cc?
Dec 10, 2014
Stefan Kohler
Topaz just announced a new product called “Glow”. I never was a big fan of the overuse of the oil-paint-filter in Photoshop and so I…
We Got A High End Strobe System For 4 Days – Here Is What We Did With It
Dec 5, 2014
Stefan Kohler
Multiblitz was very kind. They said: “Here is our catalog, choose wisely”. So we did! We prowled through their catalog and picked a small yet very powerful…
Saving Eliza – The story of a successful fundraising project to save a life
Nov 21, 2014
Stefan Kohler
About 8 month ago, we shared an interview with Benjamin VonWong about his work in this video: It’s the story of Eliza O’Neill, turned 5 years old…
Apple’s New iMac Has A 5K Retina Display – Is This A New MegaPixel Race?
Oct 17, 2014
Stefan Kohler
Here it is. The new iMac. With a gorgeous Display. Well. At least with a high resolution display. First, I have to say: I love…
“Knock Knock”, an animated love-story spread over 14 displays
Sep 30, 2014
Stefan Kohler
It is a very wise decision to create something amazing as your first music video. Ukrainian band “Brunettes Shoot Blondes” did just this for their first single…
10 Photography Diagrams That Will Put A Smile On Your Face
Sep 15, 2014
Stefan Kohler
Over the last few weeks, I have been posting some of my thoughts on photography, and being a photographer over at our Facebook page. To make it…
A Free Photoshop Panel For Hassle Free Facebook Perfection
Sep 9, 2014
Stefan Kohler
Many of us photographers are using Facebook on a daily basis. It is quite a brilliant tool both for sharing photos and doing some marketing….
DIYP Interviews The Amazing John Flury
May 31, 2014
Stefan Kohler
The Retouching Academy just released Part 2 of their series “Storytelling in Concept Photography” with John Flury. I had the chance to ask him some…
An XXL sized, motorized DIY pan-tilt-head for large-sized lenses
Apr 15, 2014
Stefan Kohler
There are a lot of panning heads out there, ranging from cheap and light all the way to uber-expensive and heavy duty. None did a…
How To Build a $14 Fireproof Housing for $4000 Worth Of Gear
Apr 10, 2014
Stefan Kohler
Robert Capa once said, “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.” And he was not talking about longer lenses, he actually meant…