Tutorials
How to emulate dappled natural light in the studio using flash
Sometimes the hardest lighting setups to achieve are actually the ones that look the easiest. For years I’ve wanted to emulate that dappled lighting you…
Triple processing of a single RAW file
Please note that this tutorial is meant for advanced users of Photoshop who are well familiar with layers, masks and luminosity masks. Occasionally when examining…
Blackmagic has released 8 solid hours of video training for DaVinci Resolve
If you’ve not yet discovered DaVinci Resolve, it’s essentially Blackmagic’s answer to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Audion all rolled into one – but…
How to eliminate reflections on glass when shooting with flash
Usually, when we hear about reflection issues with photography, especially with flash, it’s on glasses. The type people wear on their faces. We’ve posted about…
How to turn white into any color in Photoshop
There are a few ways for changing colors in Photoshop, and it’s not hard to do it. But when you want to change white into…
How to read video scopes for perfect colour and exposure
For most stills photographers, the only measure of exposure that many of us see (besides the camera’s built-in reflective meter) is the histogram; essentially a…
Healthy skin tones – The Lighting Series #12
The name of this installment is meant to be a joke, but anyone who follows the blog knows that I’m a little bit color-obsessed. This…
Quick Tip: How to create electro-magnetic effect in Photoshop
If anyone follows me on social media you may have seen my recent image which I created from Neostock stock model resources and some background…
Soft fashion light – The Lighting Series #11
Sometimes, you want a hard light to make a statement, but sometimes, you want a soft light, a light that draws little attention to itself….
Use Color Burn and Color Dodge to quickly add color and contrast to your photos
If you want to add both contrast and a punch of color to your photos Unmesh Dinda of PiXimperfect shows you a technique you might…





































