Tutorials
How to use light painting and compositing to make perfect car photographs
Automotive photography is such a wide and varied field with a whole lot of options. There are so many different styles and techniques for photographing…
How to use channels to create masks in Photoshop – a comprehensive tutorial
If you are doing any kind of compositing or digital work that requires masking and object extraction you owe it to yourself to watch this…
How to get that $10,000+ lighting setup look with a $425 speedlight kit
I’m in a lot of flash and lighting groups on Facebook, and the amount of gear lust shown in them often surprises me. As do…
Five creative tips for using a cheap smoke machine in your videos
Smoke can be useful in all sorts of ways in your photo and video work. Jordy Vandeput and Yannick Theunissenof Cinecom.net share five creative ideas…
How to photograph seascapes
Photographing the sea and the waves can be both challenging and fun. People often ask me what are ‘the right settings’ to shoot moving water…
Take your photo’s colours to the next level with split toning
I have kind of a love-hate relationship with split toning. I love the work I see others doing with it, but for me, it never…
Speed up Lightroom by splitting up your image previews
The article contains information that may speed up Lightroom by spreading disk reading load across multiple drives. It achieves this by utilising symbolic links within…
How to photograph glass perfume bottles with one light for compositing
Photography Dustin Dolby is a great source of information for creating small product photography. Especially with minimal kit. He often uses just one or two…
How to capture electric sparks on film
There are still a few very unique and interesting things that can be done with film, but not with a digital camera. One of these…
How I uncovered Renee Robyns real personality in Photoshop
Sometimes it’s good to have your creative friends visit as it can really get the creative juices flowing. So whilst my friend Renee Robyn was…







































