Tutorials

    Learn to light portraits by photographing vegetables

    Nov 22, 2017 John Aldred

    Today seems to be a day for portrait related posts. We’ve had the breakdown studio lights from Mark Wallace. And a complete start to finish…

    How this portrait was made from concept to completion

    Nov 22, 2017 John Aldred

    It’s not often that a behind the scenes or tutorial video goes over the entire process of an image’s creation. Usually, they cover only a…

    This is what each of the lights do on a studio portrait set

    Nov 22, 2017 John Aldred

    Shooting portraits in the studio with flash can be daunting to newer photographers. They look at the setups like the one above and have no idea…

    How to unlock Photoshop’s monkey layer and banana tool Easter eggs

    Nov 22, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Colin Smith from Photoshop Cafe has shared some cool Photoshop tricks with us before. In his latest video, he’ll teach you how to unlock five…

    6 practical shot transition effects you can create in-camera

    Nov 20, 2017 John Aldred

    Transitioning from one shot to the next in a video or film has a huge psychological effect on the viewer. It can be seamless showing…

    How to add freckles to any model in Photoshop

    Nov 20, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Freckles are beautiful, but not all of us are lucky to have them. So, we can sometimes cheat a little bit. If you want to…

    Three techniques to create dramatic black & white images

    Nov 20, 2017 John Aldred

    I’m not the biggest fan of digital black and white conversions. They’re often just far too much work and effort to get the look that…

    How to make yourself invisible in light painting photos

    Nov 17, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    Eric Paré is best known for his stunning light painting photos and helpful tutorials. In all his photos, he remains invisible even though he stands behind the model…

    How to create realistic snow in Photoshop

    Nov 16, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

    It’s that time of the year, and maybe you became impatient while waiting for the first snow to fall. Or perhaps you’re like me and…

    This technique will save you hours of guesswork matching saturation in composites

    Nov 15, 2017 John Aldred

    When compositing, saturation is one of the more difficult things to really judge with the naked eye. It can be difficult to get things just…