Tutorials
How to properly use the healing brush tool and why it needs a hard edge
Sep 28, 2016
Stefan Kohler
The healing brush tool in photoshop is one of more powerful tools the editing software has to offer. It is often used to clean skin,…
Photoshop Power Tip: Use transform again to create complex patterns
Sep 25, 2016
Udi Tirosh
The transformation tool in Photoshop is quite mighty. You can rotate, flip, stretch, squeeze and distort your selection. Here is a less known secret: With this…
Tutorial: How to create and use different colored lights for composites
Sep 22, 2016
Robert Cornelius
As some of you may recall, one of my very first blog posts (my 4th to be exact), was about compositing. I talk about compositing…
This is how you force your phone to upload HD movies and photos to facebook
Sep 22, 2016
Udi Tirosh
If you are uploading photos and videos to facebook directly from your phone, you may have noticed that the quality is not on par as…
Seven self hosted alternatives to Flickr (and every other hosted image service)
Sep 21, 2016
James Ingles
Flickr had the potential to be what Facebook is now, unfortunately Yahoo squandered multiple opportunities to make something of Flickr, now Yahoo has decided to…
How to “scan” film using your DSLR and process it in Lightroom
Sep 15, 2016
John Aldred
For those that shoot film, developing and dealing with chemicals isn’t usually the biggest hassle. Often it’s scanning the resulting film into the computer. Many…
20 tips and rules to make you a composition ninja
Sep 15, 2016
Barry O Carroll
There are no unbreakable rules when it comes to how you should compose your photographs After all, who likes rules except for your old school principal…
Size matters; Comparing Octabox sizes with high speed sync
Sep 12, 2016
John Aldred
One of the questions I see pop up often through various portrait groups on Facebook is “what softbox do I buy?”. After they settle on…
Overpowering the sun; Shooting outdoor flash portraits in harsh bright sunlight
Sep 12, 2016
John Aldred
At some point or another, anybody who shoots portraits is going to need to shoot outdoors in bright sunlight. Even if you actively try to…
Thinking about closed and open form pictures; or how old art history terms can still be useful
Sep 10, 2016
Daniela Bowker
If you were to mention the term ‘formal analysis’ to an art historian today, you’d probably be told it’s passé. No one really tries to…