Lens of the Future: Integrating AI in Photography
AI has come a long way in a VERY short amount of time. In January of 2023, we discussed how we could leverage AI, and at that time, Midjourney was making paintings and not realistic renderings. By June, Midjourney had grown leaps and bounds and could generate lifelike portraits that were pretty close to lifelike. …
BEYOND COLOR: Exploring Gradients
Your images will appreciate you for exploring Gradients! Gradients harness a TON of power in Photoshop. They can dramatically shift the look of an image in seconds with the simple click of a few buttons. However, most people don’t use them because they don’t know what they don’t know. After you see gradients in use,…
Black & White: The Bottom Line
You’ve probably seen me process hundreds of BW images through my critiques and various courses. But I haven’t put all that education into a course, until now! This is a short course, but incredibly important for creating impactful Black and White images. In this brief course on Black and White processing, I will show you:…
Developing the Shot: In Retrospect Vol.1
Have you ever looked at one of your portfolio images from the past and thought, “I could do so much better on this with what I know now”? I know I have. Heck, I go back and edit my images at least 3 times a year. I think this practice is an excellent idea for…
The Unrivaled Blend If!
Blend If is my absolute favorite way to blend any images in Photoshop. It is uniquely universal and provides dynamic masks built into each layer that will change and fluctuate as your image data changes and fluctuates. I feel Blend If is the best tool in Photoshop for blending images, but it does have its…