Vertical Panoramas
Vertical Panoramas Of all the photo processes I have ever pursued, Vertical Panoramas have got to be on the top of my list of favorites. They are exactly as they sound, panoramas with a vertical orientation instead of the traditional horizontal pano. They can create some of the most powerful floor to ceiling compositions in…
Dodging and Burning: The Essentials
Dodging and Burning: The Essentials I have been teaching Photoshop for several years and one thing I have learned over time is that everyone dodges and burns their images in a slightly different way. After all, the basics of dodging and burning is simply making an area of the photo lighter or darker. While it…
Textures & Overlays 2: Advanced Blending
Going the next step in Texture Blending It’s time to take texture blending to a whole new level. The basic concept of combing a texture with an image is simple and can be achieved in many ways. In the past, we have looked at basic techniques like Blend If, Blend Modes, and Opacity, but there is…
A Novice’s Guide to Workflow Automation
A Novice’s Guide to Workflow Automation As the name implies, this is the continuation from the Beginner’s Guide to Workflow Automation. While some use the term Beginner and Novice interchangeably, I feel a Novice is one with a bit of experience but is not quite an expert. Beyond the level of a budding beginner…
Composition Comprehension – Cropping
As I reflect on everything I have learned about photography from 1999 until now, I am amazed that I have never had a complete course on composition, and more importantly cropping. I guess it is a topic that seems so simple, yet is commonly overlooked as an integral part of our workflow. That is…
