The correct use, understanding and application of tools, filters, blending modes, layers, masks and much more is critical to the development of an image. These techniques are illustrated on real high quality images so you can see how they are applied and the effect they have on an image. These techniques are what you will find make the foundation of our Masterclasses.
You can have a great photo but when you look at it there might be something missing. In this tutorial we add some colour tone to what was a gray sky and in doing so the image comes to life. But it isn't just about adding ... read more
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Photoshop Elements doesn't give it's users a Colour Balance adjustment layer to work with to remove unwanted casts evident in some images and the Auto Colour Correction option is quite unflattering at the best of times and you... read more
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A feature of Photoshop tucked away in the main menu. In this tutorial you will see it used in creating the main look of this photo, followed by some additional post production to finish it off. The overall look is quite similar... read more
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This is a very neat little trick to give your images, especially your rocks that extra little kick to make them stand out from the crowd. On some images the technique will give the rocks a kind of chrome / metallic look. The... read more
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Keeping an eye on your highlights when editing an image is critical to making sure your image retains it's quality and information in areas of brightness. In this tutorial we show you how this is done with great accuracy not... read more
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Photoshop Elements is a great program but there are some features it doesn't have that Photoshop users take for granted. The main one is the ability to have layer masks on images. In this tutorial we show you a creative way to... read more
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Using a single image capture we show you how to open your RAW file into Photoshop as a smart object which allows you to then duplicate this file and re open it in Camera RAW to make changes so you end up with two images that... read more
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Anyone can make a black and white photo, but making it look good and fine tuning the image is another thing. In this tutorial we look at the Black and White adjustment layer and how you can fine tune it further than the sliders... read more
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In this tutorial we look at creating depth and feeling to a shot that is under the canopy that looks a bit more surreal and moody. This technique works great on shots that are of waterfalls or in rain forests where there is... read more
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There is nothing worse than having a colour fringe around certain elements commonly known as Chromatic Aberration. We look at how to remove this issue in Camera RAW and also in Photoshop. read more
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Sometimes when editing images you can have a great result but somewhere in the processes has hurt your image and resulted in an unattractive side effect. In this tutorial we look at an image that has banding that resulted from... read more
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In photoshop there are many ways to skin a cat. This is one of my favorite ways to add clean colour to an image while you can also correct any colour cast in the process and while we are there we will also be adjusting the... read more
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This technique is one of those tricks that is so simple to do and when you see it applied to your shot you will without meaning to, say out loud "Wow". The ideology behind how this technique is applied can be done on other... read more
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Luminosity masks are quickly becoming the "Hot" editing technique for photographers in all fields. In the tutorial we look at how to create a luminosity mask, how you can change the mask to target highlights and shadows and... read more
The stitching program PtGui is a powerful tool yet there are times when no matter how much overlap you have between images finding control points to join your panoramic together isn't easy in some situations and this is one of... read more
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Being able to monitor whats happening with your image in terms of clipping channels while editing, is critical to making sure your images integrity in terms of avoiding pure whites and blacks is done as you process your work.... read more
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Forget about Photoshop's Dodge and Burn tools. This technique puts the creative power back in your hands with full control on painting the effect on a layer separate to your image. The technique also gives you the power to... read more
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Shooting lightening is a lot of fun, so is processing the images. We take a look at a series of shots taken on the 5D Mark Ii and we processes a few using initially the Joseph Holmes DCAM3 profile for colour rendition and... read more
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We all have those shots where someone just wouldn't move out of the way. So you are left with no alternative but to shoot the scene with them in it and to remove them later in post production. Using just the clone ... read more
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Sometimes when shooting digital panoramics you come across issues that only become evident when you are back in front of your computer and there is no way to go back and re shoot the scene. One of these issues is when you... read more
December 9, 2011
With photography quite often the photographer can see the final image they want to create even before they take the first shot.
In this tutorial we discuss the concept of our final shot, the filters used to slow down the shutter speed, how the images were captured using the Shutter Blending technique and then the Photoshop post […]
December 4, 2011
Quite often you will see images online on websites like flickr etc where the landscape image has a nice softness about it, but at the same time still sharp. Well in this tutorial we show you how we go about applying this technique to a shot for both web presentation and for print.
We explain why this […]
