The following is an excerpt from Adobe Lightroom: A Course and Compendium of Features by Jeff Carlson. Lesson E: Convert to Black and White I love the color of the sunrise, but this photo could work well as a black…
The following is an excerpt from How Do I Do That in Photoshop, 2nd Edition by Scott Kelby. Photographers are obsessed with sharpness. It’s more of a driving force in our photo graphic lives than you might think. It’s why we…
The following is an excerpt from Adobe Photoshop Course and Compendium, 2nd Edition by Steve Laskevitch. Lesson D: Vibrance & Hue/Saturation There are several adjustments that affect the saturation of an image, and in this lesson we’ll discuss two. As…
The following is an excerpt from The Beginner’s Guide to Astrophotography by Mike Shaw. Stars and Constellations You can capture a landscape astrophotography image with stars and constellations on any clear night (Figure 4.7), from almost anywhere on Earth, even from bright…
The following is an excerpt from The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition by Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae. Analog or Digital? People are always quick to make comparisons. In particular, the question, “How many megapixels does that camera have?” comes up a lot. This…
The following is an excerpt from Declutter Your Photo Life by Adam Pratt. One of my favorite services we offer at Chaos to Memories is archival scanning. We scan prints, negatives, slides, albums, scrapbooks, and more. I tell our clients that…
The following is an excerpt from Light It, Shoot It, Retouch It, 2nd Edition by Scott Kelby. 10 THINGS I WISH SOMEBODY HAD TOLD ME WHEN I FIRST STARTED USING FLASH If you’ve been shooting with flash for a while…
The following is an excerpt from Product Photography by Nath-Sakura. For anyone just starting out, lighting and shooting jewelry, especially if it is metallic and has shiny or glossy stones like diamonds, can seem impossible without hours of post-production…
The following is an excerpt from The Film Photography Handbook, 3rd Edition by Chris Marquardt and Monika Andrae. Cameras and Optics If you consider how complicated our modern digital cameras are, it can be helpful and refreshing to remember that a…
The following is an excerpt from Brian Lloyd Duckett’s Street Photography Pocket Guide Develop Your Street Mindset There’s only one way to be good that this—and that’s full immersion: you need to live, think, and act like a street photographer! And it’s…