The following is an excerpt from Scott Kelby’s How Do I Do That in Lightroom, 3rd Edition We’re going to use a slick little trick to get the skin on our subject’s face selected, without selecting her eyes or lips (we…
The following is an excerpt from Megan Meketa’s The Maker’s Guide to Cricut Reads as cry-cut, sounds like cricket. Cricut brand electronic cutting machines can be life-changing, let me tell you! What might start out as a fun pastime of cutting vinyl…
The following is an excerpt from Guy Tal’s The Interior Landscape Anyone involved in creative endeavors likely is familiar with creative blocks—times when creative ideas fail persistently to materialize for prolonged periods. When the creative well runs dry, we often become anxious…
The following is an excerpt from Ashlee Elle’s Retro Crochet MATERIALS & TOOLS Before getting started on your crafty adventure throughout the crochet decades, making sure you have the right creative ingredients to accompany your crochet hooks and yarn through the projects…
The following is an excerpt from Masha Knots’s The Beginner’s Guide to Friendship Bracelets Before you start learning about reading bracelet patterns, it is a good idea to make a few simple bracelets to practice the basic friendship bracelet knots.…
The following is an excerpt from Ben Goldsmith’s Adobe After Effects: A Complete Course and Compendium Creating Shape Layers Shape layers are first defined by a path—that is, the position of the vectors that make up the shape’s outline. Then,…
The following is an excerpt from Rosl Rössner’s The Beginner’s Guide to Photographing Birds There are many opportunities to photograph birds: You can focus on taking pictures of wildlife or photographing birds wherever you find them. You can take photos at…
The following is an excerpt from Adam Pratt’s Declutter Your Photo Life What Is Curation? We usually hear the word curation in relation to museums and art galleries, but art curators aren’t focused on throwing away the mediocre pieces. A…
The following is an excerpt from Colin Smith’s The Photographer’s Guide to Drones, 2nd Edition Panoramas One of the most stunning landscape shots you can get from a drone is a panorama. A panorama is a series of photographs that are assembled,…
The following is an excerpt from David Ulrich’s The Mindful Photographer An ever-increasing group of photographers and artists—and I count myself among them—believe that the arts are essential to a healthy society. Images can reflect a culture back on…