…and a whole lotta layer masking… and you’re good to go! I’ve often told people that one of the most powerful features in Photoshop is curves. I’ve said that you could edit a kick butt photo with just curves and wanted to prove it here. Also included is a screen shot of the layers palette …
RAW vs. JPG… Is shooting RAW necessary? Is it going to revolutionize your images? No and probably not. I personally shoot RAW for all my client sessions. RAW affords me the luxury of flubbing a shot now and again. I loved this image and her pose, but the SOOC image was horribly bright. What would …
Today’s before + after image comes from one of my very favorite mentees, John Michael of Images by John Michael. I’ve gotten to know John Michael quite well over the past several months during our mentoring sessions. He really is a breath of fresh air… down to earth, kind as they come and one of my …
I thought it would be fun to start featuring some of the before and after images from my online mentoring sessions. I’ve had the privilege of working with dozens of photographers from around the world, to help them better understand photo editing and workflow with both Lightroom and Photoshop. Mentees send me a handful of their …
Photo editing…. oh, the possibilities! All of my images start in Lightroom. Usually, not much happens there as far as editing is concerned. That’s not because you can’t get a great edit straight out of LR, but it’s just not how I roll. I wanted to demonstrate a few different editing options for the same …