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Amelia Fletcher is a great photographer, and we are excited to have her as a part of the team. In today's episode we are dissecting one of her images, and explaining everything involved in creating the image. This image was featured on Flickr's Explore, which ...
We are starting a new contest for Phlearn! The site is going through a redesign, and we need your help with our new logo. We have a good start, but need some refinement. Your version could be the NEXT PHLEARN LOGO! This will go on the site for real. We will cr...
Today’s Episode was a suggestion from Julie! She wanted to edit images in a similar style to Cindy Prins, who is a great portrait photographer. She is looking to get a soft look. This is a great topic, because it is a type of editing that is very good in...
I feel a bit like Narrator talking to Tyler Durden in Fight Club in this episode when he says" I felt like destroying something beautiful." This is a special episode dedicated to John who asked if I could make someone have cracked skin....
Sep 14, Episode 131 Photoshop, Retouching
You are going to love today's episode! We are covering IN DEPTH taking a photo of my Nephew Cooper from snapshot to Art. ...
Today we are covering Magazine Editing! Drawing inspiration from other photographers is a great way to come up with your own looks and images. Often time fashion magazines serve as a great source for these images. Companies spend a lot of money on the photo sh...
Sep 08, Episode 127 Photoshop, Retouching
Today we are talking silly talk. Bringing in an image and retouching LEGS. The techniques we cover in today’s Phlearn are great for things like legs and arms, but are not as applicable for faces. Most people tend to focus strongly on faces when it comes ...
Today we are creating Epic Makeup on our model from scratch. All of the makeup is completely Photoshopped on. This is great to know because it will save your photo if you don’t have a make up artist to work with for your photos, or if the makeup you have...
Join us on this great episode covering in depth Smart objects as well as Smart Filters. We are integrating a logo with a photograph, and taking some amazing steps to do so....
Today we are making a SEXY SMOKE GHOST from scratch. You read that right. Thanks to Brandon who wanted this to happen, I am pretty sure I would not have thought to do this on my own. Phlearn DVDs Phlearn is in Pre Production of a new DVD series, covering every...
Today we are covering some of the most important things to know when compositing an image. This is one of the hardest things to do in Photoshop. There are many variables involved in making an image like this look realistic....
Today we are taking a HUGE COMPLICATED image, and breaking it down into a layer by layer explanation of how the image was created. We start off with nothing but a few random stock images, and build everything together to make the final image pictured below....
Phlearn welcomes Amelia Fletcher to the team! We are really excited to have her working with us in making Phlearn into more of an amazing community and a place where you want to spend time....
In a mix of trying to get back to reality, Aaron stirs up the pot a bit. No matter how hard you try to be real with yourself and others, it can be a struggle. There is an idea of what you think the world wants you to be. In reality you would probably be better...
Thanks to Stacey117 we are making this cool image come together. She sent over a question and a reference image in a comment in yesterday's Phlearn. If you would like your question answered, do the same....
Today we are working via request on an image with color tones. In our reference image we can clearly see different color tones. The challenge can be not only to tone an image, but also to do so in a way consistant with another photo. In this case we are sampli...
Today's episode comes to you via Lindsey Gerstlauer who asked about removing people from the background of one of her photos. We also decided to add a bit of sky in behind the subjects to create a bit more depth. Thanks Lindsey!...
Today we are adding rims to a firetruck!
This weekend's contest -
Take a part from a car or other object and put it on something else
Best one wins a FREE Phlearn PRO...
Today we are covering how to create actions and then use them as a batch edit. The first important step is to open an image and create your action. To do this go to WINDOW and to ACTIONS. Then use the new action button to create a new action. As you edit your ...
A bunch of people wanted to know what to do with a brush once created. In this episode we go over saving and loading brushes for later use, and sharing with friends.
Congrats to Erika Kay for winning this week's Phlearn PRO!...
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