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Why bigger isn't always better...
See an amazing image as a work in progress, and help to complete it. This is an opportunity FEW people have. I am going to teach you the right way to critique a photo, and reward you for doing a great job!...
I couldn't be more excited about this weekend! WE are going to turn you into amazing photographers. The challenge this weekend is just that, a CHALLENGE. We don't get better by doing the easy things. I will be contacting photographers in the area and meeting u...
Today we cover why some things are best saved for the END of an edit.
Throughout my history of learning Photoshop and Photography, I have a tendency to rush things. With editing, this can really hurt good process. There are things that need to be done first a...
General TIPS to help
Don't get bogged down with what you CAN do. Focus on what you WANT to do....
Today we are going into the 2nd part of editing fundamentals -Finding a focal point, and why we edit in the first place. These are things not many people talk about, but they should be at the root of everything you do in Photoshop....
Hey Everyone!
We had some amazing entries this week for the Halloween contest, it was so fun looking through your images. The winners of the contest really went above and beyond, or just flattered me.
Congrats Greg, Ted, Angela, Priscilla, & Parthov!...
Today is the last day of Halloween week, and we are celebrating by doing 2 different types of eye effects.
The first effect will be turning the eyes completely black, and just adding the highlights. This is a quick cool way to totally make a photo creepy.
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Halloween is back, and we are creating scar tissue from scratch. Thanks to Petter, Chad & Eric
We start by creating a custom brush to bring in some variability in the stroke. Things like scattering, size jitter, opacity jitter are a huge help in creating ef...
This is one of those times when I really love being able to make gross nasty images in Photoshop. They are so out of taste, but crazy fun to make. This being halloween week, and the push from my crazy Phlearners means we get to be crazy....
In this tutorial, Aaron Nace covers how to create blood from scratch using Photoshop. This is a special episode for Halloween week. We decided to make a place for the blood to come out of the model, so some bite holes seemed appropriate. To make the holes in h...
Oct 20, Episode 156 Compositing, Photoshop
Y'all asked to add an animal into the image, and to make things even a bit more difficult we decided to add a cat into the foreground.
First, we found an image of a cat that works for the photograph. You can take your own image as long as you remember to li...
Oct 19, Episode 156 Compositing, Photoshop
Building upon what we discussed on Monday, today we will actually composite an image that one of you chose!
First, we start off by picking the best photo from the submissions. It seems like that largest struggle in the submissions was matching the lighting ...
Oct 17, Episode 153 Compositing, Photoshop
Welcome to Community Week!
This week we're taking a normal photograph which was shot in a local city park and putting a different background on it as well as editing it in different styles. The reason we're doing this is to help save you time and money if y...
In today's tutorial we take Lady Gaga's make from Judas as a template to add into the photograph. Using photoshop we can easily add any type of thick eye liner and eye shadow, as well as use the same techniques when applying other make-up (lipstick, blush, etc...
Today we decided to change it up a bit by doing an impromptu photo shoot. It's important to try to keep the photography juices flowing so you're excited to work in photoshop every day. We decided to attempt a shoot style like that of Lady Gaga's single release...
In today's episode we cover how to create Lady Gaga's googley-eyes from her Bad Romance video using a few Photoshop tricks....
Welcome to Lady Gaga week! Starting things out with a bang we are going to go through how to create Lady Gaga style horns she has been recently sporting since Born This Way has been released....
In today's episode we turn a portrait into a wonderful work of art using Photoshop custom brushes, various filters, and mixing blending modes. The first and most important step is to start with a photograph you love because this tutorial is a bit more in-depth...
Today we are paying homage to Steve Jobs. He has changed the world in so many ways and will really be missed. There are not many people who can define an entire generation, and change the way the world solves problems. In a world full of copy, Steve broke thro...
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