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Brush Settings Most of what will make a good dodge and burn has nothing to do with the actual dodge and burn process, your brush settings are very important. When painting in Photoshop you don’t want either black/white or off/on, you need some grey area....
Mar 13 Business
Five Reasons Networking Is Important For Photographers It may seem like being a photographer solely consists of taking photographs, but there’s a little bit more to it than that. Networking and creating business relationships can really boost your career...
Creating More of An Image To Work With For the effect we want to execute on this amazing image by Imadina, it would be nice if there was a bit more space on the top of this image. By duplicating the layer and using a layer mask, we extend the wall up, but the ...
Mar 08 Weekend Inspiration
Hello everyone and welcome to our 35th edition of Weekend Inspiration! In today’s feature we have 25 awesome images gathered from websites like Flickr, 500PX, DeviantArt and photographers’ own personal websites. There are images featured from both ...
Mar 07 Behind the Scenes, Photography
See all the post processing techniques used in the Phlearn Pro Tutorial: Fashion Trip The Lensbaby For those unaware of the amazing lens that is the Lensbaby, allow us to explain. The Lensbaby Composer Pro is a selective focus lens that uses a swivel ball and ...
A few weeks back we had the opportunity to join food, product, and beverage photographer extraordinaire Rob Grimm for two days of shooting in his St.Louis studio. With over twenty years of experience and clients such as Bacardi, Microsoft, Budweiser, and Energ...
Kirsty Mitchell was born in 1976 in the English county of Kent, known to many as the ‘Garden of England’. Growing up, art became Kirsty’s sole passion. She studied until 25, taking courses in the history of art, photography, fine art, and the...
Creating Shapes in Photoshop While it may be foreign to most photographers, knowing how to create shapes in Photoshop can be an important part of the editing process. By creating just one shape and using the transform tool in different ways, we are able to cre...
Mar 01 Video, Weekend Inspiration
Hello everyone and welcome to our 34th edition of weekend inspiration! This week we have photos from both amateur and professional photographers, as well as some photos from the Phamily. These photos are gathered from 500px, Flickr, and photographers’ pe...
Today we’re editing an amazing self portrait by Amelia Fletcher. Make sure to check out the rest of her work, she rules! Blurring Hard Lines The ghosts in this photo create some heard lines that become slightly distracting. By using the smudge tool to bl...
Combine Multiple Photos for Maximum Scenery If you’ve ever been to a beautiful place, you know that it can be hard to capture the entire scene in one photograph. By bringing together multiple photographs, you’re able to combine different elements f...
Feb 26 Interview, Written Interview
Michael Vincent Manalo is a visual artist, photographer, and a designer. He was born in 1986 in Manila, Philippines. His works are inspired by the imagined memories of nostalgic and dream-like environments; his work documents their decline into post-apocalyp...
…Until Now. If you use the extended version of CS6, there’s a feature lurking deep within Photoshop that you’ve been completely unaware of. Well, it’s an adjustment layer so maybe it’s not lurking that deep. The Color Lookup adjus...
Feb 25 Contest
Over $1,000 In Prizes! Our friends at Lowepro, Lensbaby, SLR Lounge, and Lens Rentals have teamed up to bring the contest winner some seriously amazing prizes. One (1) grand prize winner will receive: $150 Phlearn gift card. Choose from any of our PRO Photosho...
Feb 22 Weekend Inspiration
Hello everyone and welcome to a special black and white edition of Weekend Inspiration! This week we have featured 28 beautiful black and white photos from photographers all around the world. These images are from both amateur and professional photographers, a...
Bakster is back! Today we teach you how to set up a workflow and file organization system using Adobe Lightroom. Make Your System Foolproof A big part of taking photos is making sure you can find the photos after you take them! If you stay organized and follow...
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