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Sami SaxonI have been a photographer for almost 12 years, currently in grad school and have yet to encounter tutorials that blow my mind like Phlearn's. I am addicted to downloading tutorials, even if it's material I have learned at the academy.
Aaron's easy to follow videos are perfect for serious artist. I am currently a finalist in Canon Project imagination because of the material I have learned on this site.
Jeremy CowartThere are a lot of photographers that are teaching these days. But none of them have the combined creativity/photography/photoshop skills that Aaron Nace has.
He is one-of-a-kind and legit as they get. When it comes to learning about all things digital photography, look no further than Aaron and Phlearn.
Julia Kuzmenko McKimI remember having Aaron's images in my collection of inspirational artwork on my laptop when I came to Australia to study Photography in 2008. I had no idea how that awesomeness could be created and was dying to find out. Needless to say, when Phlearn was born it was like a dream come true!
I absolutely love how Aaron is laid back and fun in his video tutorials, it just makes you feel like you're hanging out with a friend, who's teaching you some cool stuff - it's easy to comprehend, it's not tiring and every video is jam packed with golden nuggets of priceless information. The entire website is full of brilliant educational materials.
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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...
View the Pinup Cola Tutorial HERE! Concept We’ve wanted to do a pinup shoot for a long time, but we also wanted to make it stand out from all of the other pinup photos out there by adding a concept to it. While looking through images of classic pi...
We landscape photographers are obsessed with color. We chase it from dawn till dusk, we pump it up with polarizers and graduated neutral density filters, and we eke every little bit we can get away with out of our saturation sliders. We like to talk about some...
Feb 18 Contest
Congratulations to our winners of last week’s Outdoor Natural Light Contest! Everyone who submitted did an awesome job, and we tip our hats to you. Please contact us to receive your prize! Grand Prize Winner Kudos to our grand prize winner, Sebastian Roi...
Feb 15 Weekend Inspiration
Hello Everyone and welcome to our 32nd edition of Weekend Inspiration! In this weeks edition we have 25 inspiring photos from photographers all around the world. We have featured work selected from Flickr, 500PX, as well as from photographer’s personal w...
Feb 14 Photoshop, Retouching
Yesterday we took you through our process in coming up with the perfect lighting for a portrait of Chris, Phlearn’s CFO, and today we’ll be taking you through the steps we took in Photoshop to bring our final image together! You can view Pt. 1 of t...
The Lighting Process Every photographer knows that perfect lighting is never achieved instantly. It takes multiple lighting setups and a good bit of experimentation to find exactly what it is you’re looking for. In this case for an editorial-style headsh...
Enhancing a Light Source With Color A great way to make a light source appear as if it’s lighting its surroundings is to create a color cast. Hue and saturation do a great job of pumping up the vibrance of the glowing orb, and by giving the rest of the i...
Welcome to the Ching Store One of the reasons we love this image by Daniel Pardini is because we have no idea what the story is behind it. There’s a man looking into the camera while standing underneath a strange store with two black dogs, and we have no...
This Week’s Contest This week’s contest theme is shooting outdoors with natural light. That means natural light ONLY! This contest is great for people who don’t own strobes, but you should still enter even if you do. Shooting in natural light...
Feb 08 Weekend Inspiration
Hello everyone and welcome to our 31st edition of Weekend Inspiration! This week we have gathered 25 images from 500px, Flickr, and photographer’s personal websites to give a jumpstart to your weekend! These images are from both amateur and professional ...
Make Your Workflow Cheetah Fast A big part of being a professional photographer is making sure your workflow is as efficient as possible. Even if you’re not a professional, using keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop will drastically shorten the amount of time...
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