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Running a business has nothing to do with creating art. If that idea sounds horr...
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Jay Cole quit his corporate job to focus on his passion full time. Due to his sk...
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Using Radio Transmitters Pocket Wizards can be used in a few different ways- as ...
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Quick and easy compositing...
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Stylize an Image See how to add interest and create an artistic feel to your pho...
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Changing Mood You can do a lot to alter the mood of a photo, and today we are go...
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The best way to create a square image with no cropping by using multiple images ...
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Light meters can provide an accurate reading on how much light your strobes are ...
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How to use black and white in the right ways Last week we went over color, and n...
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Creating realistic shadows in Photoshop really is about the hardest thing you ca...

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why-artists-fail-at-business
May 16 Featured, Post-Production, Written Article Topics:
Running a business has nothing to do with creating art. If that idea sounds horrible to you, don’t try to make a living being an artist. I mean that, you wil...
(+14 14 votes)
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May 15, Episode 300 Beginner, Photoshop, Post-Production Topics:
Today we're covering all the differences between the clone stamp, healing brush, patch tool, content aware, and spot healing brush with skin retouching from on...
(+4 4 votes)
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May 14, Episode 299 Behind The Scenes, Lighting Topics:
Helpful Tricks Today we had a huge shoot in the studio with four photographers and two helping out. Rio let me borrow his 85mm 1.2 lens to get some headshots, a...
(+8 8 votes)
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May 11, Episode 298 Beginner, Photoshop, Post-Production Topics:
How to add textures onto an image in the highlight and shadows using blend modes, blend if, and varying opacities...
(+4 7 votes)
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May 10, Episode 297 Behind The Scenes, Photography, Production, Video Topics:
A Doll’s House Promised an amazing life filled with all they could ever want; all but the love of the man who promised he would be there. Women are treate...
(+16 16 votes)
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May 09, Episode 296 Lighting, Photography, Production Topics:
See how we set up our lights for a custom built headpiece portrait...
(+2 2 votes)
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May 08, Episode 295 Lighting Topics:
You can use clamshell lighting with softboxes or umbrellas for great images every time....
(+18 22 votes)
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May 07, Episode 293 Featured, Guest, Guest Article, Written Article Topics:
Jay Cole quit his corporate job to focus on his passion full time. Due to his skills in business and marketing he was able to start a unique photography company...
(+2 6 votes)
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May 04, Episode 292 Advanced, Opinion, Photoshop Topics:
Here is the problem: Photoshop is THE premier 2d editor, there is no better photo editor out there, they are king; Photoshop may be one of the worst 3d model/re...
(0 4 votes)
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May 03, Episode 291 Featured, Lighting, Photography Topics:
Using Radio Transmitters Pocket Wizards can be used in a few different ways- as a remote, with speedlights, and  for firing strobes. They’ve worked much ...
(+5 7 votes)
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May 02, Episode 290 Featured, Intermediate, Photoshop, Post-Production Topics:
Quick and easy compositing...
(+25 25 votes)
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May 01, Episode 289 Featured, Photoshop, Post-Production Topics:
Stylize an Image See how to add interest and create an artistic feel to your photos using color toning. First we’ll analyze what could help the overall co...
(+12 16 votes)
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Apr 30, Episode 288 Beginner, Contest, Photoshop, Post-Production Topics:
See the best ways to tackle under and over exposed areas without desaturating an image, as well as add in color for added effect and stylizing your photos...
(+8 12 votes)
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Apr 27, Episode 286 Intermediate, Photoshop, Post-Production Topics:
See the best ways to work with filters by building them up in layers and changing blend modes...
(+5 7 votes)
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Apr 26, Episode 285 Post-Production Topics:
See the keyboard shortcuts that most people don't know and the ones I work with the most so you spend less time staring at the monitor....
(+9 9 votes)
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Apr 25, Episode 284 Opinion
We're looking for your help on a new series of tutorials on Phlearn! ...
(+7 9 votes)
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Apr 24, Episode 283 Photoshop, Pre-Production, Review Topics:
This is the solution to all those times you saw your images on someone else's computer and they looked totally different...
(+8 8 votes)
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Apr 23, Episode 282 Post-Production Topics:
This tool can be difficult but once you get the hang of it you will be much better at making selections and cutting things out....
(+4 6 votes)
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Apr 20, Episode 281 Photoshop Topics:
See how the tool is meant to be used and why it did nothing to help my images. ...
(+6 6 votes)
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Apr 19, Episode 280 Interview, Photoshop Topics:
See what you should take into account when deciding if CS6 is worth the upgrade price....
(+5 7 votes)
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Apr 18, Episode 279 Photoshop, Post-Production Topics:
See the best ways to use it as well as what doesn't work very well in CS6 most popular new feature. ...
(+2 6 votes)
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Apr 17, Episode 278 Post-Production Topics:
See which new filters work best with which types of images and why these options can make a big difference with your photos....
(+4 6 votes)
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Apr 16, Episode 277 Photoshop Topics:
See the improvements in layout and interface, as well as how to work with the new option of adding layer effects to groups and added blend-if options....
(+1 3 votes)
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Apr 13, Episode 276 Post-Production Topics:
See the best ways to select, paint, and mask out certain areas of an image and add detail back in....
(+13 13 votes)
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Apr 12, Episode 275 Photoshop Topics:
See how to add a watermark to your images and define presets and preferences using Lighroom. ...
(+3 7 votes)
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Apr 12, Episode 274 Photoshop Topics:
Opacity & Fill – Layer Opacity and fill both have very different effects on a layer, but you have to do something special in order to see what that di...
(+9 9 votes)
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Apr 10, Episode 273 Photoshop
Today we are going over basically everything you need to know about type from the standpoint of a photographer or other creative....
(+6 10 votes)
Mood-and-texture-on-Phlearn
Apr 09, Episode 272 Featured, Photography, Photoshop Topics:
Changing Mood You can do a lot to alter the mood of a photo, and today we are going over some great easy techniques that will help you transform an image in jus...
(+15 19 votes)
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Apr 06, Episode 271 Motivation, Photoshop Topics:
Push yourself to learn new things to stay excited about what you do. See how I put this into practice using 3d modeling programs and photoshop...
(+9 13 votes)
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Apr 05, Episode 270 Featured, Photoshop Topics:
The best way to create a square image with no cropping by using multiple images stitched together....
(+19 23 votes)

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