October 2008

White Balance While Using a Flash – Blue Photos

Photography

Ever take pictures of friends and family inside or even outside, and your photos have a blue cast while using a flash? Maybe you even got used to the color and thought that it’s just the way the camera takes the photo. Well, it is the way the camera takes the photo, until you change [...]

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Creating Lightning in an Image using Photoshop

Photography

Above, I have an image of the Portland Headlight that I already turned black and white in Photoshop. I think lightning shots look more dramatic in black and white. The first thing I do is drop the image into Photoshop. Next I go to the brush icon on the tools palette: Then I go to [...]

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Replacing a Color in Photographs Using Photoshop

Photography

Above, I have a photograph of a tulip that I had taken not too long ago. I like the color of the tulip, but for this tutorial I’ll change the color of the tulip using the Replace Color tool from the Adjustments menu in Photoshop: The first thing I’ll do is drop the image into [...]

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Don’t Miss the PDN PhotoPlus Expo in New York City

Photography

It’s that time again when photographers from around the universe collect themselves and their photo gear, and head off to the PhotoPlus International Conference & Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in NYC. The very first time I went to the show, it was call the “PhotoExpo”. That was in 1984. I’ve gone [...]

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