The Art of the Headshot – Google+ Photographer’s Conference

October 27th, 2012

When celebrity photographer Peter Hurley created a short training tutorial on one of the secrets behind creating great headshots, it created tremendous buzz throughout the photography community on G+. Peter instantly became a hero to many portrait photographers who now had a proven and repeatable new technique that could instantly transformed their portraits. Now, the man behind the video is here to show you how to create stunning headshots for anyone, through posing techniques and getting your subject to deliver the kind of emotion and expression that makes all the difference in the world. Produced by KelbyTraining.com gpluspc.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Zak Noyle isn’t your typical extreme sports athlete. Considered one of the best surf photographer’s in the world, Zak lives his life on the edge. Take a dive into this week’s Momentum, and see how Zak continues to amaze those around him with his ability to capture the perfect shot. Stay tuned every FRIDAY! Subscribe to the Show: www.youtube.com Next Episode: www.youtube.com Follow Zak on Twitter! @ZakNoyle twitter.com @RedBull twitter.com Subscribe to Red Bull: www.youtube.com

Photoshop CS6 for the Photographer

October 9th, 2012

Tim Grey will give you an overview of a powerful photo-optimization workflow using Photoshop CS6. The following topics will be covered: • Using adjustment layers for flexible adjustments • Utilizing image cleanup tools to quickly remove blemishes and distractions • Cropping, rotating, and correcting perspective • Applying adjustments that affect only specific areas of a photo • And much more! Tim Grey’s Website www.timgrey.com

www.adorama.com Adorama Photography TV presents Exploring Photography with Mark Wallace. In this episode, Mark shows beginner photographers how to use Program mode. Program mode is a great way to start learning how to control your camera and stop using Auto mode. Mark shows how to capture a background with a lot or a little in focus, as well as how to freeze or show motion. These are the basic skills to then move on to using Aperture Priority or Shutter Priority modes. AdoramaTV features talented hosts including Mark Wallace, Gavin Hoey, Joe McNally, Joe DiMaggio, Tamara Lackey, Bryan Peterson, and Rich Harrington. Related Products: Nikon D7000 www.adorama.com Nikon 35mm 1.8G www.adorama.com Benro A2690TBH1 Travel Angel Aluminum Tripod www.adorama.com If you have questions, share them with us at: Adotv@adorama.com
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Learn All About Photoshop Actions and Automation Techniques

September 27th, 2012


Learn how to use Photoshop Actions like a pro starting from scratch. This comprehensive guide of video tutorials will show you how.

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Seriously Blending Images Together

September 6th, 2012

Learn how to seamlessly combine images in this Adobe Photoshop CS4 tutorial. Russell Brown shows you how simple it is using the amazing Auto Align and Auto Blend functions.

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Tips and Techniques for Using Tilt Shift, Iris Blur, and Field Blur in Photoshop CS6

August 25th, 2012


Useful tips and techniques for using the wonderful new Tilt Shift, Iris Blur, and Field Blur tools in Photoshop CS6 by Russell Brown.

Photoshop Roadmap

Free Agitated Water Brushes For Photoshop

August 13th, 2012

Bittbox is offering a set of 4 free Photoshop brushes that involve watery images.

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Free Photoshop Brushes – Frayed Denim Set

August 7th, 2012

From Bittbox: 5 free frayed denim brushes for use in Photoshop. Very nice.

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Smoothing Skin – Photoshop CS5

August 4th, 2012

Smoothing and retexturing skin with surface blur and add noise filters in photoshop cs5

CS6 Lighting Effects Filter – What’s New

July 23rd, 2012

Here’s a tutorial from Photoshop Daily on the new CS6 Lighting Effects filter by Adam Smith. Find out how this Photoshop filter has been completely redesigned for the latest version. (Download a free trial of Photoshop CS6.)

The Lighting Effects Filter is hardly a new addition to Photoshop, but it has been completely redesigned and rebuilt for PS CS6. You access the filter from Filter>Render>Lighting Effects, which takes you to the new dialog. In the new interface, you have an Options bar along the top, from which you can access Preset options for lighting, as well as the different types of light on offer: Spot, Point and Infinite.

Spot Lights give a ‘spot’ of light, which you can customise to alter the intensity, location and direction, as well as the Hotspot location, which is where the light hits your subject. Point Lights are like a light bulb and you can alter its location and intensity, but not the direction. Finally, Infinite Lights are more distant light sources, and you can only change their intensity or colour.

The Properties panel down the right-hand side of the screen has lots of different sliders that you can adjust to tweak and customise your lighting. You can also add multiple lights to any one scene as needed.

step 1: Enter the filter
Open the photo that you want to work on. If you want to be able to re-edit the effect, then duplicate your photo layer and turn the duplicate into a Smart Object. Next, go to Filter>Render>Lighting Effects to open the newly designed Lighting Effects interface, where we can start adding lights.

step 2: Pick a light type
You can add a new light from the drop-down menu at the top of the Properties panel, or using the Lights in the Options bar at the top of the screen. We are going for a Point light in this particular scene, which brings up a control ring with an Intensity Ring in the centre. Adjust the Intensity to suit the amount of the image you wish to affect.

step 3: Adjustments
We’re not going to play with options in the Properties panel to change the way our lighting effect looks. We have increased the Exposure, lowered the Gloss and increased the Metallic and Ambiance. You can save presets for future use if you wish, though trial and error works well to get the right look for individual images. The faster processing of Photoshop CS6 means alterations are made in real-time.

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Macro Photography Techniques – Digital Photography 1 on 1 (#31) Video

July 17th, 2012

www.adorama.com – Macro Photography Techniques and Tips – In this episode number 31, Mark will show you how to take those up close photos! Macro photography techniques allow unique opportunities to produce creative and dramatic photos and Mark shows us a couple examples. Macro Photography On Wiki: en.wikipedia.org – “Quote” Macrophotography is close-up photography, usually of very small subjects. Classically a macrophotograph is one in which the size of the subject on the negative is greater than life size. However in modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size.[1] The ratio of the subject size on the film plane (or image sensor plane) to the actual subject size is known as the reproduction ratio. Likewise, a macro lens is classically one lens capable of reproduction ratios greater than 1:1, although it now refers to any lens with a large reproduction ratio, despite rarely exceeding 1:1. Outside of technical photography and film-based processes, where the size of the image on the negative or image sensor is the subject of discussion, the finished print or on-screen image more commonly lends a photograph its macro status. For example, when producing a 6×4 inch (15×10 cm) print using 135 format film or sensor, a life-size result is possible with a lens having only a 1:4 reproduction ratio. Reproduction ratios much greater than 1:1 are considered to be the realm of photomicroscopy, often achieved with digital microscope. “End quote
Video Rating: 4 / 5