This tutorial was done using Photoshop CS5 but, to my knowledge, works in any version of Photoshop from Elements to CS+ that has a marquee tool and a layers palette. I used an image with a solid background. This trick can even be used with sky/busy background by selecting smaller doses and transforming small areas. [...]
Sweet Shot Tuesday
March 8, 2011 by at 12:01 am
March – to me this means Shamrock Shakes, goodbye to winter, Mardi Gras, Lent, the wearin’ o’ the green, warmth and melting snow. What does March mean near you? March also means I will also be taking Kent Weakley’s new Composition e-Class. Kent has graciously given one spot in each class to a m3b reader. [...]
Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make Eyes Pop
February 10, 2011 by at 2:33 pm
Of the requests I get for tutorials, this is one I get the most. So I’m going to show two ways. Your investment is time or money – isn’t it how that usually goes? But by request, I will show a very fast way using a commercial action, and one that you can do with [...]
How to Convert Photos to Black and White: Guest Author, Karli
November 18, 2010 by at 12:01 am
Hi! I’m Karli from The Bonnie 5. When Darcy asked me to do a guest post on her blog I was thrilled! I discovered my love of photography fairly recently; a little over a year ago. I have found that in addition to loving photography, I equally love editing. I shoot with the Canon 5D [...]
How to Watermark your Photos, Part 1
November 11, 2010 by at 12:01 am
Have you been wondering how to make a watermark to protect your images online? I’ve gotten a few emails about this, and I promise it’s very easy! I’m going to demonstrate Photoshop and Picnik, but any image editing program with a type tool can do this! First do your edits and resize for web. This [...]
My Photography Workflow | Day 30
October 30, 2010 by at 12:01 am
I get asked a lot how I go from shoot to delivery, and I’ll preempt by saying – I have no idea if this is how others do it or not. There isn’t a right or wrong way but this is what works for me. I shoot in RAW. Please notice I didn’t debate jpg [...]
