Photo Editing Archive

8Wed June 8, 2011
Project 52: Self-Portraits: High Key

This week my Friday Finds theme is High Key. I’ve never attempted to shoot anything high key before and since I’m behind on my 52…
8Thu June 2, 2011
Before & After: Ominous Skies

I love taking pictures of dramatic skies! During tornado season in Texas, there’s no shortage of them. This article will quickly take you through my…
13Thu May 12, 2011
The Importance of Editing Family Photos

You’ve probably heard me say this before: editing is more than changing a photo’s appearance. Throwing away photos (or at the very least, not publishing…
13Thu May 5, 2011
Before & After: Abstract Blue Sunset

The other day I was outside playing with my boys when I looked up and saw a triangle silhouette against a rich, gradient blue. Contrast,…
29Wed April 27, 2011
Does Photo Editing Dilute True Photography?

A few weeks ago when I was editing all of the Fossil Rim photos my husband and I took on our trip there, I complained…
14Tue March 15, 2011
Seven Free Photoshop Actions

I’m having a lot of fun learning Photoshop and relying on others’ actions less and less. Once I started doing my edits manually, I created…
0Tue March 8, 2011
Share Your Photoshop Workspace

My family recently took a trip to a local drive through wildlife reserve and my husband and I took a total of 338 photos. After…
16Thu March 3, 2011
Shoot & Edit: Week 8: Selfies

Yesterday I vowed to my husband that I’d start “working out” for at least 30 minutes every weekday. By “working out” I mean that I’ll…
10Fri February 25, 2011
Black & White Adjustment Layer Effects in Photoshop

Ashley Sisk is blowing me out of the water with her weekly Photoshop Shoot and Edit tutorials. I may not participate in the link-up every…
11Fri February 25, 2011
Rule of Thirds and Cropping in Photoshop

Most photographers and artists are familiar with the rule of thirds, however applying it to a crop in Photoshop is easier said than done. The…
22Thu February 10, 2011
Shoot & Edit: Hearts

This week for the Shoot part of Shoot & Edit, Jill gives some great tips to improve your photography! The theme for the SOOC shot…
11Thu February 10, 2011
Clean Edit Photoshop Action

Over the past several months, I’ve noticed myself starting the photo editing process the same way with each shot. I adjust the levels and try…
0Tue February 8, 2011
Smoothing a Textured Overlay

Have you ever tried adding an overlay to your photograph only to realize it’s too texturey? Some textures would look absolutely amazing over a photograph…
22Thu February 3, 2011
Shoot & Edit Week 4

Shoot & Edit is a wonderful photography bloghop with two parts every week. On Monday, Jill of Forever ‘n Ever ‘n Always Photography posts a…
19Thu January 27, 2011
Shoot & Edit Week 3

I missed last week’s Shoot and Edit, but I read through Ashley’s tutorial on using adjustment layers and layer masks this morning and loved it!…
16Thu January 13, 2011
Shoot and Edit Part 2: Winter

It takes me a couple of days to figure out whether or not I like a photo I’ve taken and I can state unequivocally that…
14Thu August 19, 2010
Before + After: Adjustment Layers

Due to the SITS/Blogfrog 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge, I am weeks behind in my photo editing. The photographs used in today’s…
22Tue July 27, 2010
ACR Presets – Sky Set

I’ve been tinkering around with the idea of learning how to create ACR presets. (ACR is Adobe Camera Raw, the program I use to tweak…