photoshop 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…
6Thu May 12, 2011
Project 52: Self-Portraits: Challenge Week

On Monday, I opened an email from Digital Photography School informing me that they are having a self-portrait challenge this week hosted by self-portrait photographer,…
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…
0Sat February 19, 2011
Friday Finds: Night Photography

Photo Credit: Vaidotas Mišeikis.
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…
1Fri February 4, 2011
Friday Finds: Street Photography

I had a lot of fun this week finding Street Photography shots on Flickr. I would love to concentrate more on street photography, though the…
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…
15Tue February 1, 2011
A Day in the Life

My friend Lauren does a day in the life photo entry just about every month. I love those entries and after reading them, I’m always…
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!…
0Sun January 23, 2011
A Typical Weekend

I’ve had such a relaxing weekend with my boys! We never really do much of anything but play, watch TV, cook or do arts &…
8Thu January 20, 2011
Practice Makes…

Well, in my case practice rarely makes perfect. In fact, it seems the more I practice something, the worse I get at it. At least…
5Tue January 18, 2011
Simplicity SLR Class: The Challenge of Manual Mode

Shooting in manual mode all the time is extremely challenging and rewarding. In an instant I must determine what combination of ISO, aperture and shutter…
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…