Most of us use different Photoshop blending modes to achieve different effects. Many tutorials suggest which more to use to achieve a certain look, but you have to admit they rarely state what exactly the blend mode does to the layers. This comprehensive and thorough video from Photoshop Training Channel explains them all! It […]
We all have seen some very encouraging news recently coming from major film companies bringing back or releasing new film stocks. Some promising accessories, like the “Lab-Box Film Tank, have also emerged and it seems that nothing can stop the return of film at the front stage. The present and near future seem very promising […]
Stock photo search engine Everypixel is a tool that should make the quest for perfect stock photos easier. But whats even more interesting is their tool called Everypixel Aesthetics. It uses neural networks to tell you how awesome your photo is. According to the developers, this tool sees the beauty of stock photos in the […]
Do you remember VHS tapes? Can you call them back to your memory and compare the horrendous image quality with the crisp, super-sharp HD videos we have today? Well, they had HD back in the 90s as well. It wasnt common, but there were some solutions that offered HD recording on a VHS tape. This […]
(hit play on this movie to see what this article is about, this is not a computer generated image, it’s all donein camera – see the final product here) As someone who deals with compositing on a daily basis, I foud myself in a restless state. And I don’t mean that restless state that all […]
Once, the idea of rotating my canvas when retouching was jarring to me. I knew it was something my peers were doing but I just couldn’t be bothered to try it myself. After a few one on one lessons where I was “forced” to do it by David Neilands, I actually found a surprising improvement […]
Ever heard the expression “don’t be that guy”? Here is the perfect example of what it means. [We are putting the actual video after the jump. It is neither work-friendly nor kids-friendly and it is not an easy watch] David Schwimmer (that nerd from Friends) learned that one of every three women in the US […]
Implementing gels into your photography is a really simple and effective way to make sure your images really stand out from the rest of the crowd. There are a ton of different ways to use gels to create some absolutely stunning imagery, but in this post, I am just going to show you a few […]
If you tend to create lots of crazy self-portraits as I do, a good technique to know is how to quickly change skin tone in Photoshop. Like the above image, one of my favorite things is to turn people into zombies. If you work for me its only a matter of time before you are […]
There are a few simple business email etiquette rules that you can follow to make your life a whole lot easier and save yourself from being an email ignoramus. Sure, business email is a necessity, but I think we can all agree that email is a colossal pain in the a$$. A lot of that […]
