I sat down recently with my good buddy Steven J Magner after not seeing his face for nearly 10 months to record a podcast. He's been busy with a new baby girl and building his businesses, he's all grown up! Since we are both stuck at home due to stay at home orders in California, we figured we'd jump on the bandwagon a bit and record a video chat. We caught up on life, our careers and the how the covid-19 crisis is affecting our daily lives. I hope you'll enjoy it.
Read MoreI recently did a guest article for Shutterbug sharing 5 ways to get better stunning light in your Landscape photos. I give you tips on how to recognize, shoot and plan for better light. These tips are sure to help you capture better shots during your next photography outing.
Read MoreSo should you invest in presets? This question I have asked myself and now I’m going to explore with you. Are they really worth if you want to improve your editing? My past stance and personal opinion is that they would be bad for your overall editing and learning. However, after really thinking about this over the last week I think there are some positives and negatives to presets. Let’s lay them out.
Read MoreIf you are using Adobe Photoshop to edit your photos, or you know others who do, then you’ve probably heard the word luminosity masks thrown around quite a bit. So what is all the fuss about? Truth is, luminosity masks are a great tool to assist you in making targeted selections so adjustments focus on only portions of the image. In this tutorial I’m going to touch on what a mask is, then what luminosity masks are, and finally how to create a Photoshop action to quickly create luminosity masks for all your images. After reading the tutorial, check out a short video on all these subjects and don’t forget to download my free Photoshop Action to try out.
Read MoreHaida Filter recently came out with a new filter system, the M10, and I jumped at the opportunity to take a look to see if there had been improvements made in functionality. I had not seen the system prior to receiving it, so I had no idea of what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised when I unboxed the new system as it was just what I had been wishing for and more.
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