I’m always thinking of new and creative ways to use my photos, and after spending the day out and about photographing things last week-end, and ending the day with my camera banging about with the rest of the junk at the bottom of my tote bag, I decided it was finally time to make a […]
How to personalize your camera cozy with a photo printed on fabric Read More »
I don’t buy too many new books these days; there seems to be a lot of the same old stuff regurgitated in many different ways and after a while it all starts to look the same. However from time to time I find a book that is both informational and inspirational. Photo Craft is surprisingly
Learn how to take better photos, tweak them, and then use them in your artwork Read More »
One of the challenges I’ve always experienced when editing my product images, is removing the background. Depending on the technique you use to remove the main image from the background, sometimes it can end up looking like the dog had chewed around the edges of it. Then add to this the challenges of photographing fabric
Exploring Photoshop: Removing backgrounds the easy way Read More »
If you’ve played with blending modes in Photoshop you no doubt have your favorites. My favorite blending modes are generally “overlay” and “soft light” because they seem to produce consistent results for the type of photo art I like to make. However this week I took a stop outside the box and began working with
Exploring Photoshop: Blending Modes – Difference Read More »
I’ve mentioned previously about how to how to whiten backgrounds on product photos using the “screen” blending mode in Photoshop. While that technique is quick, unfortunately it doesn’t work with every photo. An alternative method is to use the “dodge” tool.The “dodge” tool can be found lurking in the tool palette along with the “burn”
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