Mist/Haze Photoshop Tutorial
Here’s a quick Photoshop tutorial showing you how to enhance haze or fog in your photographs. Fog is great for adding depth to your photographs. Start with a photograph well suited for fog. This shot, taken in The Grand Teton National Park, was taken in the early hours of the morning before the sun had come up. The view in real life was full of a morning mist. Unfortunately, my camera didn’t capture that well. For whatever reason fog does not expose well on a camera’s sensor. It almost... Read The Rest →
Photoshop Layers Tutorial (Part I)
Today I’m going to be looking at what I consider to be the foundation of Photoshop; Layers. Understanding layers is an essential skill as a photographer. It will not only help you with your editing process, but it’ll also influence your shooting style and technique in ways you would have never imagined. So what is a layer? Think of a layer as a transparent slide that sits on top of an image. Slides, or layers are used to separate editing elements from our original file. Elements can be a... Read The Rest →
Snapseed: Powerful and Optimized for the Mobile Smarthphone Screen.
I love editing my photos almost as much as I love taking them. Experimenting with new techniques and styles in programs like Photoshop and Lightroom excites me! Now, with the inception of the smartphone, I find myself taking more photos than ever. However, editing photos on a smartphone is frustrating. Most programs have struggled to adapt from a desktop interface to the small, mobile smartphone interface. Snapseed is the exception. Introduced by Nik Software, Snapseed is the first, mobile photo-editing software that is easy to use and provides the feature... Read The Rest →
Vignette Effect
Here’s a few simple steps to create an interesting vignette effect on your photograph. Video: Steps: 1. Activate the Brush Tool: This can be done in the side tool bar or by simply pressing ‘B’ on the keyboard. 2. Enter Quick Mask Mode: Press the Q button on the keyboard. This activates the masking mode. It will appear as nothing has happened; however, the mask is being applied to entire photo. We need invert the mask by pressing (command I), so no part of the photo is masked.... Read The Rest →