Keep It Simple
Sometimes when taking a photo it is tempting to include a lot of "stuff" to give you more to look at. Often it is better to get rid of all…
POTM – June 2018
Here is my Photo Of The Month for June (POTM). I chose this image for a number of reasons. I did not get out to do much personal work this…
Photo fantasy
A friend asked me for help making a Photoshop collage of her playing on a cosmic pool table (she is into cosplay). It was quite fun, and I got some…
My workflow, and how I organize my images
Post processing is a necessary step in creating a great photo. Back in the day, I had binders full of negatives, slides, and proof prints and I would spend hours in…
Say it with meaning
I was out in the woods of Francis King Park the other day looking for inspiration. I found a few good images, but I wanted more. I started thinking about something…
Watermarking your images.
Putting images online is a bit of a double edged sword, on the one hand you can show your work to many people, many more than was possible in the…
Advanced Burn and Dodge
In my pursuit of ever more control of my retouching, I have come up with a new way of "sculpting" images.First I guess I need to explain what I mean…
Lightroom vs Photoshop
A lot of photographers are using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6 to process their digital images. I do use Lightroom (LR) to catalogue images, and for some very basic edits, but I…