New Ways To Light Up Photos In Camera Raw & Lightroom
“Colin Smith shows you how to use masks in Lightroom to change the lighting in a photo. Create an easy rim light, flood light and more. Change a photo to look like the sun is shining.”
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The Only Way to Steal Photoshop Color Grading That Works 100% Of The Time
“Easily copy color grading styles using ‘Common Sense’ in Photoshop! Learn how to logically approach color matching using several techniques and create your own steps that get the best results based on your image and what you wish to achieve.”
3 Ways To Adjust A Skies In Lightroom and Photoshop
“Look at three ways to adjust your skies in Lightroom and Photoshop. Each works a little differently, and some make automatic selections – which works well sometimes. While others require a little more work but can give better results.”
How To Mask Curves In Adobe Lightroom Classic
“Adobe added Curves to the masking tool in Adobe Camera Raw, but has yet to add the same feature to Lightroom Classic. Here’s how to cheat and apply Curves using the masking feature in Lightroom Classic.”
Join Us Online Feb 3 – 5 For A Fabulous Night Photo Summit
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For years, the great folks at National Parks At Night have been hosting an online symposium on night photography.
3 Days
35 Speakers
38 Sessions
1 Year To Watch Replays
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Feb 5 at 3:45 EST
I’ll present a new seminar
Naked Eye, Camera Eye, Mind’s Eye.
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I’m delighted to participate this year. I’m also psyched to see many of the presentations, including Joseph DePasquale’s Unveiling The Infrared Universe With The James Webb Space Telescope.
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7 Tips To Help You Crop Your Photographs Better
A crop can make a good photograph great. There’s an art to cropping that every photographer would be wise to master. Here are seven things to consider.
Align
Horizon tipping? Level it, which will crop edges a little or a lot, depending on how tilted it was. Similarly, it’s best to keep other significant horizontals and verticals parallel to the frame. Perspective correction will distort elements within the frame unequally to do just this and crop edges unequally. (In these situations, plan to crop and shoot a little more than you need.) If, on the other hand, you’re trying to create an imbalanced topsy-turvy effect to add dynamism, tilt them substantially. A lot looks deliberate. A little looks sloppy.
Distraction
4 Alternatives To Cropping Your Photographs – Both Old And New Ways
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Edges Darkened
Edges Retouched
So you don’t want to crop your image. What other alternatives could you consider to minimize distractions? Here are four.
Color - LHS
Contrast is an eye-catcher. So, if you don’t want elements to catch the eye, reduce their contrast. There are three types of contrast; luminosity, hue, and saturation. Depending on the situation, you may need to use one, two, or all three. Take your clues from the overall image and the immediate surroundings of the elements you’d like to direct attention away from. Rather than sleight of hand, it’s sleight of eye.
Blur
One of the strongest ways to deflect attention from an element is to blur it. The more you blur it, the less focus it will demand. Blur it enough, and it will disappear into its surrounding field of color. Take care to manage transitions between blurred and sharp areas convincingly (as if the blur happened in camera rather than in post-production); if they aren’t handled well, the blur will stand out as artificial and attract attention rather than reduce it.
Distort
This One Photoshop Tip Saved My Sanity!
Matt Kloskowski offers a great tip that makes saving files in Photoshop easier.
How To Keep One Color in Photoshop – No Masks Needed!
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“In this video, you will learn an easy trick to make an image black and white and keep one color.”
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33 Resources To Help You Enjoy The World’s Best Photographs Of 2022
Enjoy viewing 2022’s top photography collections!
New York Times Year In Pictures
BBC – 14 Most Striking Photos Of Year
My Modern Met Top 50 Photographs From Around the World
Life – Most Iconic Photographs Of All Time
National Geographic – Pictures Of the Year
National Geographic – The Story Behind 9 Photos
National Geographic – Best Travel Photos
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Ocean Photographer Of The Year
Guardian Ocean Photographer Of The Year
Guardian Landscape Photographer Of The Year
Guardian Environmental Photographer Of The Year
Natural Landscape Photography Awards
Guardian Wildlife Photographers Of The Year
Natural History Museum Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
CNN Wildlife Photographer Of The Year
CNN Wildlife Photographer People’s Choice Award
RSPCA Young Photographer Award Winners
2022 Photomicrography Competition
Nikon’s Small World Photomicrography Competition
Astronomy Photographer Of The Year