Explore The Power Of Color Psychology
Understanding color psychology will help you use its powerful effects to communicate more effectively.
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The Art Of Color Adjustment
The power of color offers you extraordinary creative capabilities and you’ve never had more control than today.
Strategies
Infinite Variations
The possibilities are almost limitless. Explore your options before you commit to a solution.
Use Presets To Find Variations Quickly
Speed your workflow and visualize many possibilities for your images.
Why Achieving Neutrality In Your Images Is So Important
Make your color more believable, saturated, and three-dimensional.
4 Ways To Achieve Neutrality
How you achieve neutrality sets the foundation for future color moves.
How To Key Your Images Expressively – Go High, Medium, Or Low
Set the mood for your images with tonality.
The Key To Lively Images – Midtone Contrast – And How To Get It
6 Ways To Get Better Shadow & Highlight Detail
Increase separation in the darkest and lightest values.
5 Tools You Can Use To Make The Most Of Shadows & Highlights Without HDR
You can extend the dynamic range of your images without bracketing exposures.
How To Avoid Making Viewers Squint At Your Images To See Their Highlights
Preserving detail and setting brightness are important first steps.
3 Qualities Of Light You Can Use To Make Your Images Glow
How To Use Simultaneous Contrast To Make Colors Even More Lively
9 Ways To Tell If Your Images Are Overcooked
How To Make Day Look Like Night In Your Images
How To Enhance The Illusion Of Space With Atmospheric Perspective
Deciding Where To Make Your Images Glow And How To Do It | Coming Soon
Raw
What In The World Are Raw Files?
Dive in to the strange and wonderful world of Raw files.
Why You Should Shoot Raw
Get highest quality images from your digital camera.
Why You Should Profile Your Camera
Improve the clarity and saturation of the color your digital camera creates.
How To Get More Than The Maximum A Slider Allows
Get 150%, 200%, 500% or more out of sliders.
5 Reasons You Still Need Photoshop
1 Fine Retouching, 2 Precise Masking, 3 Advanced Color Adjustment, 4 Creative Sharpening, 5 Plug-Ins
Tools
How To Evaluate Color Adjustment Tools
Identify the go-to, exotic, and redundant tools.
Blend Modes
Make all of Photoshop’s color adjustment tools more precise.
Curves
It’s the most precise tool for adjusting luminosity and hue.
High Pass Contrast
Make your photographs appear more three-dimensional.
High Pass Contrast Or Sharpening – How To Choose An Optimal Setting
Choose between planar contrast or edge sharpening.
Curves, Clarity, Dehaze, High Pass, Texture and Sharpening Compared
How do you choose between so many ways to control luminosity contrast?
Curing Dehaze Color Artifacts
Try this quick fix to eliminate Dehaze color artifacts.
Hue/Saturation & Vibrance & HSL Compared
They’re the most powerful tools for adjusting saturation.
White Balance, Photo Filter, Color Overlays, and Curves Compared
How do you choose between so many ways to control color temperature?
Selective Color
It makes very precise changes like no other tool.
Use LAB Color Mode To Increase Hue Contrast
Use LAB mode for greater hue separation.
Blending Channels
Use the information in one channel to improve another.
Adobe Camera Raw Filter
Using ACR on layers lets you use Photoshop’s precise masking with it.
Color Lookup
Color grading can give many images a similar look or individuals a unique one.
Color Grading
Make the color in your images more expressive with this easy split toning solution.
Gradient Maps
Add new color into specific ranges of luminosity.
Match Color
Transfer color from one image to another.
Synthetic Profiles
Make big changes non-destructively by redefining color values.
Before You Mask Use The Tool’s Selectivity | Coming Soon
The results are faster and sometimes better.
What You Can Do With Raw That You Can’t With Photoshop Unless … | Coming Soon
Adjust Raw files and individual layers with the most robust color adjustment feature.
Use HDR Techniques To Get The Best Image Detail
Use high dynamic range techniques to capture detail in highlights and shadows even in scenes with extreme contrast.
Why Everybody Needs HDR … Sometimes | Coming Soon
Why Your Camera’s Auto HDR Feature Is Inferior
How To Set Your Camera To Auto Bracketing
How Many Exposures Do You Need For HDR Merges ?
Making HDR Merges Is A Four Step Process
5 Photoshop Tools To Make The Most of Shadows & Highlights Without HDR
3 Ways HDR Software Can Benefit Single Exposures | Coming Soon
Using HDR Software To Sharpen Photographs
HDR with Lightroom | Coming Soon
HDR With Photoshop | Coming Soon
HDR Panoramas | Coming Soon
Refine HDR With Photoshop Layer Blending | Coming Soon
7 HDR Artifacts & How To Avoid Or Cure Them
Quick Answers To The 5 Most Asked HDR Questions
Get Optimum Image Quality – Shoot & Process Raw Files
Get the best image quality by optimally exposing and processing Raw files.
What In The World Are Raw Files?
Dive in to the strange and wonderful world of Raw files.
Why You Should Shoot Raw
Get highest quality images from your digital camera.
Why You Should Profile Your Camera
Improve the clarity and saturation of the color your digital camera creates.
How To Get More Than The Maximum A Slider Allows
Get 150%, 200%, 500% or more out of sliders.
How To Achieve Optimum Exposure
Achieve optimum exposures.
Use The Exposure Triangle Creatively | Coming
Setting Your Digital Camera’s File Format
Setting Your Digital Camera’s Color Space
8 Essentials To Achieve Perfectly Focused Exposures
13 Essential Tips For Low Light & Night Photography
Test Camera – Dust | Coming
Test Camera – ISO | Coming
Test Lens – Sharpest Aperture | Coming
Get Better Exposures Using Hyper-Focal Distance | Coming
How To Hold Your Camera Steady | Coming
What To Do When You Don’t Have A Tripod | Coming
Shoot In Bursts To Reduce Camera Shake | Coming
Use Camera Motion Creatively | Coming
Multi-Shot Techniques
Multi-Shot – Extending Format – Panorama
Multi-Shot – Extending Depth Of Field – Focus Stacking
Multi-Shot – Extending Resolution – 3 Ways Increase Resolution
Multi-Shot – Extending Bit Depth – 32 Bit Tone Mapping
Multi-Shot – Extending Dynamic Range – HDR
Multi-Shot – Remove Or Multiply Moving Objects
The Best Videos On Creativity
This growing collection of videos on creativity includes content from many fields – photographers, writers, musicians, scientists and kids. Use this list to dive into what I think is the most fascinating field. Check back in the future for new additions to this list.
With so many great videos to choose from where do you start?
My top picks are red.
Ray Bradbury – Telling The Truth
Julie Burstein – 4 Lessons In Creativity
Tim Brown – Tales Of Creativity And Play
Ben Cameron – The True Power Of The Performing Arts
John Paul Caponigro – You’re More Creative Than You Think
Candy Chang – Before I Die I Want To
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi – On Flow
Edward De Bono – 5 Videos On Thinking Creatively
Nancy Duarte – The Common Structure Of The Greatest Communicators
Kirby Ferguson – Embrace The Remix
Neil Gaiman – Finding Your Life In Art
James Geary – Metaphorically Speaking
Elizabeth Gilbert – Nurturing Creativity
Robert Greene – Creative Mastery
Sheena Iyengar – The Art Of Choosing
Steve Jobs – How To Live Before You Die
Stephen Johnson – Where Good Ideas Come From
David Kelley – How To Build Your Creative Confidence
Austin Kleon – Steal Like An Artist
Charles Limb – Your Brain On Improv
Beau Lotto – Science Is For Everyone, Kids Included
Bobby McFerrin – On Improvisation
Kerry Mullis – Celebrating The Experiment
Chris Orwig – Getting Better At Photography Fuels Innovation
Howard Rheingold – On Collaboration
Matt Ridley – When Ideas Have Sex
Sir Ken Robinson – Education Revolution
Andrew Stanton – Clues To A Great Story
Adora Svitak – What Adults Can Learn From Kids
Amy Tan – Where Does Creativity Hide ?
Don Tapscott – Four Principles For The Open World
Julian Treasure – 5 Ways To Listen Better
Benjamin Zander – Music And Passion
Quotes On Creativity
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Your sure to find inspiration in this growing list of Creativity Quotes collections. You’ll find great thoughts from many cultures, eras, and disciplines in these collections. Click on this list of links to explore quotes by topic. Check back in the future for new additions to this list.
Looking
Creativity Exercises
Looking for new perspectives? Try these practices.
22 Ways to Find Inspiration
How do I find inspiration?
Eyes Wide Shut
Tap into your other senses.
Gesture
Connect with the implied motion in your images.
Get Physical With Your Subjects
Touch and be touched by your subjects.
Walk With Someone
Walk and photograph with someone. You’ll both find different ways of seeing the world.
Use Props
Use props to stimulate new image ideas.
Color Theory
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Understanding color theory will help you appreciate and make more effective color choices.
Describing Color
The Best Books On Color Theory
Deepen your appreciation and understanding of color with these books.
What Is Color Theory ? | Download
Here are the essentials on which you can base your conceptual foundation of color.
All The Words Of The Rainbow
Find the words to describe that color or figure out what that word means.
Luminosity – Lightness | Coming
Proportion | Coming
Color Wheels
A Brief History Of The Color Wheel
Why Photographers’ And Painters’ Color Wheels Differ
How To Use Color Wheels | Coming
Going To The Movies
What In The World Is Color Grading?
How Classic Movies Use Color To Tell Compelling Stories
10 Best Uses Of Color In Movies
Understanding Wes Anderson’s Unforgettable Color Palettes In 10 Movies
4 Movies That Showcase Zhang Yimou’s Brilliant Use Of One Color Dominance
8 Movies That Use Day For Night Beautifully
How To Decode Color In Christopher Nolan’s Amazing Movie Inception
7 Movies That Mix Black & White And Color Brilliantly
The 25 Most Beautiful Black-And-White Movies
Color Palettes
An Artist’s Palette | Download
One of the most distinctive things about an artist’s work is his or her use of color.
One Strategy For Creating Many Successful Color Palettes
Most successful palettes do this one thing.
How To Find The Infinite Color Possibilities One Image Contains
The possibilities seem limitless. Explore your options before you commit to a solution.
Why B&W And Color Don’t Mix
They’re two different realities; unless you use them as a code for that, present them separately.
B&W Palettes | Download
Here are a few examples of black and white palettes drawn from the history of photographic practice.
B&W Expanding The Definition | Download
What is a black and white image?
Palette – Light | Coming
Palette – Medium | Coming
Palette – Dark | Coming
Palette – Low Contrast | Coming
Palette – High Contrast | Coming
Palette – Spotlit | Coming
Palette – Ideal | Coming
Palette – Ambient | Coming
Palette – Synthetic | Coming
Palette – Super Saturated | Coming
Palette – Pastel | Coming
Palette – Semi-Neutral | Coming
Palette – Neutral | Coming
Palette – Monochromatic | Coming
The Colors Of The Seasons | Coming
The Colors Of A Place | Coming
Ways To Improve Your Color Perception
Take The X-Rite ColorIQ Challenge
Exercise – Memory | Coming
Exercise – After Image | Coming
Exercise – Transparency | Coming
Exercise – Intervals | Coming
Exercise – Simultaneous Contrast 3=4 | Coming
Exercise – Simultaneous Contrast 4=2 | Coming
Exercise – Optically Neutral | Coming
Exercise – Analysis | Coming
The Art Of Visual Storytelling
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To find your voice tell your story.
Plan Your Story
Every Picture Tells A Story
There are countless kinds of stories to tell and ways to tell them.
Make Plans Free to Members
Increase your productivity and fulfillment by making a plan.
Define a Project Free to Members
Focus your creative efforts and create an action list to achieve your goals.
Developing Personal Projects
Defining a project is one of the single best ways to develop your body of work.
Keep Your Current Projects Visible
What kinds of visual reminders would be helpful to you?
Perform An Annual Creative Review
At the beginning of every year I review the accomplishments of the past year.
The Benefits Of Performing An Annual Image Review
You’ll learn a great deal about your vision when you perform an annual image review.
The Benefits Of Selecting Your Top Images
Find your current best works and compare them to your past.
7 Benefits Of Returning To Locations
With so many wonderful places, why return to the same location more than once?
With so many wonderful places, why return to the same location more than once?
Discover & Develop Your Story
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Identify the superstars in your work.
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10 Benefits Of Building Bodies of Work
Add depth to your images and find more uses for them.
Add depth to your images and find more uses for them.
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Images That Sizzle & Fizzle Versus Sleepers & Keepers
While some images have an immediate impact, others have staying power.
While some images have an immediate impact, others have staying power.
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Outliers – What They Are And How To Make Them Fit
They’re the images that don’t fit neatly into a body of work.
They’re the images that don’t fit neatly into a body of work.
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Finding Your Best Work Free to Members
Find your best work efficiently.
Find your best work efficiently.
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A Dominant Impression Free to Members
How to find the “Dominant Impression” in your work.
How to find the “Dominant Impression” in your work.
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A Train of Thought Free to Members
Look for the ways you approach making photographs and think visually.
Look for the ways you approach making photographs and think visually.
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Structure Your Story
3 Great Books On Photographic Contact Sheets
Create a guiding structure to help focus and strengthen your work.
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Use Storyboards To Improve Your Lightroom Collections | Coming
Create sequences to find what’s missing and new opportunities.
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Create sequences to find what’s missing and new opportunities.
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How you present your images can be as important as which ones you select.
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4 Tools You Can Use To Control Focus And Flow When Sequencing Your ImagesUse the power of cuts, pans, zooms, and fades.
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6 Tools You Can Use To Improve Continuity Between Still Images
How you present your images can be as important as which ones you select.
6 Image Cuts To Avoid At All Costs | Coming
… unless you want to focus on them.
… unless you want to focus on them.
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Transitions | Coming Soon
How you get there is just as important as where you arrive.
How you get there is just as important as where you arrive.
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Expand Your Story
How To Strike Up A Lively Conversation With Your Images
Not sure where to go or what to do? Ask your images!
Association
Discover and develop underlying qualities and themes.
Metaphor
Work on more than one level simultaneously.
Equivalence
Create greater resonance with viewers.
Variation Free to Members
Find many ideas or turn one idea into many variations.
Combination Free to Members
Create synergy between existing elements in your images.
Reversal
Use reversal to open new doors in your creative process.
Break The Rules
Unlock new creative possibilities.
Find Your Next Story
Your Next Story | Coming