If you work with a lot of photos and are an organization freak like I am, renaming your photo files to something recognizable is a really good idea. I mean, say you’ve got hundreds of folders full of images and all those images had names like “IMG_1724” or “DSC00526” (Yes, I am looking through some […]
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Find tutorials that have to do with all things digital, such as photography, videography, cinematography, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Bridge, and Premier Pro, among others. Learn the basics of photography and video and how to operate your camera. Then learn how to edit and share your photos and videos and how to print your photos.
Examples of Creative Lens Focus
When it comes to photography, focus is huge. Besides lighting and composition, focus is one of the most important aspects to consider. The adding of purposeful blur along with the absence of any blur at all can truly make or break an image. There’s truly nothing else that can evoke emotion like a tack sharp […]
Using the Photoshop Home Screen
The home screen in Adobe Photoshop has got to be one of the most ignored areas in the entire program. I’m not sure I’ve ever used it. I usually enter Photoshop straight from either Bridge or Camera Raw, so I don’t generally see the home screen. Sometimes though, I do simply open Photoshop to edit […]
Brightening Shadows in Adobe Camera Raw
Brightening shadows in a photograph during post-processing has got to be one of the most rewarding tasks because the change can be so dramatic. Depending on the image, dark shadows that look completely like silhouettes can be transformed into objects with detail and clarity. It’s amazing, really. In today’s post, I’ll be sharing the simple […]
Adding Metadata to Photos Using Templates in Adobe Bridge
Oftentimes, photographers and graphic designers find it necessary to add certain bits of information to their photos or graphics in the way of metadata. Examples of metadata might include a copyright, address, email address, phone number, etc… There are many pieces of data someone can attach to an image, given they’re using a piece of […]
How to Set Electronic Level on Canon T6i (or Any Rebel Camera)
Question: I am at a loss as to how to set my electronic level on my Canon T6i. I swear I’ve seen it done before, but for the life of me, I can’t find the setting. Does anyone know how to make this setting so I can use the level? Answer: Unfortunately, your camera doesn’t […]
How to Shoot Low Light Video with Little Noise
Noise is a huge problem when it comes to shooting video. For many people who are new to the hobby or profession, noise in video files might not seem like much of an issue. When I first began shooting video, I thought that all I needed to do was flip my camera on and press […]
Canon Rebel T7i Time Lapse & Slow Motion
Question: I own a Canon Rebel T7i and I was wondering if it was capable of capturing time lapse video. My friend owns an older Canon camera that will take sort of time lapse videos, but what it does is capture tons of individual images that need to be exported from the camera and then […]
Saving Custom Color Settings & Deleting Preferences in Photoshop
In this post, I’d like to cover a few quick housekeeping topics in Adobe Photoshop. These things have nothing to do with editing photos per se; they have more to do with the application itself. Whether you know it or not, you can create custom color settings within Photoshop and then save them for later […]
How to Convert a Color Image to Black & White in Photoshop
With Adobe Photoshop, it’s easy to convert a color photograph (or graphic) to black and white. You can either do this in pure grayscale or with a color tint. Today, I’ll show you how to accomplish both methods. Why would you want to convert a color image to black and white? Drama, of course. Sometimes, […]