A Terrific Technique for Ultimate Noise and Sharpness Control in Nature Photography
My preferred look for Nature Photography is a near noise free background with a sharp subject. I don't know why but I just don't like a noisy background of my nature photographs. Grasshopper Sparrow
Topaz Impression – Turn Your Photos into Works of Art
Topaz Impression is a plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom that will help turn your photographs into works of art. Topaz Impression has over 100 presets to get you started in creating a painted look to your photographs. These 100+ presets…
How to Clean up the Backgrounds of your Nature Photographs – Part 2
This is part 2 of a 2 part blog series on techniques to clean up the backgrounds of your nature photographs. In part 1, I discussed darkening and blurring the background to hide the distractions in your photos. Part 2 of…
How to Clean up the Backgrounds of your Nature Photographs – Part 1
In order to create appealing nature photographs, the background of the photograph needs to be clean and free of distractions that can lead the viewer’s eye away from the subject. This includes all types of nature photography including birds, wildlife, and wildflower…
Photo Story: Yellowstone – Just One Tree
This photo was taken in Yellowstone National Park just west of the Lamar Valley. It was a cloudy and stormy afternoon in Yellowstone.
Where Did the Oil Paint Filter go in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014?
In April 2014, Adobe announced that they would no longer support the Oil Paint Filter and it would no longer be available starting with Photoshop CC 2014. Adobe based the removal of the Oil Paint Filter on lower customer useage and…
The Story Behind the Photo: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Changing the Background)
The Photo Story It was a bright, sunny Easter morning at the Beaver Marsh in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. The first hour that I spent at the park, I saw the normal characters: Northern Cardinals, a Turkey Vulture, Great Blue…
AKVIS OilPaint Photo Processing Software Review
AKVIS software has released a new Photoshop plugin and stand alone application called OilPaint that turns photographs into oil paintings. OilPaint features a new brush stroke algorithm that more closely imitates real brush strokes. Photographers familiar with AKVIS plugins will…
Two Looks for an Old Prison Chair in the Mansfield Reformatory
This photo is of an old recliner located in the Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The Mansfield reformatory, also called the Ohio State Reformatory is an old decaying prison that is also rumored to be haunted. The owners of the…
ReStyle Photoshop Plugin from TopazLabs – A First Look
Topaz Labs recently announced a new photo processing plugin called ReStyle that allows you to easily and quickly apply new looks and styles to your photos. But with all the photo processing plugins on the market and on my computer,…