Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Organizing Actions in Photoshop

Amanda at Everyday Elements wrote this post about how to organize your actions in Photoshop. She gives a  great tutorial and even a video to help you get it right! 
Thanks Amanda!

Cropping in Lightroom by Pretty Presets

This article is from Pretty Presets about cropping in Lightroom. Gayle from Mom and Camera wrote this post which describes the different options and how to use them. This is a great time saver, especially if you switched from Photoshop to Lightroom and are still trying to figure it out!

A Tutorial on Smoke Photography

Isabelle Lafrance just posted a tutorial on how to shoot smoke photography. She's an amazing artist and has some interesting ideas on creating beautiful art with her photography. She gives a list of items you'll need, camera settings, and a step by step description on how to edit the images in photoshop. These kind of images would be great to use as stock, art, or to do just for fun!

7 Tips for Getting Tack Sharp Photos Every Time

Jim Harmer just posted this article giving 7 tips for sharper photos.
He discusses focus, camera blur, lens design and depth of field.
He describes the problem and the fix in easy to understand language.
Thanks for sharing Jim!

Monday, September 3, 2012

CoffeeShop Focal Zoom Action and Tutorial

Rita at the CoffeeShopBlog posted this amazing and easy to understand tutorial on how to create focal zoom action on your images!
She gives step by step instructions and also includes a free downloadable action for this effect. She's full of fun ideas and freebies, so please check her out!

How to Choose a Print Lab

Annie over at Paint the Moon gives great advice on how to prepare images for print, and shows the results of different print labs. This article can save you lots of headaches and stress from trying to figure out how to choose a good print lab. 

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Free Storyboards!

Rita at the Coffee Shop Blog posted a new storyboard for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. These are great for printing or for posting on the web. These are a free download!
She's so generous!