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Adobe Photoshop CS6 First Thoughts

If you’re looking for a break from those breathless Adobe Photoshop CS6 reviews, you’re not going to find it here. The newest release from the Adobe Creative Suite is just as good as everyone says, improving on features that needed it while leaving the best features alone. Yep, can you imagine that? A release from a computer […]

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From ‘Meh’ to “WOW!” Making Uninteresting Things Look Interesting

Beauty Is In the Eye of the Beholder? Turning a mundane documentary image of an object or person into a dramatic or powerful piece of art is hardly new. While boring the pants off your friends with snapshots of your vacation — including the obligatory beach sunrise or sunset photo — constitutes 99 percent or […]

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Photography Websites – Best 10

In this post I would like to honor my favorite 10 photography websites.  Since the “best” is really a matter of opinion, you might not agree with my personal favorites.  Feel free to add your own in the comments section, I’m always wanting feedback. So, here we go… Photography Websites – Best 10 Stuck In Customs […]

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Creating Portraits That Pop!

If you are just starting out in learning wedding photography, photographing people can be challenging because of the infinite myriad of expressions, shapes and nuances in a human face. On a wedding day, I photograph the couple, their families and friends, trying to catch the perfect shot that embodies that specific moment in time. Sometimes […]

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Portrait Professional Studio – Review – Tutorial

I know that I have already written a review of Portrait Professional Standard, but I now have a license for the Studio version, which is an upgrade. The Standard version of Portrait Professional is really very sufficient for most amateur users in my opinion, but is lacking some of the advanced features contained in the […]

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Stock Photography Tips

Taking and submitting stock photography is a great way to make some extra money. But only if you do it right. Here are a few quick tips to taking the right kind of photos and submitting them in the right kind of way to help ensure you’re earning income, not wasting time. 1. Quality comes […]

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Pictures of Clouds – The Best of Flickr (In My Opinion)

I love looking at pictures of clouds.  That’s about all I have to say about that. First, here are two cloudscapes I took on a recent trip.  Like all of the free images offered on Photoluminary, you can use these under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial license. Now, My Favorite Pictures of Clouds from Flickr! […]

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Car Photography Tips

Like all photography, taking great shots of cars isn’t as simple as pointing and clicking. There are a number of elements to consider if you’re looking to capture the vehicle’s true essence and nuance. We’ve put together these tips as a brief guide for taking compelling car photos. Choose and Maintain Your Subject Wisely While […]

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Green Nature Free Stock Images

I recently created these three green nature textures and they are for sale at Shutterstock, iStockphoto, and Texturevault.  However, I love to share my work for free sometimes.  It just makes me pretty darn happy to know that pieces of me are popping up elsewhere and being put to good use. You are free to […]

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How to Make an Infrared Camera

While it is indeed much easier to simulate the look of an infrared photo with photography software such as Adobe Photoshop CS6 or Topaz Labs, I think that doing things the “analog” way can be very fun.  Growing up in the 70s has given me both a low-tech and high-tech experience.  Besides, it’s fun to […]

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