Photography Blog Posts
Learn something about photography and Photoshop with our articles and tutorials listed below.
Macro Photography: Tips and Tricks
Posted on Thursday, May 28th, 2009
When shooting small animals, insects, bugs, flowers, or whatever it is that needs greater detail, it is suggested to always use a macro lens. Shooting with a macro lens gives you the ability to see details that are hard to see with the naked eye.
Continue reading...What is Depth of Field
Posted on Saturday, May 23rd, 2009
Depth of field is the range of distance within the subject that is acceptably sharp. The depth of field will vary from camera type, aperture settings and focusing distance. It is important to remember that the depth of field does not abruptly change from sharp to unsharp, but instead occurs as a gradual transition.
Continue reading...Fixing Your Crooked Horizon Using The Ruler Tool
Posted on Saturday, April 25th, 2009
Have you ever taken a photo with a crooked horizon? Here’s an easy way to straighten that horizon using Photoshop’s Ruler Tool.
Continue reading...SkiniTunes: A Mini Player for iTunes with Skins, Hotkeys, and Lyrics Importer
Posted on Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
SkiniTunes is a low system resource plug-in that was developed to make your life with iTunes a lot more enjoyable and more efficient. If you’re a current iTunes user, you’ve dealt with the same problem that millions of other iTunes users face: a boring interface. With SkiniTunes, you no longer have to worry as you’re now in complete control of how it looks.
Continue reading...Very Useful Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts
Posted on Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
There are lots of keyboard shortcuts built into Adobe Photoshop and there’s no way I could list them all here, even if I wanted to. I don’t even use most of them, but there are some I couldn’t live without. Here’s a brief rundown of some of my favorites.
Continue reading...Crop While Maintaining Original Ratio
Posted on Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Here is an easy way in any version of Photoshop to crop an image and maintain its native proportion. This is useful when cropping an image and still want to maintain the proper print size ratio (i.e. 5″ x 7″).
Continue reading...The Rule of Thirds
Posted on Saturday, February 28th, 2009
One of the most popular ‘rules’ in photography is the Rule Of Thirds. It is also popular amongst artists. It works like this:
Imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds both horizontally and vertically. You place important elements of your composition where these lines intersect…