Lightroom Tips & Tutorials – My Favorite Online Resources
Adobe Lightroom Last week I shared with you my favorite online resources for learning Adobe Photoshop. This week I thought I’d share the same type of information for my other favorite post production...
View ArticleCreativeLIVE Brings You Photoshop Week!
February 25th – March 2nd Weather you’re a seasoned Photoshop user or someone new to the program, CreativeLIVE is the online place to be this week. The Seattle-based online classroom is now hosting a...
View ArticleWind Turbines Change The Gloucester Landscape
The Winds of Change… My initial encounter with the wind turbines at Blackburn Industrial Park in Gloucester, Massachusetts, was last November when the first of three turbines was already assembled and...
View ArticleThe First Signs of Spring Come to Cape Ann
Snow Melt… After a feisty February of back-to-back blizzards here on Cape Ann, I was thrilled to discover the snow melt of the last few days revealing the very first signs of spring! Considering an...
View ArticleTexture Photography — Explore Your Creativity
Texture, Texture, or Texture? Confused by that headline? Let me explain. In my experience, I’ve seen texture incorporated into photography in three distinctly different ways: The Subject Itself We live...
View ArticleMarch Brings The Full Worm Moon
The Full Worm Moon Beckons Yesterday’s moon was known as the “Full Worm Moon.” According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac: ”The Full Worm Moon was given its name by the Algonquin tribes from New England to...
View Article12 Tips To Improve Your Flower Photography!
Flower Photography Cheat Sheet Now that Spring is officially here, it’s the perfect time to start thinking about ways to improve your flower photography. My gardens are already beginning to sprout here...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Adding Texture to Flowers
Texture Photography First Catches My Eye I first noticed texture photography about 6 years ago when I joined BetterPhoto.com. I was new to photography back then, had very little Photoshop experience,...
View ArticleDetermining A Photo’s Value
A Picture’s Worth… How do you determine the value of a photograph? It’s a question photographers deal with every day when pricing their prints and services. On this day, however, I see the question...
View ArticleEnhancing Pet Portraits with Textures
The Other Family Members Portrait photography is a very specialized art. Posing, lighting, and background choices — not to mention hair, makeup and a flattering outfit — are all key components to...
View ArticleFun with Basic Photoshop Filters!
Let’s Start With The Basics… Photoshop comes with a variety of built-in filters. I’m often asked by people just getting started with Photoshop what kind of “fun” things can they create using only the...
View ArticleHow to Create A Fauve Fine Art Scene in Photoshop
Fauvism… If you’re not familiar with “Fauve Fine Art,” then perhaps this description from Wikipedia can be of some help: “Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for “the wild beasts”), a loose...
View ArticleHow To Create A Single Orb From 4 Separate Orb Images
Orb Photography For this article I am assuming you already know how to create an orb in Photoshop. If not, don’t panic. If you are unfamiliar with orb photography and the Photoshop steps used to create...
View ArticleChanneling My Inner Van Gogh
A Great Master Inspires Vincent Van Gogh was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work became known for its rough beauty, emotional honesty and bold color. His oil-on-canvas painting titled Vase...
View ArticleThe Creative Journey of A Solitary Sunflower
From Beautiful… to Bizarre… to Beautiful Once Again This is one of my favorite sunflower images. I loved everything about it the day I shot it. Little did I know then that it would play a major role in...
View ArticleKaleidoscopes — Experimentation Time!
Recently I’ve been on a kick creating kaleidoscope images from some of my favorite photographs. Last week I took you on the creative journey of a solitary sunflower. This week my love of sunflowers...
View ArticleCapturing A Childhood Memory
You’re Nine Only Once… Recently I was asked to photograph a group of young girls celebrating a friend’s 9th birthday. Having photographed the birthday girl years earlier, I was happy to oblige. After...
View ArticleCharlotte Calls My Garden Home
All In The Family For the last couple of years I’ve had a garter snake living under the stone steps in my garden. I affectionately named him Charlie. Each spring I look forward to seeing him basking in...
View ArticleCelebrating My Love of Sunflowers!
I’ve always loved sunflowers. There’s something about them that just makes me smile. I know I’m not the only one who feels that way. Sunflowers have magical powers. Well, maybe it just feels that way....
View ArticlePet Portraits — Pixel Bender Oil Paint Filter
Captured My Heart When I first spotted Mia at the Cape Ann Animal Aid shelter in Gloucester, Massachusetts, she instantly caught my eye. I had no intention of getting a dog that day, as I already had...
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