If you want to add contrast to an image in Photoshop, there are several ways you can do so, and in this tutorial we will walk you through some of them. BRIGHTNESS + CONTRAST The quickest way to adjust the contrast ...

  In our previous post on using the Curves panel in Photoshop CS & CC, we talked about using curves in the RGB channel. In this post, we will go a step further to talk about the Red, Green and Blue Channels. W...

  October and November are my favorite months of the year here in the Southeastern U.S.! The heat and humidity have finally vanished, and I can get outdoors with my camera, without feeling like I'm going to have a ...

When you hear the words "selective" and "color" side by side, you may get a little bit nervous, but I promise you that I am not about to talk to you about the 1990s editing trend. Instead, I want to show you one of P...

  There are several ways you can crop an image in Photoshop, but the most straightforward method to get a precise crop is the Crop Tool. In this tutorial, I will walk you through how to crop your images to standard ...

Have you ever wondered how to read the histogram in Photoshop, and how you can use the information it is providing you? In this tutorial, we will give you the absolute basics of the histogram. HOW THE HISTOGRAM CAN ...

by Zach Egolf It’s difficult to hold the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens in your hands without feeling like you’re holding something special.  It’s as if you’re holding an artifact from history that, hundreds of ye...

Shiny things are everywhere we look. Newer cars, bigger houses, Tori Burch wedges, boats, Kelly Moore bags, jewelry from Tiffany’s, hair extensions, iPads, and my personal favorite: Lululemon workout clothes. Curren...

Get ready to add Autumn leaves to an image using the Falling Leaves overlay and action Photoshop collection!  You can use this collection in Elements 11-15 and higher as well as Photoshop CS and CC.  Plus, you'l...

Today I want to talk to you about storing your Photoshop Actions somewhere besides your computer.  For example, in your cloud storage, or on an external hard drive or jump drive. This is really, really important for ...

Have you ever noticed how, in some of your shots, your subject and or/certain elements of the image will have a colored halo around the edges? This is known as "chromatic abberation" or simply "color fringing." In t...

If you missed part one of this series you can read it here. This may come as a surprise to you, but your accountant does NOT want your shoebox full of receipts at the end of the year! I can't tell you how many client...

  Are you on Schedule?  This is Week 3 to a 4 part series to help you be ready for tax time this year!  You can review Week 1 and Week 2 here.  It happens every year. I have clients climbing the walls asking me to fin...

We're in the second half of 2017 folks!  Once the New Year arrives, it won't be long before you'll have to file taxes again.  Want tax time to be a little less painful this year?  Check out these four goals that are ...

Hi Pretties!  In this tutorial we're going to show you how to remove the automatic pop-up message that sometimes appears at the end of the actions you run.  We love these messages, they are very helpful when you're f...

  Hello, we’re so glad you’re here! If you’ve found this page there’s a chance that you, like many others, may be frustrated or just simply curious about how to use Overlays in Photoshop. I know it can be a tiny bit ...

Getting Your Clients to Giggle Naturally: Questions and Phrases to Break the Ice Be honest, how many photographers reading this are still saying, “Smile on three! One…two…three!” or “Everyone say cheese!”? While thes...

Improving SEO for photographers  We all want to see our own website at the top of Google searches for photographers in our area, am I right? With your site ranking at the top of local Google searches you’re guarantee...

/>Hello Newborn Photogs!  Have you been itching to up your editing game or do you simply want to pick up a new trick or two when it comes to editing newborns in Photoshop?  Well get ready because I'm about to let...

It’s every newborn photographer’s dream to have a session where baby sleeps soundly–OK, OK, we’ll say it, like a baby–for their entire session. Where does that phrase come from anyway? If you’ve ever been a parent, o...