Did you ever wish you could shoot a nice close-up, or macro, but didn’t have the right lens? Sometimes, you can crop the photos to get the effect you want. OK, that really wasn’t what I planned on writing about, but I’ve merged two topics together. The original idea: The...
Category Archives: photoshop
Just Upgraded to Photoshop CS4
OK, I didn’t really upgrade — I just installed the free 30-day trial, but I like it, so far. I took one of the Civil War files, applied that same sepia tone, blur, dark edges, and light center, as in my previous posts — but then I added a Boutwell action — Dirt Bag...
Night Shots
We are having a little debate — about sepia tone. If you go back a couple of days, you will see some Civil War Reenactment images — all sepia toned and with few other effects, to make them look like historical photos. I like them, in that context. Today, I am...
Taking the Blue Cast of a Wedding Gown
Yesterday, I posted a photo of a bride and groom in a park. The shot was of the back of her gown. In the original image, there was a large amount of blue cast on the dress. This is a screencast demo of how Iremoved the blue.
A Bride in the Park
I LOVE the backs of wedding gowns!
Civil War Reenactment
Civil War reenactments provide a great opportunity to capture ‘period’ images. In this series, I shot with a Nikon D700, 80-200mm, f2.8, on aperture priority. It was a bright day, so I know that the shutter speed would always be very fast, and there would be no camera shake, even at 200mm. ...