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Quick Tip: Use the Pen Tool for Adjustable, Reusable Selections
If you're a photographer, you may very well not use the Photoshop's Pen Tool very often. It's more often used by designers and artists. In fact, it's a very...
Rob Taylor
22 Sep 2013
Photo
The Versatility of the Humble Beauty Dish
Unless you're very new to modifiers, you've likely heard of a beauty dish, but do you know what it is, what it does, and how it can help your portraiture? In...
Rob Taylor
18 Sep 2013
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Three Different Portraits Shot with Three Lights
Wondering why you should add more lights when you like the images you get with one or two? Are you trying to figure out if you can justify the expense of...
Rob Taylor
16 Sep 2013
Photo
Build A Triflector for Only $50
Triflectors are a staple in beauty shooting and are applicable to a variety of studio applications in the headshot and portraiture area. Instead of a table...
Rob Taylor
27 Aug 2013
Photo & Video
Build Your Own DIY V-Flat Light Modifiers
V-flats are a staple of studio setups and have a wide array of uses, but the "real" flats they're usually made up of are a type of foamboard for display...
Rob Taylor
20 Aug 2013
Photo
Sky Replacement of Complex Subjects
If you've looked into this topic before, you've probably noticed that the majority of sky replacement tutorials limit themselves to hard-edged subjects like...
Rob Taylor
13 Aug 2013
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Micro Macro: Low Power Microscopy Without Lab Equipment
When pursuing macro photography, there's always the urge to probe deeper, get closer. We want to marvel at the infinite layers of detail offered by the world...
Rob Taylor
12 Aug 2013
Photo
Quick Tip: Using "Refine Edge" for Improved Masking
Refine Edge is an invaluable tool which transforms your hard, approximate selection into a soft, crisp, detailed selection! If you can't key your subject out...
Rob Taylor
28 Jul 2013
Photo
Keep Your RAW Data with Smart Objects
Destructive editing has become the norm in Photoshop, where image layers are directly manipulated and pixels are permanently changed or deleted. RAW files...
Rob Taylor
22 Jul 2013
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Creating Realistic Composites, Part 2: Processing and Compositing
Welcome to the second installment of this two-parter on shooting with green screen for compositing. We're going to use the lessons from the first article to...
Rob Taylor
9 Jul 2013
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Creating Realistic Composites, Part 1: Shooting on a Green Screen
From the incredible imaginations of sci-fi movie directors to the impactful stills of photographers like Joel Grimes, composite imaging is used for making...
Rob Taylor
8 Jul 2013
Photo
Build Your Own DIY Ringflash
Ringflash has a wonderful, unique look to it, whether they are macro or shoot-through portrait ringlights. You get a crisp, dimensional, almost hyper-real...
Rob Taylor
19 Jun 2013
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