Photoshop Friday : Lush Grass

One of my photoshop idols Damien has a post about the misconception that grass is green. As far as photoshop is concerned, grass is actually almost completely yellow!

Which of course makes it tricky to adjust it’s color – …

Photographer’s Wall Display Templates

Sorry for the radio silence last week.. I’ve been hard at work on my first product for photographers and I’m so excited to announce it to you all!

It’s called the Photographer’s Wall Display Guide and it’s a photoshop template …

The Bunny Says..

I had a family session this past weekend with a beautiful little girl 2 and a half year old from Jasper’s daycare.  I’ve taken a few pictures of her before at daycare events and she was always a perfect model …

On Location..

Location scouting is one of the most frustrating and rewarding aspects of being a photographer.. sometimes it seems so difficult and hopeless to find that perfect spot (who has time to just drive around aimlessly???) but when you do, it’s …

Photography Friday: Some Studio Samples

As if your camera, lenses, insurance, props and everything else weren’t enough, at some point during  your journey towards becoming a professional photographer you are going to also need to invest in studio samples.  The most expensive of these will …

Baby Bodhi and More..

It was an action packed weekend.. and it all started Saturday morning with a newborn shoot for my friend Janaki’s baby Bodhi.. beautiful baby Bodhi. Beautiful bright eyed and bushy tailed Bodhi who would NOT fall asleep for us!

He …

This Weekend I Achieved the Impossible..

A family portrait with a dog and a 15 month old and both are looking at the camera!!!

I used my (rented) dream lens the 70-200m 2.8 IS II and I really don’t think I’ll be able to part with …

Lens Lust

I’ve never rented a lens before, I just always hated the idea of paying say 10% of the lens’ value to rent it and then buy it later, it seemed like a waste of money.   But in the case of …

Photoshop Tutorial : How to Stretch the Canvas

Before bothering to watch this tutorial, please note that content aware scale is a feature that was introduced as of photoshop CS4.  If you don’t have cs4 or higher, maybe watch anyway because it may influence your decision to upgrade! …

Photoshop Friday: Using Channels for Correction and B&W Conversions

We’ve never delved into channels before here (except for channels adjustment layer tweaks) and truth be told I’d forgotten what a useful tool channels are to have in your photoshop arsenal until recently!

Here we cover how to make adjustments …