This article is the second one in my layer mode series tutorials, last time I demonstrated Hard Mix blending mode, and today I will show you a practical way to use Linear Light layer blending mode combined with Gaussian Blur to achieve a glowing/radiance effect on the...
If you process your photos in Adobe Photoshop, most likely you have used layer blending mode like Soft Light, Overlay or Multiply. However, few people knows how to properly use Hard Mix blending mode. Here I will show you a good way to use it. The photo below was shot...
Flora photography is usually all about color, but there is something really special about the "white on white" color combination and when we see this kind of images in the student's gallery of our of our PHOTOGRAPHING FLORA class - they are always our favorites. White...
Ok, you’re asking yourself what Kenny Rogers (a well-known CW singer from the past) might have said that has stuck with me and became a euphemism that applies to my Photography. In the song “The Gambler”, Kenny Rogers sang these lyrics: You got to know when to hold...
According to the German philosopher and psychologist Karl Albert Schener, our minds whether we’re awake or asleep will transform things symbolically. Visual input is a part of everyday life, and when we go about the world we’re not just taking in what we see, we’re...
How do you find a strong composition? The answer is to apply the concept of minimalism. Minimalism leads you to strong images by embracing these three concepts: Simplicity Breathing room Free of clutter When applied to photography, minimalism is the point at which an...
Images in black & white reveal beauty hiding in plain sight. What is truly important becomes clear without the distraction of color. Let's look at how using the example of a flower. What is the essence of a flower? How do you know what type of flower this...
Do you know The 3 Tenets of black & white photography, as instructor Brit Hammer likes to call them? In Beautiful Black & White you’ll explore them all to take your photography to the next level. The 3 Tenets of black & white photography 1. Simplify...
Since my background is in art and not photography, I studied Art History; among other areas in this field. My favorite painters were the Impressionists, and one of my favorite painters was one of the founders of that movement named Claude Monet. Actually, I really...