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Photoshop Secrets 22: How To Create Autumn Colours I’ve been asked by a number of people how I created the Autumn Colours function in Raya Pro. It’s actually a very simple process in Photoshop. With a Hue/Saturation layer we use the hand-tool to select a particular range of colours and then we simply change the […]
How to Use the Histogram in Photoshop The histogram is an extremely important reference, both in shooting and post-processing. In shooting it gives us a far more accurate readout of the distribution of light in our images, than previewing the images on the LCD screen on our camera. We can immediately know if our exposures […]
Photoshop Secrets 23: The Easy Way To Stitch difficult Panoramas Panoramas can be tricky to shoot and stitch together. When done well, they can also be extremely impacting. But sometimes, Photoshop, or other panorama software, don’t like the files you’re trying to stitch together. In this tutorial, I show you two awesome techniques to stitch […]
Understanding The 3 Primary Metering Modes The guys at SLR Lounge have created a very concise guide to understanding and using the three most common metering modes: Spot, Average and Matrix (they may be called something else on your camera). For simple scenes, Matrix or Average metering will suffice, especially if you’re auto-bracketing. However, a […]
21 Superb Tips That Will Transform Your Cityscape Photos I’ve been shooting cityscapes for a few years now. Every time you leave the door of your house or hotel, you have no idea what adventure lies ahead and what new locations you might uncover. From New York to Dubai, and Paris to Hong Kong, every […]
This is the first episode in a new YouTube series called, Photo Talk, where I go into more detail about the theory behind shooting, processing and composing. And I also include some useful advice, tips, and processing techniques along with the theory. In this first episode, we look at how darkening your image may help […]
